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The Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr

qwelling4's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A combination of Three Stooges and Poirot. I loved it. 

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

4.0

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shanaqui's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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? Yes

2.0

I keep hoping I'll enjoy John Dickson Carr's work, but I'm always wrong. This is, to be fair, the closest I've come -- Gideon Fell mostly keeps out of it, leaving other characters not being ghastly know-it-alls. There's remarkably little superior chuckling from someone who artificially has all the clues already, for a John Dickson Carr book.

Still, it's weird about the female characters, there's some horrible phonetic dialogue, and it all descends into slapstick humour. Let's not.

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3.0

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:

Thriller starring Donald Sinden as Dr Gideon Fell, John Hartley as Superintendent Hadley and Patrick Allen as Lord Sturton.

Amateur sleuth, Dr Gideon Fell is an archetypal English eccentric created by American-born John Dickson Carr.

Dramatised by Peter Ling. Director Enyd Williams.