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This classic locked-room mystery is perhaps the greatest of the entire genre. In addition to the mystery itself, of a seemingly impossible crime, the novel is notable for the introduction of the character of Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter-cum-detective who would appear in a number of subsequent mysteries.
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Posted September 5, 2011
If I may be so bold as to suggest it, I believe The Yellow Room rivals even Agatha Christie's finest. The literary style is easy to read (even with all the typos from digitizing.) If you like mysteries, read this one!
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Posted October 26, 2011
Enjoyable story. Terribletranslation to ebook withmany errors making reading a challenge
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Posted October 24, 2011
I have repeatedly tried to read past page 56 in this version, but to no avail for I'm continually returned to page 28. I suggest that you Google the title and read it for free.
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Posted October 15, 2011
This particular version is scanned so poorly that it is virtually unreadable. If you want this story, buy a different version.
Note to B&N: Why would you allow a book like this a place in your inventory?
Gaston Leroux has been a favorite author of mine since reading his masterpiece "The Phantom of the Opera", and this book was just as engaging, maybe even moreso.
I have read many mystery and detective novels, and I have to say that this is probably the finest ever made. The characters are well-crafted, the story has a clever premise, and the plot-- it's just about the most suprising, intriguing, and page turning one that could ever be imagined: a seemingly impossible crime, committed in a locked room, and perpetrated by a person who could not possibly be there. There are so many twists, turns, and red herrings that you have no idea what the solution is until the very end, and are left guessing, just as lost as the narrator himself, until everything is revealed.
Leroux really puts you right there in the thick of all the action with his vivid descriptions and introspective thinking. Every question that could possibly be brought up is put to light and pondered at all angles, leaving you with a very rounded, complete perspective of the case, as you would be if you were actually left to solve it.
His detective, and eighteen-year-old reporter who has a penchant for solving crimes, is wonderfully clever and analytical without being haughty. He actually feels like a real person, albeit one with a nose like a bloodhound and a mind that doesn't quit. Better than Sherlock Holmes; better than Hercule Poirot; Joseph Rouletabille wins out every time!
This edition has a nice plus, aside from being very affordable, in that it is the original English translation from 1908, which gives it a kind of authenticity.
In closing, I highly recommend this book to detective and mystery fans alike, as well as anyone who enjoys a good read.
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Posted January 8, 2005
Great read. At first I had to flip back over pages initially to figure out who was saying what in this fast-paced writing style. Once I got into the momentum, by pg 15, it was absorbing both trying to solve the puzzle and seeing what would happen next. Surprise ending, too. Lots of fun and a marvelous way of writing & plot twists and turns.
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Posted April 20, 2002
While The Mystery of the Yellow Room cannot boast a large reading audience, it remains a masterful, logical, captivating piece of literature. One aspect of this work that stands out in my mind is the amazing attention to detail that dominates it. For those who are unfamiliar with this novel, it involves an inquiry into the attempted murder of an attractive female scientist. The action follows young Joseph Rouletabille, a journalist and a genius, on his quest to discover the would-be murderer at the end of a tangled web of evidence that seems as though it will never fit together... until it does. It continues to be an excellent novel for the mind that's up to the challenge and suspense of attempting to solve a locked room mystery.
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This classic locked-room mystery is perhaps the greatest of the entire genre. In addition to the mystery itself, of a seemingly impossible crime, the novel is notable for the introduction of the character of Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter-cum-detective who would appear in a number of subsequent mysteries.