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the_bitextual's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
2.75
I want to try again with a physical copy. The narrator is perfect, he does amazing, but I think, for me, this doesn't click as an audio book.
citybookspgh's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The French version of Sherlock Holmes. Nothing new here.
emmanuel's review against another edition
4.0
Arsène Lupin dans ce qui lui réussit le mieux : les nouvelles. Quinze pages lui suffisent pour rouler toute la police française (et les journaux) dans la farine ou pour résoudre une énigme effrayante en protégeant de belles jeunes filles.
eb00kie's review against another edition
3.0
Compared to the joy that was the first anthology, [b:Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur,|1432331|Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur (Arsène Lupin, #1)|Maurice Leblanc|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330632094s/1432331.jpg|136242] this was a lot more callous. Maybe the first anthology for allowed for misinterpretations.
In more... depth, the Arsène Lupin one encounters here is hardly a gentleman, more like a vanitous poseur and a fop with very few scruples, and nonetheless not that different from the one in the first books.
In contrast, every character he has the joy of duping is made to appear not only inadequate, but fated to lose by a supernatural power, often explained away as mass psychological manipulation worthy of a Bene Gesserit of SF [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)|Frank Herbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389569143s/234225.jpg|3634639] repute.
I suppose, if the character is too simple, he or she (where English's pronoun limitations compared to Romance languages make one sound quite silly) becomes boring. At the other end of the spectrum, the inscrutability makes him or her hard to empathize with. If he seems the coquin Ganimard often accuses him to be, then maybe the author let permeate possible feelings of rancour and wounded pride for writing a character more famous than his more literary endeavours.
In more... depth, the Arsène Lupin one encounters here is hardly a gentleman, more like a vanitous poseur and a fop with very few scruples, and nonetheless not that different from the one in the first books.
In contrast, every character he has the joy of duping is made to appear not only inadequate, but fated to lose by a supernatural power, often explained away as mass psychological manipulation worthy of a Bene Gesserit of SF [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)|Frank Herbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389569143s/234225.jpg|3634639] repute.
I suppose, if the character is too simple, he or she (where English's pronoun limitations compared to Romance languages make one sound quite silly) becomes boring. At the other end of the spectrum, the inscrutability makes him or her hard to empathize with. If he seems the coquin Ganimard often accuses him to be, then maybe the author let permeate possible feelings of rancour and wounded pride for writing a character more famous than his more literary endeavours.
jackievr's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
neddasai's review against another edition
5.0
my FAVOURITE Arsene Lupin book, simply brilliant! i've read it more than 20 times..
calimie's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Short story collection, of varying interest to me. If you've liked Lupin's first volume you are likely to like this one too, as they are unconnected stories.
persephtiyareads's review against another edition
4.0
Terima kasih Penerbit X untuk pemberian naskhah reviu ini.
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (Edisi Bahasa Melayu)
“Ingat, kita sedang berhadapan dengan Arsène Lupin. Dengan dia, bukankah selalunya perkara yang mustahil dan mengejutkan yang mesti kita cari? Bukankah kita sentiasa perlu terus berjalan ke hadapan walaupun andaian kita itu paling gila sekali?”
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (Edisi Bahasa Melayu)
“Ingat, kita sedang berhadapan dengan Arsène Lupin. Dengan dia, bukankah selalunya perkara yang mustahil dan mengejutkan yang mesti kita cari? Bukankah kita sentiasa perlu terus berjalan ke hadapan walaupun andaian kita itu paling gila sekali?”
magis1105's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
neomoon's review against another edition
4.0
Good book, it you entertain you with it's stories but not so much to make you addicted, kinda nice to have laying on the shelf so you can pick one story and read it as if you were in a waiting room.