The Enigma of Room 622: The devilish new thriller from the master of the plot twist

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Let’s chuck in on/off love affairs which go on so long it begins to feel like a worn out record, some stereotypical bankers who definitely act like a word that rhymes with banker, some incredibly cheesy dialogue and much repetition of said dialogue that I nearly pass out from boredom. With Joel Dicker, I am usually ready to forgive those clichés, because the plot and the way he unveils the mystery of his books are usually crowd-pleasing enough (and I am part of a crowd easy to please). Throughout the book I kept on wondering where was the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, because it cannot be the same person who wrote this book. Me ha llamado la atención que, lejos de grandes giros, la historia va retorciéndose sobre si misma y, sin que apenas te des cuenta, tu propia percepción de los personajes va cambiando. No voy a negar que hace falta un poco de práctica y concentración para entender quiénes son los personajes y qué hacían en cada uno de los momentos de la historia, sobre todo cuando se cambia la perspectiva del presente a flashbacks o viceversa.

The Enigma of Room 622 - Joël Dicker - Complete Review The Enigma of Room 622 - Joël Dicker - Complete Review

It’s interesting that the author himself is the author staying at the hotel and looking into this mystery of the past. Lush in its decor and populated by a wide cast of eccentric guests and idiosyncratic staff members, it feels like there’s always something of import happening somewhere, and always someone plotting something from the shadows.His book, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair won three French literary prizes, including the Grand Prix du Roman from the Académie Française, and was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt. Maybe not literally, but if you’ve read any Dicker since ‘Harry Quebert’ before and saw a couple of tired Hollywood blockbuster sequels with disappointing endings, then yes, you’ve read this before.

The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker | Goodreads The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker | Goodreads

A dedicatória foi tão especial, tão única e eu senti que todo o livro continha a memória dessa pessoa que foi tão especial para o autor.The heart of the story concerns a love triangle as well as the love/hate between fathers, or father surrogates, and sons.