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I thought the third Flavia de Luce mystery, A Red Herring without Mustard, read as more of a tangled collision of circumstances than as a classically convoluted murder mystery, but I didn't mind. The fresh voice of intelligent, isolated, and intriguing Flavia de Luce should be allowed to tell her own stories, regardless of whether or not every box gets checked on the standard mystery checklist. In Flavia #3, I thought Bradley did an excellent job capturing the dissonance between the Inspector's
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I liked this one very much. What i've enjoyed most in the books 3 and 4 is how the character Dogger emerges. I love him! I also have a clear hierarchy of how much I like each one.
1st: Book 4 I am Half Sick of Shadows
2nd: Book 3 A Red Herring Without Mustard
3rd: Book 1 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
4th: Book 2 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. Flavia is one of my favorite fictional characters.
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1st: Book 4 I am Half Sick of Shadows
2nd: Book 3 A Red Herring Without Mustard
3rd: Book 1 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
4th: Book 2 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. Flavia is one of my favorite fictional characters.
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I found Bradley's writing and plot not as good as the first two books in the series. I still love Flavia's character though, and will still read the next book.
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Jul 20, 2011
Edna Young
marked it as to-read
