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in_and_out_of_the_stash's review against another edition
3.0
I've decided to listen to this series rather than read although I find at times the narrator's pronunciation annoying.
This book was rather convoluted and all over the place.
This book was rather convoluted and all over the place.
soniapage's review against another edition
2.0
So Maisie goes to India to "heal" but the author chooses to skip all that and instead picks up the story by plunging Maisie into new catastrophic events and despair. She eventually finds herself in Gibraltar meddling in top secret affairs surrounding the war in Spain. However, the book ends with what may be healing and a new brighter life?
wendy1519's review
3.0
It was well written but it took me awhile to get engaged where before I couldn't put one of her books down. I agree with other reviewers that the first chapter was a shocker and it was a let down. Not willing to abandon Maisie yet though!
aoosterwyk's review
4.0
Oh Maisie,
I leave you alone for one book and your life falls apart!
But I loved the way the updates came as letters and telegrams to set the stage for this next book. I don't think I could have handled reading about these events in story form. Too painful.
Maisie tries to reconstruct her life in this novel and has to, in effect, start over. She mentally revisits her relationships with her past mentors and the important lessons each has taught her.
All this takes place in Gibraltar and Spain, just as the bombing of Guernica occurs. Once more, I learn history via Maisie Dobbs.
I leave you alone for one book and your life falls apart!
But I loved the way the updates came as letters and telegrams to set the stage for this next book. I don't think I could have handled reading about these events in story form. Too painful.
Maisie tries to reconstruct her life in this novel and has to, in effect, start over. She mentally revisits her relationships with her past mentors and the important lessons each has taught her.
All this takes place in Gibraltar and Spain, just as the bombing of Guernica occurs. Once more, I learn history via Maisie Dobbs.
_lilbey_'s review against another edition
3.0
This book felt slow; nothing much seemed to happen or not much progress was made.
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ALSO, she finally has Maisie marry poor James and then she KILLS HIM. WTF.carolinefran's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
themockingbird's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War, and Miscarriage
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
This is a hard book to rate. After waiting for so long for Maisie to find happiness, it was so disappointing to have it ripped away in such a dramatic way. The book is full of Maisie's sadness and depression.
The mystery takes place in Gibraltar during the Spanish War during the 1930's. I found myself not as interested in this mystery. It seemed to take so long for all the subterfuge to play out that it was hard to get through at times. I also just wasn't as invested in the side characters and found myself wondering why Maisie didn't just go home and leave this one to the authorities for once. I will read the next book in the series mainly because I also need to mention that I listened to the audiobook and as always, the narrator was fantastic!
The mystery takes place in Gibraltar during the Spanish War during the 1930's. I found myself not as interested in this mystery. It seemed to take so long for all the subterfuge to play out that it was hard to get through at times. I also just wasn't as invested in the side characters and found myself wondering why Maisie didn't just go home and leave this one to the authorities for once. I will read the next book in the series mainly because
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I wonder if all is as it seems with James' death.nicoleankenmann's review
4.0
Audiobook: 09hr 47m
It's hard to see Maisie happy and at peace only in past and future tense. At the end of the last book we are left hopeful for our literary heroine and we come into this story with several years collapsed in which all the bright and beautiful things have already happened. Our hopes of a Compton Trio are dashed from nearly the first line.
Though I hope she won't be alone forever, I understand from the perspective of a storyteller why Winspear chose to close that happy chapter of Maisie's life so quickly. She's most productive as a character when carrying (read: avoiding) personal tension and grief, so throwing her back into such a state makes sense. But it does leave the whole book tasting a bit like melancholia.
That said, I think A Dangerous Place successfully launches Miss Dobbs into the next phase of her life and career. Looking forward to seeing where she goes from here.
It's hard to see Maisie happy and at peace only in past and future tense. At the end of the last book we are left hopeful for our literary heroine and we come into this story with several years collapsed in which all the bright and beautiful things have already happened. Our hopes of a Compton Trio are dashed from nearly the first line.
Though I hope she won't be alone forever, I understand from the perspective of a storyteller why Winspear chose to close that happy chapter of Maisie's life so quickly. She's most productive as a character when carrying (read: avoiding) personal tension and grief, so throwing her back into such a state makes sense. But it does leave the whole book tasting a bit like melancholia.
That said, I think A Dangerous Place successfully launches Miss Dobbs into the next phase of her life and career. Looking forward to seeing where she goes from here.