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2024 Re-read
I never mind rereading Agatha Christie and especially not Miss Marple. I retain my first opinions on this novel, first read in 2019. Jane Marple is a shrewd old bird, disguised as a dotty old lady. And I still love that she used bird-watching as an excuse to eavesdrop! She pays attention to the people around her and is willing to see things from someone else's point of view.
I think it shows how fond she is of her friend that she was willing to pretend poverty to get an invite to sta ...more
I never mind rereading Agatha Christie and especially not Miss Marple. I retain my first opinions on this novel, first read in 2019. Jane Marple is a shrewd old bird, disguised as a dotty old lady. And I still love that she used bird-watching as an excuse to eavesdrop! She pays attention to the people around her and is willing to see things from someone else's point of view.
I think it shows how fond she is of her friend that she was willing to pretend poverty to get an invite to sta ...more
Jun 20, 2022
Cosmic Arcata
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
psychological,
mystery,
kindle,
mental-illness,
allegory,
1001-books-2022,
back-to-the-50-s
I read this book as part of a challenge to read a book from the 1950's. I also read Breakfast at Tiffany's as part of that challenge. What was interesting was some of the same themes: children with out a father and juvenile delinquency. Another book I just finished was The Wind in the Willows...and I wonder if the "Great Hall at Stoneygate" was not a throw back to The Wind in the Willows? One of the reasons I bought this book was for the title They Do It with Mirrors was because of a something i
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From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Agatha Christie tale featuring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie tale featuring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple is not my favorite detective, as she bungles into a solution to a crime. In this mystery, Miss Marple draws upon a magic trick that she witnessed as a child. The use of mirrors provides Miss Marple with the explanation needed to solve the crime. So many characters that could have committed the crime and what a fabulous style of painting a negative picture of certain characters. The ending gives a pleasant surprise in all the nefarious acts against Carrie Louise and her family.
Acertei quem é o assassino.
Esse romance é aquele que nos lembra a frase da Agatha Christie: o leitor sabe mais que o investigador, que dessa vez era a Miss Marple.
Não sei dizer se era muito óbvio, se foi o mapa da casa - só sei que foi fácil.
Nem vou escrever muito para não dar a pista.
Primeiro caso resolvido sem chegar ao fim do livro, a sensação não tem preço.
Esse romance é aquele que nos lembra a frase da Agatha Christie: o leitor sabe mais que o investigador, que dessa vez era a Miss Marple.
Não sei dizer se era muito óbvio, se foi o mapa da casa - só sei que foi fácil.
Nem vou escrever muito para não dar a pista.
Primeiro caso resolvido sem chegar ao fim do livro, a sensação não tem preço.
Jan 06, 2008
Deirdre
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