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A review by loud_purrbox
The Floating Admiral by John Rhode, Clemence Dane, Dorothy L. Sayers, David Timson, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie, The Detection Club, Simon Brett, Ronald Knox, G. D. H. Cole, G.K. Chesterton, Henry Wade, Edgar Jepson, Milward Kennedy, Margaret Cole, Victor L. Whitechurch, Freeman Wills Crofts
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a fun little curio. It was interesting to see the different writers style and abilities. I liked that the introduction lets you know not to expect a great mystery but a peak into the craft. And it was instructive that the authors‘ proposed endings were included. A shame that Whitechurch and the Coles didn’t give a solution.
Chapter 8 by Knox should have been left out it’s that bad and has nothing of any value to the story in it.
Aside from that I think Christie, Sayers, Jepson and Berkeley can write and the rest sadly cannot.
Of those Christie and Jepson are my favorites. I’d never heard of Edgar Jepson so I’ll investigate him a bit further.
Sadly, Berkeley decided to flop the ending on the last half page. A bit weird and unnecessary but okay.
Christie’s proposed ending was the most fun after that you can see that they’re mostly struggling to make sense of everything and getting lost in the weeds. Which was mostly actually fun and interesting to see.
Sayers proposed ending was the only one I couldn’t finish because it was so boring and convoluted but it made it all the more interesting that her chapter was such a good read.
All in all, the best I can say for this book was that it was very interesting if not always actually a pleasure to read.
Chapter 8 by Knox should have been left out it’s that bad and has nothing of any value to the story in it.
Aside from that I think Christie, Sayers, Jepson and Berkeley can write and the rest sadly cannot.
Of those Christie and Jepson are my favorites. I’d never heard of Edgar Jepson so I’ll investigate him a bit further.
Sadly, Berkeley decided to flop the ending on the last half page. A bit weird and unnecessary but okay.
Christie’s proposed ending was the most fun after that you can see that they’re mostly struggling to make sense of everything and getting lost in the weeds. Which was mostly actually fun and interesting to see.
Sayers proposed ending was the only one I couldn’t finish because it was so boring and convoluted but it made it all the more interesting that her chapter was such a good read.
All in all, the best I can say for this book was that it was very interesting if not always actually a pleasure to read.