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A review by alina_the_banana
Inspector Maigret Omnibus, Volume 1: Pietr the Latvian; The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien; The Carter of 'La Providence'; The Grand Banks Café by Georges Simenon
2.0
Eh. This book wasn't for me.
Don't get me wrong - this isn't an innately bad book. Far from it, in fact. It was beautiful, wistful descriptions that I did deeply enjoy, and I'm sure the plot could have been magnificent. It just wasn't for me.
I read this book because Spring Break. And that's about it. I was bored, I didn't have much to do, so I dug out that random book my sister got from her friend as a birthday present that none of us have even cracked open. And... it just kinda bored me. To be honest, I didn't entirely pay attention to it as I read it, so I might have missed some really great storylines. I just kind of read the words as something to do, nothing more.
Maybe I'll reread this book sometime, and find that it's actually a stunning masterpiece. Afterall, it's George Simenon we're talking about here! But for me, it was just the kind of random book you read while you're half-dead in the heat of summer vacation, barely able to comprehend the characters and phrases in front of you.
Don't get me wrong - this isn't an innately bad book. Far from it, in fact. It was beautiful, wistful descriptions that I did deeply enjoy, and I'm sure the plot could have been magnificent. It just wasn't for me.
I read this book because Spring Break. And that's about it. I was bored, I didn't have much to do, so I dug out that random book my sister got from her friend as a birthday present that none of us have even cracked open. And... it just kinda bored me. To be honest, I didn't entirely pay attention to it as I read it, so I might have missed some really great storylines. I just kind of read the words as something to do, nothing more.
Maybe I'll reread this book sometime, and find that it's actually a stunning masterpiece. Afterall, it's George Simenon we're talking about here! But for me, it was just the kind of random book you read while you're half-dead in the heat of summer vacation, barely able to comprehend the characters and phrases in front of you.