I seem to love all of Jane Austen books and this one is no different. I loved it. I also like the movies, I always watch all the different versions ofI seem to love all of Jane Austen books and this one is no different. I loved it. I also like the movies, I always watch all the different versions of the movies....more
I loved the book and have watched all of the movies. How could you not love Emma, even if she is a bit spoiled. Of all Jane Austen's books, Emma is myI loved the book and have watched all of the movies. How could you not love Emma, even if she is a bit spoiled. Of all Jane Austen's books, Emma is my favorite. ...more
I loved this book, although I would not have had the patience that John and his wife had with Marley..I love dogs, but I love well-mannered dogs and dI loved this book, although I would not have had the patience that John and his wife had with Marley..I love dogs, but I love well-mannered dogs and dogs that are obedient. Sorry Marley, but you would have had to been a better doggy if you would have been mine. But, I loved you anyway. I thoroughly loved this book. I started to read it but the print was to small, so I listened to the CD. And have the movie on DVD. I'm sure someday I will listen to it again and I will definitely watch the movie over again....more
A series of poison-pen letters has shattered the peaceful way of life in the quiet village of Lymstock. No one is safe from the scathing accusations a
A series of poison-pen letters has shattered the peaceful way of life in the quiet village of Lymstock. No one is safe from the scathing accusations and alarming threats contained in these vicious notes, and everyone is wondering who the sinister mind is behind them.
Neighbor suspects neighbor, and it seems that no one is free of motive--not the village, not the vicar, not the servants, not even the newcomers, narrator Jerry Burton and his sister, Joanna.
The stakes are raised when one victim apparently distraught over the content of the letter she received, takes her own life.
Fortunately, Miss Jane Marple is staying on as the vicar's houseguest. With her keen insight into the mysteries of human nature, she is the only one able to sort through the finger pointing and put an end to the terror.
My Thoughts...
I must say I haven't read an Agatha Christie book in quite awhile, and this one has been on my TBR pile for a few years, so decided to give it a try...I think it is one of my favorites of all her books I've read so far, but then I tend to say that after each book of Agatha's I read...
I must say I rather liked this story, even though it is a Miss Marple mystery, Miss Marple doesn't show up in the book until the last part of the book, and of course she neatly ties everything together and figures out the author of all those nasty poison-pen letters and solves yet another mystery.
Agatha Christie is one of my favorite mystery writers. She has intrigued, thrilled and baffled readers for nearly a hundred years and the magic is as potent as ever. The champion deceiver of our time.
I enjoyed this book so much that I decided to award it 5 "Moving Finger" stars.
This book is a part of my personal library and I own it....more
At the center of this classic murder mystery is a classic love triangle. Elinor Carlisle always assumed she would marry her childhood friend and distaAt the center of this classic murder mystery is a classic love triangle. Elinor Carlisle always assumed she would marry her childhood friend and distant cousin, Roderick Welman.
Instead, he fell in love with Mary, whom Elinor and Roderick used to play with on their Aunt Laura's lavish estate. When Mary is gruesomely poisoned by morphine, suspicions naturally fall upon Elinor.
Then Aunt Laura, who bequeathed her estate and fortune to Elinor, is also found to have died from morphine overdose. The murderer seems obvious to everyone--everyone, that is, except Hercule Poirot. The Belgian sleuth summons all his powers to unravel the intricacies of a case that seems deceptively simple on the surface.
My Thoughts...
I guess this week I've been in an Agatha Christie state of mind... This book is the second book I've read this week. It has been on my TBR shelf for a few years, and since I am trying this year to read more of the books on my TBR shelf I chose another Agatha Christie book.
This was one of those 'don't bug me, I'm reading' books you're going to savor from the first page to the last. Christie always has amazing characters that make for another exciting mystery, which keeps her readers turning the pages and being entertained.
I own this book it is a part of my personal library. I enjoyed it enough to award it 4 stars....more
I saw the movie of this play and think I would like reading it, since it is a light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, thisI saw the movie of this play and think I would like reading it, since it is a light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, this comic masterpiece "Speak a kind of beautiful nonsense--the language of high comedy, twisted into fantasy."...more
I enjoyed learning about the woman herself. Chapter 4 was interesting in that Agatha had disappear for a 11 days in December 1926. She abandoned her cI enjoyed learning about the woman herself. Chapter 4 was interesting in that Agatha had disappear for a 11 days in December 1926. She abandoned her car and her overnight belongings by the side of the road at Newlands Corner in Surrey and disappeared... 11 days later she was found, apparently the victim of amnesia, in the Hydropathic Hotel in Harrogate. In the remaining forty-nine years of her life, Agatha Christie never wrote about her disappearance or allowed it to be referred to in her presence or in any biographical material she sanctioned. To know anymore about what was written about this I recommend you read the book. ...more
What can you say about Jane Austen's book? They are a blast from the past, and I love reading them. What can you say about Jane Austen's book? They are a blast from the past, and I love reading them. ...more
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