2020.01.31 Book Report

I finished 4 books this week:
ORIGAMY, Rachel Armstrong
THE ARMORED SAINT, Myke Cole
A MAN’S HEAD, Georges Simenon
THE YELLOW DOG, Georges Simenon

If you ever feel the need for a great detective novel I highly recommend the Inspector Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.

Maigret is a french police detective of the “Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris”. Between 1931 and 1972 Simenon wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret. They’ve been adapted into multiple films, television shows, radio programs and comics. 

The novels are all very short and they move at a steady clip. Brilliantly plotted and without an ounce of fat on any of them (at least the 6 I’ve read so far). Based on the stories I’ve read so far it seems like you can probably jump in anywhere you want. I highly recommend the audio books read by Gareth Armstrong.

I’m sure you’ll come to love the gruff, pipe-smoking inspector as much as I do.

I’ve started a few more books since these but they’re all longer than most of what I’ve read so far in 2020. (at ~800,000 words The Unabridged ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS will likely take me the better part of a year to read.) I will probably be dipping into some Manga and Graphic Novels next week so that the next book roundup isn’t just a gif of me shrugging and looking illiterate. I picked up a couple things today that I’ll probably crack in the next few days:

Currently Playing: Moe Shop – “Moe Moe”

Currently Reading: ROSEANNA, Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö (GR)