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tombomp's review against another edition
3.0
I skipped the play which opens with a "yeah this is racist" disclaimer and then 1 page in you get a Japanese character talking about his samurai spirit. I'm good. Otherwise... mediocre stories that I gobble up cause I'm a sucker for generic golden age mystery stories. If you are, you'll probably enjoy it enough, if not, nah
izzatiidrus's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This compilation of short stories was better than I expected but not as good as I would have liked it to be.
Surprisingly, my one favourite story - the only one I gave a 5-star rating to - was Bread Upon the Waters, written by A. A. Milne, who was more famously known for creating Winnie the Pooh.
Equally surprising was the fact that one of my least favourite stories - which I gave 2-star rating to - went to my beloved mystery queen, Agatha Christie. Her story The Wife of the Kenite had the right feel of suspense and mystery, but alas, there were too many religious references and that's just not my cup of tea.
Otherwise, the short stories in general were pretty good, but none actually memorable. That being said, if I could get my hands on the rest of the books in the series, I still would.
Surprisingly, my one favourite story - the only one I gave a 5-star rating to - was Bread Upon the Waters, written by A. A. Milne, who was more famously known for creating Winnie the Pooh.
Equally surprising was the fact that one of my least favourite stories - which I gave 2-star rating to - went to my beloved mystery queen, Agatha Christie. Her story The Wife of the Kenite had the right feel of suspense and mystery, but alas, there were too many religious references and that's just not my cup of tea.
Otherwise, the short stories in general were pretty good, but none actually memorable. That being said, if I could get my hands on the rest of the books in the series, I still would.
hebah's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
adrzrn's review against another edition
4.0
A fun compilation of short stories by legendary mystery writers, complete with a brief retelling of their careers!
zhy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
anujab's review
4.0
3 stars for the content
Mixed bag of stories. Some of them were exciting while others were quite dull. I was most surprised by Agatha Christie's story. Compared to her full length books, I found it to be quite lackluster.
Adding an extra star of the idea, the efforts taken to collect these stories and the great introduction.
Mixed bag of stories. Some of them were exciting while others were quite dull. I was most surprised by Agatha Christie's story. Compared to her full length books, I found it to be quite lackluster.
Adding an extra star of the idea, the efforts taken to collect these stories and the great introduction.
hpuphd's review
3.0
“Lost” seems to mean “obscure” stories from the early days of British crime fiction, but they are engaging and enjoyable. Two are short plays that are left out of the audiobook version.
heathssm's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
slferg's review
5.0
Some of the authors of the golden age of mystery (crime) fiction. These are unpublished or very early published stories first published as a serial in a newspaper or short story in a magazine. There are some very interesting stories here by well-known authors and a few that I wasn't familiar with but would now like to read more of their stories.