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I, Richard
Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the British mystery,” award-winning author Elizabeth George is one of our most distinguished writers, cherished by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday people—and the lengths to which they will go to get what they...more
Paperback, 244 pages
Published
July 29th 2003
by Bantam
(first published January 1st 2002)
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I was the shy type in middle school, and when I wasn't playing chess with my band buddy (I know right? nerd central station), I was hunkered down in the library. The trashy horror novels were on the far right-hand side, in a little particleboard shelf. That was my domain, although as I grew more adept at using the Dewey Decimal system, I found older novels from the 70s and 80s lodged in some of the main shelves.
I, Richard reads like on...more
I was the shy type in middle school, and when I wasn't playing chess with my band buddy (I know right? nerd central station), I was hunkered down in the library. The trashy horror novels were on the far right-hand side, in a little particleboard shelf. That was my domain, although as I grew more adept at using the Dewey Decimal system, I found older novels from the 70s and 80s lodged in some of the main shelves.
I, Richard reads like on...more
This is a book of 5 short stories, all of which are excellent. What I especially enjoyed was to read Elizabeth George’s comments before the stories. In them she tells how she got the idea for the story and some of the processes she goes through to change an idea into a plot. One was a book of her own which she was never happy about and she found a better subject and ending for the short story version.
I think my favorite was “Remember, I’ll Always Love You.” I was completely fooled throughout the...more
I think my favorite was “Remember, I’ll Always Love You.” I was completely fooled throughout the...more
This book drove me crazy. The author has fantastic story ideas, but the conclusions she comes to even within her fictional worlds don't make any sense. Only one of them had a decent ending, and the first one, well the first time I listened to it, I couldn’t keep track of what was going on. I discovered that I had listened to it on random. So I listened to it again not on random. It made more sense the first time. Oh yes, yes it did. And why does are almost every single one of the male protagonis...more
By the creator of the Inspector Lindsey series, this is a book of short (more or less) stories. The most interesting aspect of these stories is that the author introduces each with a brief history of how the story came about (e.g. taking a summer class about Great Houses at Cambridge or from a newspaper clipping). I listened to this on tape --- read by the guy who did I Claudius and Claudius the God (can't remember his name). Unfortunately, the recording studio must have messed up because whenev...more
I wondered how George would do in the short form since her 600+ page novels are so amazing, and she did about as well as expected, which is to say awesome.
The first story was my least favorite; basically an excuse for Lynley to have a Sherlockian moment of Eureka!
The last three were brilliant studies in the nature of human greed, jealousy, and ambition. George can be vicious in her use of irony. I particularly liked "I, Richard," because I expected to be totally lost, since I know nothing about...more
The first story was my least favorite; basically an excuse for Lynley to have a Sherlockian moment of Eureka!
The last three were brilliant studies in the nature of human greed, jealousy, and ambition. George can be vicious in her use of irony. I particularly liked "I, Richard," because I expected to be totally lost, since I know nothing about...more
I picked up this book thinking it would be the next in the series about Thomas Lynley (it's listed like that in the inside cover). Instead, it's a collection of short stories, only one of which includes Thomas Lynley and Lady Helen Clyde (I love her name!). The stories are interesting and good, but somehow short stories never satisfy me the way a full-length novel does. Especially since Elizabeth George's novels are typically in the 1000 page range. The depth of character I've come to expect fro...more
I, Richard is not at all what a long time reader of Elizabeth George mysteries has come to expect. It is a book of five short stories - none of them outstanding. George is a much better writer of novels than short stories. One of them is almost a duplicate of the O.J. Simpson murders. One is a story about an elderly lady who breeds and houses rats. And there is not much historical about I, Richard. A disappointment. Luckily, the stories are really short so the pain doesn't last too long!
I almost stopped reading this book of short stories after the first story because it just didn't seem to be well written plus the ending didn't really reveal the motive for the murder. But each story afterwards seemed to be better than the one before. I especially liked how the author described the stimulation she had for each short story, which added a nice touch to my anticipation before reading them.
A collection of short stories. I couldn't even make it through the second one. Partly due to the narrator - there are many American characters, and he can't do an American accent, so he sounded like a moron in trying. But the stories each have a long-winded, pompous introduction, which made it harder to ignore the pompous writing in the stories themselves.
I liked the book, and the narrator; really cute British accent. This book introduced several short stories about murder, infadelity, greed, jealousy, and more. It made me want to go and read them all. the only thing I didn't like was the ending because it just stops. There were only 5 cassettes, but I was left feeling like there should have been more.
While I much prefer Elizabeth George's novels, these five short stories, only one of which featured Thomas Lynley, were interesting. I think the best part of the book were the introductions to the stories when George explains her inspiration for each of the stories.
Op de ene uitgave staat ‘Thriller’, en op de andere ‘ Literaire thriller’ maar het zijn gewoon korte verhalen. Wel aardig, het ene beter dan het andere: die Lynley is niet best, en een ander had al teveel info over Richard III naar mijn smaak.
Elizabeth George is a genius. She writes the most beautiful literary mysteries I have ever read. This book is five short stories -- all good. I recommend her novels to everyone. Read them in the order they were written to see the characters develop before you.
The author's expose before each story was always better than the respective story. At the conclusion, reader was left puzzled how this author could in fact be the same author of the Thomas Lynley series?
This is difficult to review, because it is a collection of short stories and I found that I had read several of them in other sources. I remember "Exposure" from SISTERS IN CRIME and I read others and I know I loved them the first time. The title story was a bid tedious and predictable, but was not a bad read, the others really good. I remain disappointed that a writer of Ms. George's ability sometimes takes the predictable out.
I enjoy Elizabeth George but this was a stuggle for me. I listened to it on audio and the narrator did not have a very good voice. I think that was a contributing factor.
15/100 The first two stories were just sooo dry. I gave up. I know George is well liked for her novels. I might give one of those a try, but not impressed with the short stories.
i enjoyed my little foray into novellas/short stories. it's a good ways to sample an author's wares without having to invest yourself in 600 pages.
I enjoyed Elizabeth George's first compilation of short stories, each one with an interesting twist. She provides a brief introduction to each explaining what prompted her to write it.
Elizabeth George is known for her extreme detail, character development, and length. The short stories were okay, but as always, I wanted more.
I usually like Elizabeth George's books. This was some short stories. It just did not do it for me - except maybe the one with the rats in the neighborhood.
I'm not a big fan of short stories, but Elizabeth George has some wonderful twists. Definitely a good read!
I love this author but these stories were full of disturbing, vivid images I could have done without.
Not as appealing to me as the Lynley series, but still a good read by a gifted mystery writer.
I prefer George's novels but this collection of murder short stories was a fairly good read.
I never got warm with any short story. I'm sure it's not Elizabeth George's fault.
I didn't like all the stories, but I enjoyed the collection. I read it years ago.
Good, I don't usually read short stories but it was good.
Short stories, ranging from ** to *** (I, Richard).
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Susan Elizabeth George is an American author of mystery novels set in Great Britain. Eleven of her novels, featuring her character Inspector Lynley, have been adapted for television by the BBC as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
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Susan Elizabeth George is an American author of mystery novels set in Great Britain. Eleven of her novels, featuring her character Inspector Lynley, have been adapted for television by the BBC as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
She was born in Warren, Ohio, but moved to the S...more
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