I think I'm enjoying "The Mad and The Bad" for the wrong reasons!

The translation is so quirky, and I have a hunch it's not perfectly reflective of the original French--but I love it! Here's an example:

Original French: Une infirmière au visage bienveillant et chevalin entra.

English: A nurse with a benevolent horsey face came in.

The choice of "horsey" over "horse-faced" seems ridiculous to me, and really entertaining.

Another example:

Original French: D’autres voitures déjà s’étaient arrêtées en vrac.

English: Other cars had already pulled up any old how.

The 'better choice' for "en vrac" is haphazardly. But again, I like the strangeness of these choices.

I'm going to read "Fatale," same translator, to see if I get more of the same, and then "No Room at the Morgue," a different translator, to see how my understanding of Manchette changes.