It's been a while since I've done a #192025 update. These are the years I covered in the past couple of months. I've completed 65 of the 106 prompts so far.
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It's been a while since I've done a #192025 update. These are the years I covered in the past couple of months. I've completed 65 of the 106 prompts so far.
@Librarybelle
This was my first Mrs. Bradley mystery, & I wasn't really expecting anything in particular so I liked it. Light, witty, & nothing to be taken seriously. It's best to simply surrender to the Sherlockian theme & try not to think too much about continuity or realism. I can imagine that these were written for holidays or train rides; nothing too taxing. Props to the "Hound of the Baskervilles" in this; can't go wrong with that! Lol #GoldenAgeCrimeClub
The plot was so-so and the pace was quite slow, but overall, I enjoyed this mystery, the first I've read from this author. I liked the main characters and would be happy to read more in this series. I also enjoyed all the Sherlock Holmes references.
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Didn't read this #goldenagecrimeclub pick until today, so will be peeking late into the discussion. It was ... fine? I always want to like Mitchell's books/Mrs. Bradley more than I do, but I've read worse. Faint praise, perhaps, but there you go.
Light and mostly amusing mystery. I enjoyed our sleuth, Mrs Bradley, and the Sherlock Holmes references. I did not appreciate the disparaging comments about redheads! Okay, now heading over to our #GoldenAgeCrimeClub discussion.
Anything we‘ve not touched on you want to add….. are you off to seek out more Mrs Bradley or to watch the adaptations????
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Gladys Mitchell created a vast array of side characters in this one- any stand out favourites that you‘d love to go on more adventures with??
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Our sleuth - Mrs Bradley - is no Miss Marple! From what I‘ve read she‘s a divisive character! How did you find our sleuth?
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Did the mystery in this one satisfy you #goldenagecrimeclub readers??
As with lots of #goldenagecrimefiction we need to wrestle with how to deal with reading work with historically acceptable ( be some!) but contemporary repugnant language and views. There‘s lots of ways to deal with this - and some interesting current debates around it. Any thoughts…….
So my lovely #goldenagecrimeclub readers - let‘s jump straight in - did the plot live up to your expectations? How did you find the Sherlock Holmes elements of the story?
Hey everyone - welcome to this months #goldenagecrimeclub buddy read. An potentially fun one this month that opens with guests receipt invitations to a country house party with a Sherlock Homes theme! Let‘s kick off with the usual - initial impressions, relationship with book / author, likes / dislikes!
This was a quick read, with some really great dialogue. I read it for #GoldenAgeCrimeClub and I'm looking forward to everyone else's take on it. I really enjoyed it, but I actually didn't care who did it.
Just started this yesterday for the #goldenagecrimeclub
#buddyread @Mitch I am so enjoying your picks for us! Thank you for the work involved hosting!
Come join in the bookchat with the #goldenagecrimeclub. For August we‘re reading Watson‘s Choice which opens with a house party with everyone dressed as characters from Sherlock Holmes. Our detective - Mrs Bradley - is on the case when things go very wrong!
We‘ll be chatting on the last Sunday of August - 8/27