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myreadingmoment's review against another edition
2.0
La esencia de MHC está en algún lugar escondido dentro de este libro. Pero yo no lo he encontrado.
Pareciese que está escrito sin ningún tipo de ambición ni emoción. Creo que sus mejores libros, ya los leímos en su día.
Lo ha firmado ella, pero podría haberlo escrito cualquier otra persona.
Se deja leer aunque la historia es demasiado sencilla y la intriga "justa" para mi gusto.
Pareciese que está escrito sin ningún tipo de ambición ni emoción. Creo que sus mejores libros, ya los leímos en su día.
Lo ha firmado ella, pero podría haberlo escrito cualquier otra persona.
Se deja leer aunque la historia es demasiado sencilla y la intriga "justa" para mi gusto.
quinnster's review against another edition
3.0
This was fun! I haven't read a MHC book in YEARS but I used to read them all the time in my teens. Now I remember why I loved them so much. Maybe it's time to pick more up.
kilbanks's review against another edition
2.0
I can't with this book. I literally didn't care for any of the characters, even the in your face good ones. Also, couldn't stop my eyes from rolling straight up during the epilogue....engaged AGAIN after 3mths?! What. WHAT?! So glad I didn't pay for this.
waiemmhoo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
wheelz_10's review against another edition
1.0
Mary Higgins Clark needs to seriously reconsider her thoughts and feelings about women.
Brenda is consistently described as fat, older, unattractive. In desperate need of makeup, even. Every time Brenda eats we get to hear how someone else on the ship thinks she's a pig or thinks she's wolfing down her food too fast or whatever -- why? What purpose do these extraneous thoughts serve other than to make women ashamed of their bodies?
Why is each individual female character's appearance described in great detail? For instance, Alvirah lost 15 pounds and Celia is beautiful and Yvonne is obsessed with staying trim and fit but there's nothing about the men. We just hear that Roger is fat...Willy has strong forearms.
This consistent onesidedness only serves to further the current dynamic and dialogue surrounding women and their bodies today. Remember that as women, we control the conversation.
An accomplished, FEMALE author should surely know that describing her female characters using positive language can make a real difference to all the women who read her books.
Brenda is consistently described as fat, older, unattractive. In desperate need of makeup, even. Every time Brenda eats we get to hear how someone else on the ship thinks she's a pig or thinks she's wolfing down her food too fast or whatever -- why? What purpose do these extraneous thoughts serve other than to make women ashamed of their bodies?
Why is each individual female character's appearance described in great detail? For instance, Alvirah lost 15 pounds and Celia is beautiful and Yvonne is obsessed with staying trim and fit but there's nothing about the men. We just hear that Roger is fat...Willy has strong forearms.
This consistent onesidedness only serves to further the current dynamic and dialogue surrounding women and their bodies today. Remember that as women, we control the conversation.
An accomplished, FEMALE author should surely know that describing her female characters using positive language can make a real difference to all the women who read her books.
booksuperpower's review against another edition
4.0
All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark is a 2017 Simon & Schuster publication.
It seems like it has been a while since I touched base with Alvirah and Willy, so it felt good to hear from them again.
In this eleventh installment in the series, Alvirah and Willy are celebrating their forty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a cruise aboard a new luxury cruise liner, so opulent it could rival the Titanic.
Also on board is: Celia, who is there to give a series of lectures, but who is also trying to forget her ex-fiance, a con man who stole money from her friends, and has now implicated her in his plot- and ‘Lady Em’, an elderly woman carrying a priceless emerald she plans to donate to the Smithsonian.
But, once they are out to sea, Lady Em is found dead and the emerald is missing…
I enjoyed this one, which was little change of pace for our favorite lottery winners, because it was set aboard a cruise ship, which created the opportunity to introduce a variety of different characters, and of course the murderer has to be on board!!
There is no shortage of suspects or surprise developments along the way. I can’t say Alvirah and Willy were as hands on in the investigation as they sometimes are, and I felt Celia’s story was the more prominent one, but they make their fair share of contributions to the story.
For those unfamiliar with the Alivrah and Willy mysteries, they are always fun, very light, whodunits. With the exceptions of some mild language and adult themes, these stories are clean, and go very easy on the violence, making them a great choice for mystery fans of all ages and tastes. In fact, they could easily be categorized as ‘cozy mysteries’.
If you are familiar with the series, you know what to expect and will find this one on par with the previous installments.
Others, who may be expecting a novel along the lines of Clark’s stand -alone books or similar to her collaboration with Alafair Burke, may feel a little confused by its much lighter tones. So, I feel I should stress that these are very easy to read, are not terribly deep, and perhaps they should simply be enjoyed, taken at face value, and not over- analyzed.
Overall, I found this installment to be one of the better ones in the series and think fans of the author or of Alvirah and Willy, or cozy style mysteries, will want to check this one out.
3.5 stars
It seems like it has been a while since I touched base with Alvirah and Willy, so it felt good to hear from them again.
In this eleventh installment in the series, Alvirah and Willy are celebrating their forty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a cruise aboard a new luxury cruise liner, so opulent it could rival the Titanic.
Also on board is: Celia, who is there to give a series of lectures, but who is also trying to forget her ex-fiance, a con man who stole money from her friends, and has now implicated her in his plot- and ‘Lady Em’, an elderly woman carrying a priceless emerald she plans to donate to the Smithsonian.
But, once they are out to sea, Lady Em is found dead and the emerald is missing…
I enjoyed this one, which was little change of pace for our favorite lottery winners, because it was set aboard a cruise ship, which created the opportunity to introduce a variety of different characters, and of course the murderer has to be on board!!
There is no shortage of suspects or surprise developments along the way. I can’t say Alvirah and Willy were as hands on in the investigation as they sometimes are, and I felt Celia’s story was the more prominent one, but they make their fair share of contributions to the story.
For those unfamiliar with the Alivrah and Willy mysteries, they are always fun, very light, whodunits. With the exceptions of some mild language and adult themes, these stories are clean, and go very easy on the violence, making them a great choice for mystery fans of all ages and tastes. In fact, they could easily be categorized as ‘cozy mysteries’.
If you are familiar with the series, you know what to expect and will find this one on par with the previous installments.
Others, who may be expecting a novel along the lines of Clark’s stand -alone books or similar to her collaboration with Alafair Burke, may feel a little confused by its much lighter tones. So, I feel I should stress that these are very easy to read, are not terribly deep, and perhaps they should simply be enjoyed, taken at face value, and not over- analyzed.
Overall, I found this installment to be one of the better ones in the series and think fans of the author or of Alvirah and Willy, or cozy style mysteries, will want to check this one out.
3.5 stars
cslats33's review against another edition
3.0
Finished this one on my drive from DC to CT. It was good enough to keep me entertained the during the drive which means something. There were far too many characters to keep it straight without reading it but I knew the main ones. I loved that Alvirah and Willy were main characters in this one.