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Review: agatha christie does it again! here's another one of her mystery thrillers... here is another mystery case to solve for agatha christie fans! if you haven't read any of her books, this is a good place to start!
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Summary: Bordering on gothic
Review: As with Postern of Fate, By the Pricking of My Thumbs ventures torwards the gothic horror genre as Tuppence tries to unravel the mystery of a house depicted in her aunt's painting.
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Summary: Late Christie, Even-Paced Mystery
Review: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) marks the penultimate appearance of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. It is one of the novels which I return to periodically because I find that the novel continues to provide a certain amount of entertainment.
In By the Pricking of My Thumbs, we have less the espionage element that might have characterized their earlier adventures, The Secret Adversary, N or M?, or even possibly Partners in Crime. Instead, this novel represents a novel later in Christie's career in which she began to explore alternative reasons for murder. I am reminded of the sort of ingenuity that Christie utilizes in a late Miss Marple Mystery, Nemesis, written around this same period.
The reader should be aware that this even-paced thriller belongs to the brand of mystery in which the reader will have to sit back and enjoy Tuppence's wanderings with only a mysterious painting as an initial clue. The couple is older and their concerns focus little on employment but on the reasons why a woman has disappeared from a nursing home.
I recommend By the Pricking of Thumbs to people who are looking for something a little different from the genre which ordinarily belongs to Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. While By the Pricking of My Thumbs is not as odd as Endless Night, I would place this work among her works which emphasize subtle yet insistent menace, drawing on the ordinary as a means of hiding past crimes.
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Summary: The best Book a non reader could read if they got the notion
Review: By the Pricking of My Thumbs,is the best book I have ever read which I really dont read much . This book gets your attention at the begining and keeps it all the way through. This book leads you to belive that the person who is the killer is just an inosent little old lady its quiet amusing and in some ways eye poping . I recomend this book to everyone young or old this book could capture the eyes of a 3 year old . So if you ever see this book anywhere stop and read it ,it wil capture all your attention.
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Summary: The Best of the Tommy & Tuppence Novels is Quietly Chilling
Review: BY THE PRICKINGS OF MY THUMBS certainly offers the sense of adventure, wit, and charm we have come to expect from Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford--but unlike their other outings, which might best be described light-hearted romps, this novel possesses a quietly chilling tone that intensifies as the story progresses.The story finds Tuppence interested in a painting recently inherited from Tommy's aunt, a painting of a country house by a bridge. Convinced that she has seen the original subject, she decides to track it down--and when she does, she stumbles into stories of a series of unsolved child murders that occurred in the district many years before... and some one is displeased enough about her curiosity to become lethal. This is the best of Christie's Tommy and Tuppence novels, a neat mixture of the characters' bright and witty personalities, an interesting story that takes several unexpected turns, and a surprisingly charged atmosphere that haunts the memory. While most serious critics dismiss the Tommy and Tuppence books, BY THE PRICKINGS OF MY THUMBS is the equal of any of Christie's best work, and long-time fans and newcomers alike should find it a thoroughly enjoyable--and unexpectedly disquieting--read.
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Summary: Chilling and Haunting!
Review: I am a recent college grad who has just discovered the addicting Agatha Christie collections. By the Pricking of My Thumbs was the third Christie book I read and the first to feature the lesser known detevtive's Tommy and Tuppence. In my opinion this is one of her best novels, it is unusually chilling with a climax that will leave you breathless with surprise. It has a darker edge to it simply because it deals with murders of the truly innocent. A must read for any mystery fan and especially any Agatha Christie fan!
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Summary: I did not enjoy this book because it was confusing.
Review: I did not enjoy this book because it was confusing and if you missed a single part of the book, then you were basically lost for the rest of the book. There were also too many characters with wierd life stories that weren't important until the very end. It was very complicated and hard to read.
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Summary: I did not enjoy this book because it was hard to understand.
Review: I did not like this book because it was hard to understand and the plot was not very clear. The way they talked in the book was also hard to understand. You should also read other Agatha Christie books about Tommy and Tuppence before you read this one. It would help you understand it better. If you like complicated books then this is the one for you.
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Summary: Aunt Ada
Review: I didn't care for this book until I practically memorized the first 50 or so pages in Dutch. Now it's one of my favorite Christies.
I can't believe she made up these conversations and small incidents, like the swallowing of a thimble for fun --- the delightful, dedicated young man who conned 25 elderly ladies --- the breakfast table chatter of people who have lived together long enough to read each other's mind. She must have kept incredible notes on everything she ever saw or heard. I'd like to have it in French, German and Swedish.
The humble Farmer. Maine Public Radio
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Summary: Classic Agatha Christie
Review: I first read this book when I was 13. Eleven years later it is still one of my favorites. The mysteries of the house involved and the murders surrounding it still bring shivers to my spine. The pages of the paperback copy I own are tattered and worn from numerous readings. It remains a "sleeper" agatha christie; especially since Tommy and Tuppence are often seen as passe by many diehard christie fans. Don't be put off. It peaks volumes about the darkest of human emotions. Well done!
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