Reviews

Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune by Gaston Leroux

andra_gabriela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

jackievr's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

3.5

alexaela's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

3rd read!!!!!! (this time : 90% audio book, 10% paper book)
i've read this story so many times within less than a couple of years and i was still shocked by some of these ending revelations... truly best court moment in the history of fiction. can’t wait to forget all of it before i finish reading the second one, thus forcing me to read this one again (again)! also, the logic is logicing and i love it. imo, a truly good mystery story makes you feel terrifyingly slow, not stupid to no end. and here everything makes so much sense, you kinda finish it feeling smarter for it than the opposite. still haven't finished reading the follow-up books, but rouletabille (as a character) kinda already surpasses both sherlock holmes and hercule poirot in my eyes! an icon. 

trangmar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

kmrks's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.25

ollie_the_enby's review against another edition

2.0

Mildly enjoyable. However, as was the style of books at the time this was written, a lot of information was written in a fanciful and clogged up way that could have been summarized much more simply, so it made some things a bit hard to follow. Also, I didn't feel that the solve of the mystery was overly surprising. I guessed it early on and pretty much just had the slight satisfaction of being right.

halfhope's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.5

mariannebl's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

merisoricica's review against another edition

2.0

Mi-a placut foarte mult limbajul folosit. Felul manierat al personajelor de a dialoga.
O carte misterioasa care a reusit sa nu imi trezeasca interesul pentru nici una din intamplarile "misterioase".
Foarte putina actiune, foarte multi campi batuti.
Folosirea adjectivelor precum "mucos" vorbind despre marele jurnalist-detectiv, prezentate ca fiind parerea autorului, nu a celor din jur, imi denota o incercare jalnica a antitezei.
Abia am asteptat sa se termine.

beatrice0607's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

2.5