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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (A Flavia de Luce Mystery, #1)
by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author), Jayne Entwistle
by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author), Jayne Entwistle
Lisa Kay's review
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Jan 15, 12
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Read from January 11 to 14, 2012
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★★★★★ This is a review of the audiobook. Jayne Entwistle does a perfect eleven-year-old Flavia in this audiobook – in tone, intellect, and mischievousness! I know I enjoyed it twice as much than if I’d only read Alan Bradley delightful book. What fun! This first in the Flavia de Luce Mystery series is a jewel.
I loved being transported back to the 1950s and joining Flavia as she took her bicycle*, Gladys, on her investigation round her charming English village of Bishop’s Lacey. She needs to prove her father (a philatelist and former amateur illusionist) innocent of murder, stopping only long enough to torture (or be tortured by) her older sisters. I really don’t know if it is for children; it is too deviously, deliciously witty by half. Can’t wait to hear the rest.
*pictured above!
★★★★★ This is a review of the audiobook. Jayne Entwistle does a perfect eleven-year-old Flavia in this audiobook – in tone, intellect, and mischievousness! I know I enjoyed it twice as much than if I’d only read Alan Bradley delightful book. What fun! This first in the Flavia de Luce Mystery series is a jewel.
I loved being transported back to the 1950s and joining Flavia as she took her bicycle*, Gladys, on her investigation round her charming English village of Bishop’s Lacey. She needs to prove her father (a philatelist and former amateur illusionist) innocent of murder, stopping only long enough to torture (or be tortured by) her older sisters. I really don’t know if it is for children; it is too deviously, deliciously witty by half. Can’t wait to hear the rest.
*pictured above!
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30.0% | "I am totally loving this book. Too, too funny -- and clever!" |
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Jan 11, 2012 12:07pm
Love love love this series! The Audio is terrific!
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I'm really enjoying it. Never heard this narrator b/f: Jayne Entwistle. I'll have to look for more of her.
Lisa Kay wrote: "I'm really enjoying it. Never heard this narrator b/f: Jayne Entwistle. I'll have to look for more of her."Yes, she really channels the voice of a precocious pre-adolescent, doesn't she?
True, Lara! It is like she's channeling her, isn't it? It is not just that she has a "young" voice - it is more. Her tone and inflection. I find if I miss a part (b/c Real Life gets in the way), I don't mind going back over parts I've heard.
Great review Lisa Kay. I love a good YA, and I've never listened to an audio book. I'm going to have to give it a try.
