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A review by serenereader9
The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
First of all the cover is gorgeous.
This book was really fun and I think if you’re already interested in the detection club and that era of detective stories you’ll appreciate it more(at least I did). I am already a fan of a few of these authors (Agatha Christie, Dorothy sayers, Anthony Berkeley)and liked all of their solutions. I also thought one of the authors in the appendix going through each of the previous chapter’s authors and where those clues pointed before giving his own solution was fun. Not gonna lie this was kind of hard to follow just because of all the clues and timelines and things to keep track of. I didn’t end up figuring it out. I also had no clue what we were supposed to get with the current and how long it takes to go upstream, downstream, when does the current change and go in the opposite direction etc.lol
This book was really fun and I think if you’re already interested in the detection club and that era of detective stories you’ll appreciate it more(at least I did). I am already a fan of a few of these authors (Agatha Christie, Dorothy sayers, Anthony Berkeley)and liked all of their solutions. I also thought one of the authors in the appendix going through each of the previous chapter’s authors and where those clues pointed before giving his own solution was fun. Not gonna lie this was kind of hard to follow just because of all the clues and timelines and things to keep track of. I didn’t end up figuring it out. I also had no clue what we were supposed to get with the current and how long it takes to go upstream, downstream, when does the current change and go in the opposite direction etc.lol