El enigma de la habitación 622
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- Author：Joël Dicker
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Summary
Une nuit sombre de décembre， un meurtre idéal a lieu au Palace de Verbier， dans les grosses Alpes suisses。 L’enquête de police n’aboutira jamais que se soit d'une façon malsaine。
Quelques années plus tard， au début de l’été 2018， lorsqu’un écrivain se rend dans ce même hôtel pour y passer de parfaites vacances au soleil magnifique， il est loin d’imaginer qu’il va se retrouver plongé dans cette affaire。
Quelques années plus tard， au début de l’été 2018， lorsqu’un écrivain se rend dans ce même hôtel pour y passer de parfaites vacances au soleil magnifique， il est loin d’imaginer qu’il va se retrouver plongé dans cette affaire。
Reviews
Fede
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Il mio approccio a Joel Dicker。 Libro pazzesco。Scrittura scorrevolissima e intreccio sempre chiaro nonostante ci siamo continui salti temporali。Trama fitta， finale mozzafiato。Non vedo l’ora di avventurarmi negli altri suoi best seller！
gems
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when i was young i used to read a lot， but then i stopped after middle school， and i think it happens to the most of the people。I couldn’t find the patience to read a book， but then， after 5 years from middle school， my cousin lead this book to me， saying that “it was the best book she ever read”。 after finished it， i can confirm; this is the best book i could ever read in my entire life。 over 600 pages fade away in a couple of days， all because when i was reading my mind was entirely captured b when i was young i used to read a lot， but then i stopped after middle school， and i think it happens to the most of the people。I couldn’t find the patience to read a book， but then， after 5 years from middle school， my cousin lead this book to me， saying that “it was the best book she ever read”。 after finished it， i can confirm; this is the best book i could ever read in my entire life。 over 600 pages fade away in a couple of days， all because when i was reading my mind was entirely captured by the story。 everything’s perfect; the story， the twists， THE CHARACTERS （i feel in love with Macaire Ebezner， not gonna lie）。 at some point， i really didn’t cared about the ending， for me the story of the characters and knowing them was kinda more important。 the way the book is written is magical， i really can’t describe it， i felt every single emotion the characters were feeling， and it was all a surprise because of the twits。 i’m grateful to this book because thanks to it i started reading again and I find the patience to read。 。。。more
Kacey/Kris
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Stories that have been translated into another language can lose its original impact。 I haven’t read this is it’s original language but I feel the impact probably didn’t chang。 The book was very intriguing and captivating。 It held me the whole time with all the twist and turns。 The author pulls you into this world with easy。 I highly recommend it。
Carolayne
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Estou passadaaaaaaComo assim o assassino era quem nunca me passou pela cabeça？ UaaaauAdorei imenso este livro！！！ Há muito que estava para explorar algo do Joël e acredito ter começado pelo melhor。 Sinto-me curiosa em relação às suas demais obras。 Terão a mesma qualidade？ Espero que sim。A história deste enigma é ainda melhor quando compreendermos a sua origem， o que nos tira ainda mais o chão。 Tenho a dizer que é genial！
Carlos Ferreira
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Fiquei muito desiludido com este livro。 Não merece ser considerado como um dos melhores livros de Joel Dicker。 É suposto se tratar de um livro de suspense， mas muito mal conseguido， por se tratar de um livro， com uma história básica e dispersa， só para encher páginas。 A Verdade sobre o caso do Harry Quebert é um livro muito mais bem conseguido que este。
Stefano Ujka
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The only book I haven’t been able to finish in my life
Marly Nas
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Vermakelijk boek maar niet meer dan dat。 Op een gegegen moment struikel je over de plotwendingen， niet bijster geloofwaardig maar wel onderhoudend。 Verder vond ik het taalgebruik nogal kneuterig。 Stijl van de auteur of van de vertaler？
Esther
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pas fini
Cristina Elena | LaaA
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Thanks to “The Enigma of Room 622”， I became a big fan of Joël Dicker’s works！ Without giving too many spoilers， all I can say about the story is that what starts as a murder mystery novel， quickly turns into a page-turning listening of 10+ characters whose stories span back and forth over a period of c。 20 years。 Take a moment to read again and take it in。 The myriad of diverse characters， combined with the contemporary scenery， and back-and-forth narrative is sure to keep you entangled in the Thanks to “The Enigma of Room 622”， I became a big fan of Joël Dicker’s works！ Without giving too many spoilers， all I can say about the story is that what starts as a murder mystery novel， quickly turns into a page-turning listening of 10+ characters whose stories span back and forth over a period of c。 20 years。 Take a moment to read again and take it in。 The myriad of diverse characters， combined with the contemporary scenery， and back-and-forth narrative is sure to keep you entangled in the reading through its 16 hours of recording。 Enjoy！Special thanks to NetGalley， Quercus Audio， MacLehose Press， and the editorial team for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC in audiobook format and to you， my reader， for taking the time to read this honest personal book review。If you are interested in other of my book reviews， make sure to follow me on GoodReads！#TheEnigmaofRoom622 #NetGalley #LifeLongLearningUpdate 12-Sept-22:This book goes in the top 1% of the best books I've read so far this year！ Loved it！ Especially the ending！ Fabulous！ Review to follow soon！ It's a 10+/10！ 。。。more
Lélé
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c'était un peu du de ce mettre dedans imo surtout que les passage avec l'écrivain sont archi chiants。 par contre le plot twist est monstrueux， j'aime。 c'était un peu du de ce mettre dedans imo surtout que les passage avec l'écrivain sont archi chiants。 par contre le plot twist est monstrueux， j'aime。 。。。more
Lila Bussenius
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Creo que solo puedo decir que es una falta de respeto este libro， me cargo ， no lo recomiendo para nada ， una pérdida de tiempo
Megan
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I started this book with incredibly high hopes that I would be both thrilled and engaged。 However， I found myself disappointed when I spent most of the book feeling neither。 The Enigma of Room 622 has all the makings of an incredible book， the plot itself is interesting， the characters are fully formed and the writing was well done。 Putting all of these things together should have been amazing， instead， it fell flat。 tThe Enigma of Room 622 fell into the trap of providing far too much informatio I started this book with incredibly high hopes that I would be both thrilled and engaged。 However， I found myself disappointed when I spent most of the book feeling neither。 The Enigma of Room 622 has all the makings of an incredible book， the plot itself is interesting， the characters are fully formed and the writing was well done。 Putting all of these things together should have been amazing， instead， it fell flat。 tThe Enigma of Room 622 fell into the trap of providing far too much information。 From backgrounds to the actual mystery， there was simply too much。 The back and forth between the characters and their individual timelines paired with the back and forth in the life of the author was confusing and bogged the story down。 With the shifting POVs comes redescriptions of scenes that have already been established， adding a layer of repetition to the already over-detailed prose。 Additionally， the slow pacing made it hard to become fully invested in the mystery。 ttThere is so much mystery and intrigue that it was hard to stay focused on the details that were really important to the story。 This is unfortunate because the actual plot twists could have been shocking if I hadn't lost interest by the time I got to that point。 There are loose ends everywhere， and while they were tied up nicely in the end， these ends led to a muddling of the primary mystery at every turn。ttI really enjoyed some of the twists in the story and the plot took directions that I didn’t expect， but overall， I am having a hard time recommending this book right now。 The ending was definitely satisfying， but the journey to it was a slog。 With all of that， nothing is fundamentally wrong with the book。 Its just not the book for me。⅗ with bonus points for the satisfying ending。Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Via for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest opinions。 。。。more
Marita
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Seguidamente del anterior libro del autor， me lei éste。 No me ha gustado absolutamente nada， muy enrevesado en la forma de escribir， unos personajes que no entendía y un lenguaje que no me enganchaba y que hacía que tuviese que parar de leer cada pocos capítulos。 Le doy dos estrellas porque el final no me lo esperaba para nada y me ha parecido muy original y distinto a cualquier libro de misterio que haya leído previamente。
Lauren
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Note: I reicved a copy of this book via NetGalley。One night in December， a corpse is found in Room 622 of the Hotel Verbier， a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps。 A police investigation begins without definite end， and public interest wanes with the passage of time。 Years later， the writer Joel Dicker， Switzerland's most famous literary ingenue， arrives at that same hotel to recover from a bad breakup， mourn the death of his longtime publisher， and begin his next novel。 Little does Joel know that hi Note: I reicved a copy of this book via NetGalley。One night in December， a corpse is found in Room 622 of the Hotel Verbier， a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps。 A police investigation begins without definite end， and public interest wanes with the passage of time。 Years later， the writer Joel Dicker， Switzerland's most famous literary ingenue， arrives at that same hotel to recover from a bad breakup， mourn the death of his longtime publisher， and begin his next novel。 Little does Joel know that his expertise in the art of the thriller will come in handy when he finds himself investigating the crime。 He'll need a Watson， of course: in this case， that would be Scarlett， the beautiful guest and aspiring novelist from the next room， who joins in the search while he tries to solve another puzzle: the plot of his next book。 Meanwhile， in the wake of his father's passing， Macaire Ebezner is set to take over as president of the largest private bank in Switzerland。 The succession captivates the news media， and the future looks bright， until it doesn't。 The bank's board， including a certain Lev Levovitch-Geneva's very own Jay Gatsby-have other plans， and Macaire's race to the top soon becomes a race against time。。。 A matryoshka doll of a mystery built with the precision of a Swiss watch。 I don't even know what I just read。 This was very disappointing， I did not even end up caring who the murderer was。 I did not like the characters and I did not like the story。 。。。more
Aida Ce
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Excepcional。 Me atrevería a decir incluso que mejor que su novela "La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert"。Historia que va a más。 Más intrigas。 Más misterios。 Más sospechas。 Hasta que descubres cómo se soluciona todo al final。Recomendada 100% Excepcional。 Me atrevería a decir incluso que mejor que su novela "La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert"。Historia que va a más。 Más intrigas。 Más misterios。 Más sospechas。 Hasta que descubres cómo se soluciona todo al final。Recomendada 100% 。。。more
Lia
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No me gustó el libro ya que la forma de contar la historia y la investigación no me acabo de convencer。 Se me hizo muy pesado。
Kath
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Looking at other reviews， this book is a bit marmite。。。 Me， I loved it！ It reminded me a bit of Horowitz books - both the book in a book thing and also the author is a character too。。。 But there the similarity ends。。。We follow Joel Dicker， author， as he runs away to a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps to get over a bad breakup as well as mourn the loss of his longtime publisher and close friend。 There he is intrigued to find there is no room 622。 He asks the hotel employees and gets no decent answe Looking at other reviews， this book is a bit marmite。。。 Me， I loved it！ It reminded me a bit of Horowitz books - both the book in a book thing and also the author is a character too。。。 But there the similarity ends。。。We follow Joel Dicker， author， as he runs away to a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps to get over a bad breakup as well as mourn the loss of his longtime publisher and close friend。 There he is intrigued to find there is no room 622。 He asks the hotel employees and gets no decent answer。 But he does find himself a sidekick in the form of Scarlet - an aspiring novelist staying in the room next to his - who eggs him into turning the mystery into a plot point for his next novel。。。 off they both go to investigate。。。And so begins a bonkers （and I mean that kindly） story of murder when years ago， a corpse is discovered in room 622 of Hotel Verbier。 A story about a bank and the succession of presidents。 Of love and affairs。 Of secrets and lies。 And death。 Of twists and turns and outrageous duplicity。 All keeping me entertained during its many many pages。 No honestly it really didn't feel that long of a book once I really got going。Yes I rolled my eyes - lots。 Yes I sniggered at the sheer audacity of the author and his bait and switch。 Pay attention to every little detail along the way - they clues are all there。。。 And you will probably kick yourself。。。 But to be honest。 If you don't take it too seriously - it's definitely not literary fiction - and just sit back and enjoy yourself - you'll be in for one heck of a ride。。。 One thing though - I can't understand why the gimmick of the author being included in the book？ The mystery of the corpse in room 622 would have made a decent enough book in its own right without the embellishment， and be a heck of a lot shorter！ Can't help thinking it was written straight for miniseries adaptation。。。 definitely had that feel。。。My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Jilly
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Lots of themes run through this fabulous whodunnit！ Love， family， honour， wealth， etc， All the characters have a back story and the author weaves them together well。 The author moves forward and back in time and keeps you guessing。 I felt it was slightly longer than necessary but enjoyed it all the same。 A great narrator too！
Rebekah M
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4-4。5 starsThis is a slow burn mystery with multiple story lines。 1） Joël and Scarlett in 2018 looking into the events surrounding the murder， 2） the events leading up to the murder and the murder itself， and 3） the backstory of the main characters， mostly 15-16 years before the murder。 Storyline 1 is semi-autobiographical and allows Joël to share memories of his beloved publisher， Bernard， who passed away in 2018 （this book is dedicated to him）。 The italic headings helped keep storylines 2 and 4-4。5 starsThis is a slow burn mystery with multiple story lines。 1） Joël and Scarlett in 2018 looking into the events surrounding the murder， 2） the events leading up to the murder and the murder itself， and 3） the backstory of the main characters， mostly 15-16 years before the murder。 Storyline 1 is semi-autobiographical and allows Joël to share memories of his beloved publisher， Bernard， who passed away in 2018 （this book is dedicated to him）。 The italic headings helped keep storylines 2 and 3 straight since they involved the same characters。 This was a long book （ARC was 574 pages）， but the book is well written and I couldn't wait to learn who was behind the murder。 You don't even know who was murdered until Part Three - but the book wouldn't have worked the same way if it was revealed earlier。 I absolutely loved the twists and turns the book takes， some of which I expected and others which were a complete surprise。 I do wish the pacing in Part One had been quicker， but I enjoyed this book （and the mystery！） and will be reading more from this author。 ** I received an ARC of the English translation of this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 Review and opinions are my own。 ** 。。。more
Chad Cunningham
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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a review。 The Enigma of Room 622 is ostensibly about a writer trying to find more information about a murder that happened in a hotel room。 The word "mystery" gets tossed around a lot about this book。 And it is a mystery， but it wasn't one that I enjoyed。 The book moves back and forth in time， building a sense of place and character， trying to create a momentum leading up to a pivotal event- the murder。 And while the writing is good， I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a review。 The Enigma of Room 622 is ostensibly about a writer trying to find more information about a murder that happened in a hotel room。 The word "mystery" gets tossed around a lot about this book。 And it is a mystery， but it wasn't one that I enjoyed。 The book moves back and forth in time， building a sense of place and character， trying to create a momentum leading up to a pivotal event- the murder。 And while the writing is good， the pacing is glacial and the book struggles under the weight of the movement between time frames。 The reader doesn't even know who is murder until nearly three-quarters of the way through the book。 There were individual parts of what I read that I enjoyed， but I eventually gave up and did not finish the book。 I think there is definitely an audience for this book。 I think there is some very good stuff buried under the endless plot。 But it wasn't for me。 。。。more
Linda Richardson
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I thoroughly enjoyed this 16 hour Audiobook where the author has placed himself into the mystery much like Anthony Horowitz has in his Detective Hawthorne series。 Narrator， Chris Harper’s performance was amazing especially his use of cadence， tone + accents which made the multiple characters easy to follow。 The red herrings， turns & twists made kept me guessing until the very end。 Highly recommended for fans of multilayered stories involving various time frames。 Many thanks to the Publisher Quer I thoroughly enjoyed this 16 hour Audiobook where the author has placed himself into the mystery much like Anthony Horowitz has in his Detective Hawthorne series。 Narrator， Chris Harper’s performance was amazing especially his use of cadence， tone + accents which made the multiple characters easy to follow。 The red herrings， turns & twists made kept me guessing until the very end。 Highly recommended for fans of multilayered stories involving various time frames。 Many thanks to the Publisher Quercus， for providing me with the advance copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Emily Casanova
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Lettura scorrevole e piacevole
Matt
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A nice book， Dicker is a very able writer that allow you to forget where you are and being part of his books while reading it！ The story is really nice， from a “thriller” point of view it should’ve had more suspense， is not that difficult to understand what will happen next; maybe because， alongside with the “thriller” part there is the romantic part too， pretty much present in all his books。 So yes， is a book that can be read quite smoothly and full of details， with a really nice story！ Recomme A nice book， Dicker is a very able writer that allow you to forget where you are and being part of his books while reading it！ The story is really nice， from a “thriller” point of view it should’ve had more suspense， is not that difficult to understand what will happen next; maybe because， alongside with the “thriller” part there is the romantic part too， pretty much present in all his books。 So yes， is a book that can be read quite smoothly and full of details， with a really nice story！ Recommended！ 。。。more
Bruce Raterink
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I really enjoyed this overly long， convoluted mystery novel。 Told from multiple perspectives over a variety of timelines is what made it convoluted， although i had not trouble following the story line。 The characters were engaging。and the continuous twists， especially the final revelation， kept me guessing until the very end。 Strongly recommended。 Thanks to NetGalley and Harper/VIA publishing for an advanced reader copy。
Nuno Ferreira
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Joël Dicker tornou-se um autor obrigatório a cada ano que passa。 Depois de ler os seus livros A Verdade Sobre o Caso Harry Quebert （o melhor de todos até ao momento）， O Livro dos Baltimore e O Desaparecimento de Stephanie Mailer， chegou a vez de pegar nas páginas de O Enigma do Quarto 622。 Desde logo salta à vista que este não é um romance qualquer， porque o protagonista é o próprio autor do livro e a homenagem ao seu falecido editor Bernard de Fallois não demora a fazer-se notar。Na verdade， est Joël Dicker tornou-se um autor obrigatório a cada ano que passa。 Depois de ler os seus livros A Verdade Sobre o Caso Harry Quebert （o melhor de todos até ao momento）， O Livro dos Baltimore e O Desaparecimento de Stephanie Mailer， chegou a vez de pegar nas páginas de O Enigma do Quarto 622。 Desde logo salta à vista que este não é um romance qualquer， porque o protagonista é o próprio autor do livro e a homenagem ao seu falecido editor Bernard de Fallois não demora a fazer-se notar。Na verdade， estes detalhes que certamente terão muito significado para o autor， prejudicaram a minha experiência de leitura。 Por muito agradável que seja conhecer pormenores da relação entre Joël e Bernard， ela não tem interesse para a história que se propôs contar e em muitos momentos os relatos são colocados de forma forçada， quebrando o ritmo da leitura。 Colocar-se a si mesmo como protagonista também me deixa com uma sensação estranha。Mas vamos à história。De forma a superar um problema amoroso e a morte do editor， Jöel decide tirar alguns dias de férias e hospeda-se no Palace de Verbier， um opulento hotel nos Alpes Suíços， onde se depara com uma curiosidade。 O seu quarto é o 621 bis， o novo número do aziago quarto 622， onde se deu um assassinato nunca resolvido pela polícia。 A curiosidade leva-o a mergulhar numa investigação sobre o caso com a ajuda da sempre prestável Scarlett， outra hóspede do hotel。Apesar desta premissa， não consigo ver estas duas personagens como protagonistas do livro， uma vez que os capítulos em que eles investigam pistas sobre o homicídio e a identidade dos envolvidos servem apenas de antecâmara para uma trama prodigiosa sobre uma família de banqueiros。 Nela gravitam os seus jogos de poder， dilemas amorosos e disfarces， com os quais tentam a todo o custo esconder a verdade para manter idónea a sua face。 É aqui que conhecemos os Ebezner。 Esta família é proprietária de um banco tradicional suíço – particularmente conhecido pela sua confidencialidade e discrição – cuja gestão passa de pai para filho ao longo de várias gerações。 Só que a morte do velho Ebezner origina uma disputa nunca vista pela presidência do banco， porque há muitos interessados em não deixar o mesmo cair nas mãos do herdeiro legítimo， o auspicioso Macaire， como por exemplo Lev Levovitch， o seu rival amoroso。Não consegui gostar nem da participação de Joël como personagem， nem dos inúmeros saltos temporais que tentam oferecer pistas sobre os segredos dos Ebezner ao longo dos tempos， que cansam mais do que propriamente desvendam algo。 Apesar disso， adorei a família do banqueiro， a personagem Anastasia e a forma como os segredos foram revelados。 Dicker é daqueles autores que， embora possa não nos conquistar com um livro， nunca deixamos de querer voltar a lê-lo。3，5 estrelashttps://noticiasdezallar。wordpress。com 。。。more
Francesca Figura
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Troppo lungo， troppi passaggi temporali，troppe teorie e anche noioso。 Il primo romanzo dell'autore che non mi è piaciuto Troppo lungo， troppi passaggi temporali，troppe teorie e anche noioso。 Il primo romanzo dell'autore che non mi è piaciuto 。。。more
Thomas
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“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔， 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔。 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆， 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍， 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆。 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆’𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔。”I definitely was intrigued by the premise of this novel when seeing it featured in the HarperCollins Fall Preview session。 It sounded like my kind of novel: a locked-room mystery at a hotel trying to figure out what happened in room 622？！I was so glad that I had both a digital ARC and an audiobook copy of to both read and listen too。 T “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔， 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔。 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆， 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍， 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆。 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆’𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔。”I definitely was intrigued by the premise of this novel when seeing it featured in the HarperCollins Fall Preview session。 It sounded like my kind of novel: a locked-room mystery at a hotel trying to figure out what happened in room 622？！I was so glad that I had both a digital ARC and an audiobook copy of to both read and listen too。 This book is LONG and I wouldn’t have gotten through it as easily without switching back and forth。 Listening to the narration by Chris Harper at first was tough; I felt like he was a little flat， but it almost seemed to become more animated as he got into the book。 The audio was super useful in knowing how to pronounce many characters’ names too！ There is also a TON of backstory; some of it is super interesting and some of it is not。 Part 1 in particular reminded me of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero， where it’s the lead up and drama between characters to a murder that is almost more important than the actual murder itself。 The story switches back and forth between being meta （Joël Dicker as both author and character in the story） and， I think， being the novel the character is writing。 While I appreciated getting to learn about these characters in depth， it took a long time for the story to truly pick up。 Once it got Part 3 and 4 though， I couldn’t listen and read fast enough， with red herrings being revealed and some twists that had me stunned！ I did feel like in the end， there was too much detail and repetition that tended to be confusing and drawn out; it was not the locked-room mystery I thought it was going to be， but rather a character study of a love triangle and brotherhood。The Enigma of Room 622 is a story about deception， remembrance， complicated parental relationships， and the importance of using the time we have well。 Thank you to HarperCollins， Quercus Audio and NetGalley for the ARCs！ 。。。more
Kenna
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I really enjoyed listening to The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker。 I particularly loved how Joel places himself centre stage in this book as a fictionalised version of himself。 He stays at the Hotel Verbier and is intrigued to see that on his floor there are rooms 621， 621a and 623。 He decides to investigate why the rooms were numbered in that way。 He joins forces with Scarlett， an aspiring author also staying at the hotel， who discover that a murder took place in Room 622 （now 621a） and they I really enjoyed listening to The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker。 I particularly loved how Joel places himself centre stage in this book as a fictionalised version of himself。 He stays at the Hotel Verbier and is intrigued to see that on his floor there are rooms 621， 621a and 623。 He decides to investigate why the rooms were numbered in that way。 He joins forces with Scarlett， an aspiring author also staying at the hotel， who discover that a murder took place in Room 622 （now 621a） and they set out to investigate the unsolved murder。The story moves between Joel and Scarlett’s investigation of the murder in Room 622， what happened in the lead up to the murder fifteen years ago and what happened after the murder。 There are further strands to the story including Joel’s literary past， past and his relationship with his real-life editor Bernard de Fallois。 I thought Chris Harper was a great narrator。 He has a very gentle calming voice and great range with accents for the various characters。 Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers， Quercus Audio， for the audio-ARC and introducing me to Joel Dicker。 Joel Dicker was not an author I was familiar with， but I will read his other earlier translated works。 。。。more
Kenna
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I really enjoyed listening to The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker。 I particularly loved how Joel places himself centre stage in this book as a fictionalised version of himself。 He stays at the Hotel Verbier and is intrigued to see that on his floor there are rooms 621， 621a and 623。 He decides to investigate why the rooms were numbered in that way。 He joins forces with Scarlett， an aspiring author also staying at the hotel， who discover that a murder took place in Room 622 （now 621a） and they I really enjoyed listening to The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker。 I particularly loved how Joel places himself centre stage in this book as a fictionalised version of himself。 He stays at the Hotel Verbier and is intrigued to see that on his floor there are rooms 621， 621a and 623。 He decides to investigate why the rooms were numbered in that way。 He joins forces with Scarlett， an aspiring author also staying at the hotel， who discover that a murder took place in Room 622 （now 621a） and they set out to investigate the unsolved murder。The story moves between Joel and Scarlett’s investigation of the murder in Room 622， what happened in the lead up to the murder fifteen years ago and what happened after the murder。 There are further strands to the story including Joel’s literary past， past and his relationship with his real-life editor Bernard de Fallois。 I thought Chris Harper was a great narrator。 He has a very gentle calming voice and great range with accents for the various characters。 Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers， Quercus Audio， for the audio-ARC and introducing me to Joel Dicker。 Joel Dicker was not an author I was familiar with， but I will read his other earlier translated works。 。。。more
Rita Egan
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