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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Murder develops. Yes, like a photograph, isn't it?"
We're onto the final bend for the Agatha Christie reading challenge, and boy, do we have some exceptional stories to finish up the year with. For October, I decided to go with the 1962 Miss Marple masterpiece, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side.
We join Miss Marple in the post-war period as she attempts to adjust to the rapidly changing world around her. The peaceful village of St Mary's Mead is racing ahead with the times as it undergoes development, businesses being sold, and old residents moving on. The "big house", namely Gossington Hall, has been sold on to the Hollywood starlet Marina Gregg, causing much excitment amongst St Mary's Mead.
When Miss Marple encounters an old friend, Heather Badcock, during one of her daily walks, she is glad to be reminded of old times. However, when Heather attends a party at Gossington Hall hosted by Marina Gregg, only to end up murdered by the end of the night, Miss Marple leaps at the chance to assist the police when it appears Heather was not the intended victim. Can Miss Marple solve the case before the killer reaches their target?
A mystery novel of the highest standard, Christie presents a cast of hugely entertaining characters with depth and complexity, adding to a multi-layered plot impossible - for me anyway! - to deconstruct.
While this is a riveting crime fiction and demonstrates Christie while she wrote at her best, I was intrigued by the underlying themes she worked into this novel. The reader explores the feeling of uneasiness and ageism that Miss Marple experiences entering her advancing years. Along with this, there is a distinct sense of loss and nostalgia as the world changes with modernity following the war. St Mary's Mead, once a quaint, quiet village, is now similar to a bustling town as developments overwhelm, though those who remember the past still cling to it.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a feat of crime fiction, and definitely should not be missed by any Christie fan.
We're onto the final bend for the Agatha Christie reading challenge, and boy, do we have some exceptional stories to finish up the year with. For October, I decided to go with the 1962 Miss Marple masterpiece, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side.
We join Miss Marple in the post-war period as she attempts to adjust to the rapidly changing world around her. The peaceful village of St Mary's Mead is racing ahead with the times as it undergoes development, businesses being sold, and old residents moving on. The "big house", namely Gossington Hall, has been sold on to the Hollywood starlet Marina Gregg, causing much excitment amongst St Mary's Mead.
When Miss Marple encounters an old friend, Heather Badcock, during one of her daily walks, she is glad to be reminded of old times. However, when Heather attends a party at Gossington Hall hosted by Marina Gregg, only to end up murdered by the end of the night, Miss Marple leaps at the chance to assist the police when it appears Heather was not the intended victim. Can Miss Marple solve the case before the killer reaches their target?
A mystery novel of the highest standard, Christie presents a cast of hugely entertaining characters with depth and complexity, adding to a multi-layered plot impossible - for me anyway! - to deconstruct.
While this is a riveting crime fiction and demonstrates Christie while she wrote at her best, I was intrigued by the underlying themes she worked into this novel. The reader explores the feeling of uneasiness and ageism that Miss Marple experiences entering her advancing years. Along with this, there is a distinct sense of loss and nostalgia as the world changes with modernity following the war. St Mary's Mead, once a quaint, quiet village, is now similar to a bustling town as developments overwhelm, though those who remember the past still cling to it.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a feat of crime fiction, and definitely should not be missed by any Christie fan.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Tökéletes történetvezetés, hangulat, karakterek; minden megvolt ebben, amit szeretek AC könyveiben!
Azt külön el kell mondanom, hogy Shalott kisasszonya (The Lady of Shalott) az egyik kedvenc versem amióta mélyebben is elmerültem az angol irodalom rejtelmeiben, csak hát először fel se tűnt, hogy erről a versről van szó, mivel én angolul ismerem. Így hát miután elolvastam az első 30-40 oldalt, nagyon kíváncsian vártam, hogy ebből mit fog kihozni kedvenc írónőm, és meg kell mondanom most nem okozott csalódást!
Ez egy tökéletes, intrikációkkal telített történet egy filmcsillag életéről és annak… hmmm, szerencsétlen eseményeiről? Nem szeretnék spoilerezni. :))
Nagyon szépen beleszőtte Sir Tennyson versének szüzséjét, nem csak feleslegesen villogott vele, az pedig külön tetszett, hogy az egész Gossington Hallban játszódott, és Mrs. Bantry is jelen volt, ezzel is egy nagyon szép ívet adott az egész cselekményszálnak.
Christie-ben azt szeretem, hogy azért érződik a későbbi művein, hogy próbált haladni a korral – már amennyire ezt a viktoriánus életszemlélete engedte –, itt már egy megváltozott St. Mary Mead tűnik fel, amely folyamatosan bővül, új ikerházas lakótelepek épülnek, a nők nadrágban járnak és karrierjük van; a szobalányok ideje már leáldozott. Ez adott egy kis melancholikus ízt is a történetnek, de nem mondanám, hogy negatív élet kölcsönzött volna neki, elvégre Miss Marple is megmondta, lehet hogy az idők változnak, az emberek viszont nem.
A Rejtély az Antillákon túl ez a másik kedvenc Miss Marple-ös történetem. Csillagos ötös!
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated