Reviews

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

sirrydactyl's review

4.0

I rate this book a solid 4 stars. I enjoyed it, but it absolutely felt different from Louise Penny's other books. This book felt...heavy. It has all the things I love about Louise Penny's writing, except that I wish we saw more of our beloved Three Pines characters. They are in the story, just not as central as usual. Toward the end, as Gamache and co get closer to solving the mystery, I felt as though there was a LOT of bouncing back and forth between who was the suspected murderer. And that may have been intentional, but it just read as indecisive for me. I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I just don't have quite as much love for this one as I do the others.

kristen_howe's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

desertmama's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

ja3m3's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marcel's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious

4.0

memphisholli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

mrlzbth's review

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kate01970's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sah1's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ps2's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0