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The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon, Jay Ryan

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shinysarah28's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.75

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun, while also dealing with weightier matters. I love that it centers around a parrot and a retired detective who becomes increasingly more familiar. Overall, it just made me happy to read.

phantom_librarian's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

I wanted this to focus more on the Jewish boy who fled Nazi Germany. He was almost an afterthought. I found the style, which I presume was to emulate that of Conan Doyle, to be so ponderous it was annoying. It obscured any enjoyment of the supposed story here.

elevy2's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

enbylievable's review against another edition

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1.0

Difficult to follow, and way too verbose. At least it was a short read to boost my yearly challenge by +1.

historyofjess's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was just fine. As always, I'm a big fan of Chabon's prose and his quirky storytelling, but the actual story and characters in this just didn't grip me that much.