A review by gailinva
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

4.0

I listened to the audio version of this book. I was sad to hear about the death of Ralph Cosham, the voice of Armand Gamache. This is the first book of the series that I listened too. I read all the other books. I wanted to hear the French phrases pronounced correctly so I chose the audio version this time.

If I reviewed this book half way through, it would only have been 2 stars. This book didn't grab me and hold me to the page, the headphones like the others. It pestered me quietly and softly with little nudges here and there.

About 3/4ths of the way through, something happened and I fell in love with the book, this series, this author again. There is more to this book than meets the eye. It met my heart. The mystery is nothing. The characters are everything.

This book is a painting. Like the paintings in the book, you have to turn it around to see it in its proper perspective. This book is also a dance with a rhythm to the plot, the characters, the revealing of the answers.

I give this book 4.25 stars out of 5.