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| Title | : | The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) |
| Author | : | Alan Bradley |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 364 pages |
| Published | : | March 25th 2010 by Delacorte Press (first published March 9th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Audiobook. Crime |
Alan Bradley
Hardcover | Pages: 364 pages Rating: 3.99 | 46654 Users | 5223 Reviews
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Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey are over—until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. But who’d do such a thing, and why? Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? What about Porson’s charming but erratic assistant? All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can’t solve—without Flavia’s help. But in getting so close to who’s secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head?Define Books Concering The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2)
| Original Title: | The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag |
| ISBN: | 0385342314 (ISBN13: 9780385342315) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Flavia de Luce #2 |
| Characters: | Flavia de Luce, Ophelia de Luce, Daphne de Luce, Dogger, Mrs. Mullet, Inspector Hewitt, Colonel de Luce |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 46654 Users | 5223 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2)
Look, I like Flavia De Luce - I do. But Alan Bradley needs to make up his mind about whether this girl is eleven or thirty; she can't be both. I can't tell you how much it bothers me to have an eleven-year-old thinking things like "As if they had been sucked in through my pores by osmosis, I knew even as they swept over me that I was hearing the bitter words of an old man to a love far younger than himself." How can she know that? Nothing about her home life suggests she could possibly knowI have heard good things about this series from others. I decided to finally give it a chance. Unfortunately my library didn't have the first volume, but they did have the second volume and that is where I started. This feels like a stand alone mystery, so I didn't feel like I was missing anything. Flavia is a likable character. It is hard to remember she is only 11 years old. She is a great detective and chemist and is sure to do good things as she gets older. I think this will be a fun series
I could only barely make it through one Harry Potter novel even though they are very imaginative and popular. Yet I am addicted to Flavia de Luce books as much as Flavia is addicted to chemistry, solving mysteries and devouring horehound sticks. Flavia has a hilarious and sweet view of her world and she make you want to be a part of it. Eleven year old Flavia lives in Buckshaw, an old estate on the edge of Bishop's Lacey. She is know by all the locals as that "de Luce girl" flying about town on
I can't really explain it, but I really like this series. I don't read books like this and yet here I am with book two under my belt and looking forward to book three. I actually liked this book better than the first book The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I was talked into reading the first book, and prejudged the book which it took 3/4 of the book to convince me that I really was having a good time. With book two I picked it up already convinced I would like it and I wasn't disappointed.
I read this book because I fell in like with the protagonist Flavia de Luce in "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie". (And yes, I do sometimes select a book to read by its cover which is the main reason I picked up "The Sweetness...It had a crow on the cover and I am a huge corvoid fan!).I just learned that there is a new Flavia book out and an totally looking forward to reading it.Anyways, how can you not like a writer who pens: "If you remember nothing else, remember this: Inspiration from
Even better than the first one, "The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag" was so lovely!!! These books are so unique because what Alan Bradley does is takes his readers through layers of imagination. When I read his books I literally see everything and I'm transported to a different time. He is so great at writing characters and setting its so fun and fantastic! This book had a charming plot even though it was about murder. The puppeteer idea was very storybook and had me hooked from the very
I have to say, Alan Bradley's ability to evoke a time and place is simply amazing. Whether I enjoyed the mystery or not I would probably read this series just for the opportunity to escape to these small towns in 1950s England.IF you adored the SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE I hardly think you need me to urge you on to read Flavia #2. However, if you are like me and somewhat on the line as to whether to continue, let me give you a little nudge to go ahead and pick this book up too. First,
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