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Post by crabtree on Aug 19, 2021 15:08:38 GMT
I'd heartily recommend the new whodunnit, The Appeal, by Janice Hallett, a beautifully observed, laugh out funny but dark murder mystery set in an amateur theatre group struggling to put on All My Sons. Cleverly written and structured with every character easily recogniseable.
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Post by irisjeregenboog on Aug 19, 2021 17:55:54 GMT
I wholeheartedly second this! It is a GREAT book!  (finished it just earlier today after staying up yesterday night for wayyyyy to long to just read one more page. and then one more. and then. Oh. Why is it 02:00h?  ) |
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Post by meister on Aug 19, 2021 21:14:52 GMT
Another thumbs up overall from me. I did slightly tire of the format in which it is written before the end but the first half was cracking. The minute taking of the committee meeting is laugh-out-loud funny. Recommended!
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Post by crabtree on Aug 20, 2021 12:31:56 GMT
yep, the taking of the minutes was genius, and there are a lot of peripatetic WTF moments where things change. I'm sure it will be filmed for TV soon, and done quite literally, without the narrative twist. but a hugely satisfying read, and well observed, though i did question all My Sons starting at 8.00 and ending at 10.10 - it's longer than that isn't it? Maybe the Fairview Players took it at speed or cut out bits. And the glaring omission in the review of the play made me laugh.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 21, 2021 14:53:14 GMT
After the good reviews on here my copy has just arrived via Amazon. Holiday read sorted.
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