Maigret and the Bum
by Georges Simenon
Taste attributes: detectivemysterycrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic detective novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
A vagrant living under a bridge is assaulted at night, knocked hard enough to fracture his skull, and thrown into the River Seine. Two bargemen from barges moored nearby fish him out of the cold water before he drowns and he ends up in the hospital in a coma. Chief Superintendent Maigret is called to the scene.
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- Author
- Georges Simenon
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 154
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