The Madness of Crowds Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Louise Penny
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
1,897

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny Book Summary

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Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novel

You’re a coward.

Time and again, as the New Year approaches, that charge is leveled against Armand Gamache.

It starts innocently enough.

While the residents of the Québec village of Three Pines take advantage of the deep snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot chocolate in the bistro and share meals together, the Chief Inspector finds his holiday with his family interrupted by a simple request.

He’s asked to provide security for what promises to be a non-event. A visiting Professor of Statistics will be giving a lecture at the nearby university.

While he is perplexed as to why the head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec would be assigned this task, it sounds easy enough. That is until Gamache starts looking into Professor Abigail Robinson and discovers an agenda so repulsive he begs the university to cancel the lecture.

They refuse, citing academic freedom, and accuse Gamache of censorship and intellectual cowardice. Before long, Professor Robinson’s views start seeping into conversations. Spreading and infecting. So that truth and fact, reality and delusion are so confused it’s near impossible to tell them apart.

Discussions become debates, debates become arguments, which turn into fights. As sides are declared, a madness takes hold.

Abigail Robinson promises that, if they follow her, ça va bien aller. All will be well. But not, Gamache and his team know, for everyone.

When a murder is committed it falls to Armand Gamache, his second-in-command Jean-Guy Beauvoir, and their team to investigate the crime as well as this extraordinary popular delusion.

And the madness of crowds.

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Book Name The Madness of Crowds
Genre British Detectives
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The Madness of Crowds (Louise Penny) Book Reviews 2024

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Skip this one. Shame on the author, publisher and distributor for not including trigger warnings. I never would have gotten this book. Remember when Penny’s books in this series were cozy? Somewhere along the way, they diverted into dark, almost painful, triggering stories. This book was much too long, spent too long hashing out the same theories over and over, and went very deep into irrelevant tragedy. And the run on sentences were atrocious.

The Gamache Series Gets Better and Better. I was held in suspense until the last chapters. I love the way Ms. Penny holds your interest all the way until the end. The twists and turns are navigating so brilliantly that you have no choice but to keep reading.

Nothing to like. The author needs to stop writing this series. It has worn itself out with the last two books. This story is awful and was a slog to read.

Hopefully…not too late. Even those who love and cherish all the Three Pines characters, with their personalities and foibles, this book hits heart and intellect in so many ways. Our globally shared recent past with the pandemic has bonded or estranged so many. Families torn apart by an sickness far more viral than the treacherous and unpredictable Covid. Even a person I consider a friend mentioned the death of a grandfather with the dismissive: “Well he was old and frail”. Louise Penny always reveals the virtues and flaws we all have and never shies away from revealing the darkness that scurries away from the light.

The Madness of Crowds. I could not put this book down. I read until my eyes refused to focus. The characters, the plot, the setting, the misdirects — all of it told in poetic prose — captivated me entirely.

Leave your politics out of the story. Always love Gamache. Seemed to drag a bit more than the other books. As an American reader, I think most of us could’ve done without your references to our former POTUS.

Why????. As a Quebecois living in the US, this series has been like a Godsend. Beautifully written books, bringing me back to my childhood. Until. Until Ms. Penny decided to quietly toss in some anti Trump theatrics...why?? Why go political? Then it becomes obvious from the thank you pages, where the Clintons are mentioned. Then you get it. Then it makes sense. Then you understand that she is shilling for them. Now it’s not about the purity of the story, now it’s about appeasing her friend. Her criminal friend. Now I won’t give her another dollar. I will never buy another of her books. Which makes me sad. Au revoire Ms. Penny. It was a fun ride, and you ruined it.

I missed Three Pines. Not a great book for me.. Something is missing in this book. The main characters took a backseat to the family drama in this book. I hope they return in the next book.

Duck duck duck. Ruth and the gang, plus great complexity.

Scared. I won’t be buying this book, but own all other Penny novels. The description scared me….I’m looking for relief in our crazy world, and this sounds too real.

Meant to be shocking but reality is much worse. I haven’t read other books in this series but after reading this book I definitely don’t want to read any other books but n this series or by this author. It was a very slow read as it took many chapters just to reveal what the statistician was proposing. Then it was never revealed how she came to these conclusions. I love murder mysteries but this one just went in circles and was not very satisfying. If only the pandemic was ended by the availability of the vaccination. Who would ever believe that so many people would actually choose not to get vaccinated? Obviously the author never considered this. The elderly and infirm won’t need to be euthanized as proposed by the statistician. Instead, perhaps the unvaccinated will solve overpopulation issues.

Madness of Crowds. Amazing as always! The delightful characters continue on their journey and connection to the readers. The insight into some of our troubling issues and concerns that we are presently dealing with in our lives is very important. Kindness is always an overall theme in these wonderful books and does make a difference to so many. Like many others, I want to live in Tree Pines.

My first Gamache experience. I really wanted to like this. The subject intrigued me but the book was disappointing. Far fetched and way too long. Too much family drama and pages of confusing and repetitious babble. Strayed too far from what I expected the initial story to unravel. Way too many threads and extraneous characters.

Wonderful. As usual, a very thoughtful book. Louise Penny is one of those writers I trust to connect her stories and characters to parts of me, whether known by me at the time.

About covid??? Really?. As I tell people I know, I read to escape the madness in our current world, so to say I was a bit disappointed at the subject matter of this book, may be an understatement. I found myself surprisingly invested in those characters we love, and wandering tree pines in the snow, made me feel like home. Thank you for a visit with favorite friends and an enjoyable walk in those dark and haunted woods.

The Madness of Crowds. I really enjoyed this book, reading it in two days. The subject matter was very thought provoking and powerful. Keep writing the good stuff. I enjoy your books immensely.

The Madness of Crowrds. 100 pages of good reading packed into 448 pages. The rest is repetitive, unlikely, and disjointed. I wish I hadn’t read it.

Some gift…. How u managed to pull this story together with me threatening to strangle u every inch of the way…I’ll never know. U annoying genius.

Not the Three Pines we love. Characterization and fun of the village completely missing in this book. Political and quite dark...and plot hard to follow. I miss the early books! They were a joy and I read one after another. Not the latest ones. This one is probably my last.

Bravery is never easy but so important.. I am awed by the character development, suspense, poetry, and eugenics struggle in this captivating book. It is well worth reading.

Another fantastic book. I adore this series and always look forward to the next book. This one do not disappoint, just as the others have not. This was probably one of my favorites and I read it way too fast. But I couldn’t put it down! Great work!

Disappointing. I have loved the Inspector Gramache books. But the last two books were so hard to get into. Now this one is just the worst. Too political. Too critical of the US - just little snide remarks. The characters were blah - just not interesting. I am so disappointed in this series. The plot dragged. In the earlier books I have loved how the characters and the plot all came together at the end. But this book was not an enjoyable read. I had so looked forward to reading it but found myself forcing myself to finish it. Goodbye Inspector. I will remember you and the Three Pines community from your your earlier books. Where was the character development? Where was the descriptions of the food? The weather? Lots of snowflakes in this book but not the feeling of being in Three Pines. I’ll miss everyone.

Too Much Discussion. Love this series but I found this book a bit disappointing. Too much emphasis on the theories surrounding the murder, they seem to go over and over them ad infinitum. Would have enjoyed reaching the conclusion much sooner. Looking forward to her next book, however. One more book and I’ve completed the series. Brava, Louise Penny.

Her Best Book yet, wonderful. Louise is a very talented authentic and author

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Madness of Crowds.. Absolutely brilliant book; perhaps one of the best books I’ve ever read. Louise Penny has made every character in Three Pines feel like old friends and to tackle the pandemic and thoughts about the frail, unwell and elderly? Wow. An outstanding Author!

The Madness of Crowds. Another Louise Penny mystery classic. An interesting story, relevant for the times. Just the right amount of humour, and heartwarming sentiment with all the characters we have come to know and love. Highly recommended!

Brava….. I have read and thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed all of Louise Penny’s Gamache novels. I remember being drawn to CBC radio programming that Louise Penny hosted and was sorry when she left… So wonderful to rediscover her through these novels and hope that she will continue…..Thank you for sharing your talents and your life with your readers, Louise Penny. Brava!

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The The Madness of Crowds book written by Louise Penny was published on 24 August 2021, Tuesday in the British Detectives category. A total of 1,897 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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