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Nov 17, 2020
Anastasia
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is the first book in the Flavia de Luce mystery series. 11 year old Flavia de Luce, who has a passion for chemistry and poisons, comes across a dying man in the cucumber patch after a dead bird with a postage stamp stuck to it's beak is left on the doorstep. An interesting mystery where we learn a lot about philately and chemistry. The main let down for me was Flavia who is very precocious and super intelligent and seemed quite unbelievable
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I really enjoyed this story. I loved the character Bradley created with Flavia. As a gifted teacher, I saw bits and pieces of my students in her. She was highly intelligent and sometimes got boastful about what she knew. She interacted more with adults than with her own peers. And because she was truly 11 and had the understanding of a child, jumped to a few wrong conclusions with her deductions. This is definitely a series I will continue reading.
Ahhh I can see why Flavia is a popular sleuth. Only 11 years old and very precocious.
As I commented on another book's review recently, I particularly liked that she still on occasional experienced and displayed immature childish behavior as befitting an 11 yr old. It made her character more authentic for me.
I look forward to reading the further adventures of Flavia de Luce! ...more
As I commented on another book's review recently, I particularly liked that she still on occasional experienced and displayed immature childish behavior as befitting an 11 yr old. It made her character more authentic for me.
I look forward to reading the further adventures of Flavia de Luce! ...more
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Ed Lehman
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Jan 01, 2020
Carolyn
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it was amazing
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