The Moving Finger
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- Author：Agatha Christie
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delfi
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3。5 stars it was okay， not bad just。。。 okFirst， I didn’t even notice this was from Miss Marple series until the end because she wasn’t even a second character （even though the series is her as a protagonist/detective） but she was basically painting walls until the last chapter。Second， love the brother/sister relationship， felt real and made it easy going to read。Third， the mystery was display in such lovely ground I loved it。Fourth， I won’t say it wasn’t obvious （because it was too much that I c 3。5 stars it was okay， not bad just。。。 okFirst， I didn’t even notice this was from Miss Marple series until the end because she wasn’t even a second character （even though the series is her as a protagonist/detective） but she was basically painting walls until the last chapter。Second， love the brother/sister relationship， felt real and made it easy going to read。Third， the mystery was display in such lovely ground I loved it。Fourth， I won’t say it wasn’t obvious （because it was too much that I considered everyone but that person because I was like ‘come on this is Christie it can’t be easy’） and certainly felt disappointed。 It was plain and not really groundbreaking， because the character had like 4 mini scenes with little to none dialogue。 。。。more
Beatrice Conti
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È stato un libro che a differenza di altri， ho trovato poco avvincente， banale， non coinvolgente e dove la figura di Miss Marple è veramente abbozzata lì， ai margini della storia e che spunta come un fungo solo per dire:” io so come sono andate le cose”。Un po’ deludente rispetto ad altri lavori che ho letto di A。 Christie。
Roz
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It seems that the more I read in the Miss Marple series， the more I enjoy them。 This was no exception。 Perhaps this has started with giving up on seeing much of Miss Marple。 The dotty old dear only arrived right at the end， and her input was mostly 'off camera'。 I enjoyed the humour （when it happened） in this book。 I can't remember chuckling at the others I have read。 I am curious to know if they continue in that line， or whether it was because of the narrator， Jerry。My inner feminist still has It seems that the more I read in the Miss Marple series， the more I enjoy them。 This was no exception。 Perhaps this has started with giving up on seeing much of Miss Marple。 The dotty old dear only arrived right at the end， and her input was mostly 'off camera'。 I enjoyed the humour （when it happened） in this book。 I can't remember chuckling at the others I have read。 I am curious to know if they continue in that line， or whether it was because of the narrator， Jerry。My inner feminist still has tantrums while reading。 I am trying to convince her that "it was the times"。 She is not very good at listening though。 Fortunately for Jerry， my inner feminist was not actually in earshot when he picked Megan out for her attire。 He might not have survived。 And as for the police。。。 hmmm。But this was still enjoyable and I will continue on my quest to read my way through the Marple books this year。 。。。more
thereadingcorner
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I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down！ I’ve only read a few Agatha Christie books but so far this is my favourite。 I especially loved the interaction between Jerry and Megan， so cute！The book is narrated by Jerry and while it is a Miss Marple book she isn’t in it very much。 The story is set in a small village called Lymstock （might have spelt this wrong） and the residents start to receive anonymous hate letters。 There is a suicide and then a murder which Jerry and Miss Marple wor I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down！ I’ve only read a few Agatha Christie books but so far this is my favourite。 I especially loved the interaction between Jerry and Megan， so cute！The book is narrated by Jerry and while it is a Miss Marple book she isn’t in it very much。 The story is set in a small village called Lymstock （might have spelt this wrong） and the residents start to receive anonymous hate letters。 There is a suicide and then a murder which Jerry and Miss Marple work together to solve。 。。。more
Niv
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yes i did just finish this in less than 14 hours of reading it， how did you guess I'm depressed？ owo yes i did just finish this in less than 14 hours of reading it， how did you guess I'm depressed？ owo 。。。more
Rachel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I didn't see the reveal coming at all！ It is also so refreshing to have a murder mystery without the mystery solver being at the forefront of the story！ I am slowly learning Agatha Christie author is a classic for a reason I didn't see the reveal coming at all！ It is also so refreshing to have a murder mystery without the mystery solver being at the forefront of the story！ I am slowly learning Agatha Christie author is a classic for a reason 。。。more
Beth
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3。5 Very tidy and a bit predictable。 I listened to this with the full BBC cast。
Nefeli
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There is often a bit of casual sexism in Agatha Christie's books which， for better or worse， I've learnt to ignore。 But in this one， it felt like there was outright misogyny which I'm still not sure if it was criticised or just。。。 there。 I hated the narrator and his inner monologues and it didn't feel at all like a Miss Marple book， which makes sense as she only appears towards the end and plays a minimal part in the story。Other than that， the mystery part was。。。 fine？ It's always fine at the ve There is often a bit of casual sexism in Agatha Christie's books which， for better or worse， I've learnt to ignore。 But in this one， it felt like there was outright misogyny which I'm still not sure if it was criticised or just。。。 there。 I hated the narrator and his inner monologues and it didn't feel at all like a Miss Marple book， which makes sense as she only appears towards the end and plays a minimal part in the story。Other than that， the mystery part was。。。 fine？ It's always fine at the very least， it's Agatha Christie。 。。。more
Ashley Kennedy
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Everything I was looking for in a mystery-- intriguing premise and a colorful cast of characters with varying degrees of deniability。 Although it's a Miss Marple mystery， she barely features in it， only turning up towards the end to crack the case。 Everything I was looking for in a mystery-- intriguing premise and a colorful cast of characters with varying degrees of deniability。 Although it's a Miss Marple mystery， she barely features in it， only turning up towards the end to crack the case。 。。。more
Elena
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Intreccio carino e interessante: lettere anonime in un villaggio di campagna sonnacchioso。 Una morte misteriosa e tutti i personaggi un po' sospetti， come nella migliore tradizione della Christie。 Miss Marple si vede troppo poco。 La soluzione le pare piovuta dal cielo。 Un po' troppo semplicistica。 Intreccio carino e interessante: lettere anonime in un villaggio di campagna sonnacchioso。 Una morte misteriosa e tutti i personaggi un po' sospetti， come nella migliore tradizione della Christie。 Miss Marple si vede troppo poco。 La soluzione le pare piovuta dal cielo。 Un po' troppo semplicistica。 。。。more
Giuls
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Non so se sia per il finale un po' deludente o per la quasi totale assenza di Miss Marple， ma mi ha lasciato con l'amaro in bocca。 Non so se sia per il finale un po' deludente o per la quasi totale assenza di Miss Marple， ma mi ha lasciato con l'amaro in bocca。 。。。more
Ronja *
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Ein sehr spannendes buch。Ich habe bis zur letzten seite mitgeraten wer den nun die Schattenhand ist。 Der plott ist gut aber es dauert ein bischen bis Mrs Marpel auftaucht aber das stört eigentlich nicht die Handlung。
Jonathan
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A fun enough read， breezy and featuring a few likeable/interesting characters。 But not one of Christie's best， and Marple only shows up towards the end。 Enjoyable and forgettable。 A fun enough read， breezy and featuring a few likeable/interesting characters。 But not one of Christie's best， and Marple only shows up towards the end。 Enjoyable and forgettable。 。。。more
Iza Brekilien
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Review coming up soon ！
Sabrina
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[3。5 stars] Probably one of my least favorite Christies so far。 I’m usually quiet forgiving about the sexism in Christie’s book due to the times she lived in but this was honestly a little too much for me。 The mystery wasn’t too interesting either and the love story was completely ridiculous。 However， it somehow reached a point where it was so ridiculous that it was funny again。 Despite everything， it definitely would be a lie to say that I didn’t enjoy this book at all but if I did not like Chr [3。5 stars] Probably one of my least favorite Christies so far。 I’m usually quiet forgiving about the sexism in Christie’s book due to the times she lived in but this was honestly a little too much for me。 The mystery wasn’t too interesting either and the love story was completely ridiculous。 However， it somehow reached a point where it was so ridiculous that it was funny again。 Despite everything， it definitely would be a lie to say that I didn’t enjoy this book at all but if I did not like Christie’s writing so much， I would probably have given it a lower rating。 。。。more
Ninaminacat
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Not really a Miss Marple mysteryIf you are hoping for a novel full of Miss Marple's character comparisons and informal investigative methods， you will be sadly disappointed。 She doesn't even make an appearance until about two thirds of the way through the book and her involvement is minimal。 However， the story itself is quite good and， although the denouement is credible， I didn't work out who the killer was - both plus points。 On the down side， the characters seem much larger than life， creatin Not really a Miss Marple mysteryIf you are hoping for a novel full of Miss Marple's character comparisons and informal investigative methods， you will be sadly disappointed。 She doesn't even make an appearance until about two thirds of the way through the book and her involvement is minimal。 However， the story itself is quite good and， although the denouement is credible， I didn't work out who the killer was - both plus points。 On the down side， the characters seem much larger than life， creating a melodramatic and even a comic feel to the book， which didn't appeal to me particularly。 （I rarely find comedy and detective stories mix well - but that is just my personal opinion。）。 Overall - 3。5 。。。more
Samantha
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3。5
Adna
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"U svačijem životu postoje skrivena poglavlja za koja se mnogi nadaju da možda nikad neće biti poznata。"Lijepa priča u lijepom gradu。 Uživala sam u preokretima i mnogim održivim zlikovcima ponuđenim u ovoj misteriji。 Priča započinje s Jerryjem， pripovjedačem koji se seli u zemlju - Lymstock - kako bi se opustio nakon užasne ozljede zajedno sa sestrom Joannom。 Kako priču pripovijeda Jerry i njegova je perspektiva bila dobra， jer je bila nova， bez ikakvih pristranosti。 Zanimljivo je njegovo razumi "U svačijem životu postoje skrivena poglavlja za koja se mnogi nadaju da možda nikad neće biti poznata。"Lijepa priča u lijepom gradu。 Uživala sam u preokretima i mnogim održivim zlikovcima ponuđenim u ovoj misteriji。 Priča započinje s Jerryjem， pripovjedačem koji se seli u zemlju - Lymstock - kako bi se opustio nakon užasne ozljede zajedno sa sestrom Joannom。 Kako priču pripovijeda Jerry i njegova je perspektiva bila dobra， jer je bila nova， bez ikakvih pristranosti。 Zanimljivo je njegovo razumijevanje stvari koje se događaju oko njega， mudar je i sam otkriva neke misteriozne stvari。 Postaje snažan lik u knjizi。 U ovoj knjizi bilo je misterije i romantike i iskreno sam uživala。 Mjesto i ljudi su bili sjajni i bilo je zabavno pokušati riješiti misteriju。 。。。more
Alejandro Talero
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Este fue un libro muy impresionante， para ser la primer novela que me lei de agatha christie fue muy bueno y me dejo enganchado。Muy buena historia y buenos personajes。
Mary BG
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3。5 stars。 A somewhat different tone to this murder mystery。 If I hadn't known who wrote it， I'm not sure I would have thought it was AC except for Miss Marple's very late and minimal appearance。 I enjoyed the book which has great characterizations， especially that of Megan who was unusual， interesting and endearing， and Mr。 Pye， eccentric， open， a good humored suspect with his colorful conversation。 Loved the dry humor banter of the brother/sister relationship。 Christie seems to like to contras 3。5 stars。 A somewhat different tone to this murder mystery。 If I hadn't known who wrote it， I'm not sure I would have thought it was AC except for Miss Marple's very late and minimal appearance。 I enjoyed the book which has great characterizations， especially that of Megan who was unusual， interesting and endearing， and Mr。 Pye， eccentric， open， a good humored suspect with his colorful conversation。 Loved the dry humor banter of the brother/sister relationship。 Christie seems to like to contrast the older generation with the new as in this quiet mystery where all the elements fit comfortably into a small village where normally nothing much happens。 。。。more
L。K。 Latham
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Christi continues to fascinate with Miss Marple's careful deductions and observations。 It still amazes me that Miss Marple is the principle character， yet she's not directly involved withe characters or the crime。 Christi proves， once again， sitting on the sidelines is often the best seat in the house。 Christi continues to fascinate with Miss Marple's careful deductions and observations。 It still amazes me that Miss Marple is the principle character， yet she's not directly involved withe characters or the crime。 Christi proves， once again， sitting on the sidelines is often the best seat in the house。 。。。more
Caro
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Pretty good。 I liked the story and the narration。 Interesting， intriguing and has plenty of twists。 Great for reading anytime。 I definitely did not see it coming。 A colorful cast of characters and personalities。 Enjoy！
Jess
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Miss Marple swoops in at the last minute to solve the mystery。 I didn’t love the narrator in this one， but I did enjoy the village setting and characters in general。
Yesel
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Miss Marple al rescate。 Sensacional。
Lori
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Es muy curioso la diferencia que se hace entre los criados y los que no lo son， la manera de llamar a todos Miss/Mister/Mistress seguido inmediatamente del apellido mientras que a los criados los llaman por su nombre de pila。Por otra parte， Megan y Joanna me resultan dos de los personajes femeninos más feministas e interesantes de la historia。 Me atrevo a creer que son parte de un reflejo de la personalidad de la misma Agatha。
Karenbike Patterson
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For some reason I found this mystery mildly amusing。 Someone "writes" anonymous letters to most of the village people。 They are cut out letters from books and typewritten envelopes。 They are mildly disgusting to people in the 1960s （I think）。 The local law thinks it is a woman。 Finally， in the last 30 pages the vicar's wife brings in Jane Marple who figures out the real killer。 The cliches in this novel are so rampant and exaggerated that you can't help but smile。 Plus the two newbies to the vil For some reason I found this mystery mildly amusing。 Someone "writes" anonymous letters to most of the village people。 They are cut out letters from books and typewritten envelopes。 They are mildly disgusting to people in the 1960s （I think）。 The local law thinks it is a woman。 Finally， in the last 30 pages the vicar's wife brings in Jane Marple who figures out the real killer。 The cliches in this novel are so rampant and exaggerated that you can't help but smile。 Plus the two newbies to the village who instantly know everyone find true love， buy their rental cottage， and stay on to live "happily ever after。" 。。。more
Bill
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The Moving Finger is the 3rd Miss Marple mystery by mystery author， Agatha Christie。 Having said that Jane Marple plays a very small， albeit critical role in this entertaining story。 The narrator and focus of the story is one Jerry Burton， a young man who， along with his lovely sister Joanna， has moved temporarily to the small country town of Lymstock， taking up rented accommodation from elderly Miss Barton。 Miss Barton， being somewhat down on her luck and experiencing monetary difficulties has The Moving Finger is the 3rd Miss Marple mystery by mystery author， Agatha Christie。 Having said that Jane Marple plays a very small， albeit critical role in this entertaining story。 The narrator and focus of the story is one Jerry Burton， a young man who， along with his lovely sister Joanna， has moved temporarily to the small country town of Lymstock， taking up rented accommodation from elderly Miss Barton。 Miss Barton， being somewhat down on her luck and experiencing monetary difficulties has rented out her house and moved herself and her maid into a smaller residence。 Jerry was a flyer and injured himself in a crash and his doctor sent him off to the country for rest and rehabilitation。Relaxation becomes something of an issue when the pair receive an anonymous letter implying that the two are not really brother / sister in very derogatory terms。 While they find this very disturbing， the pair， as they make rounds of the other villagers discover that they are not the only ones who have received such letters; Mr Symmington is having an affair with his clerk， etc etc。 For the first portion of the novel， we meet the other main characters as seen through Jerry and Joanna's eyes。 Mr。 Symmington， the lawyer and his fragile wife， their daughter， the unloved Megan who attaches herself to the Burton's， their nanny， young lovely Elsie Holland who cares for their two boys; the doctor Mr Griffiths and his busy body sister Aimee Griffiths; the quirky vicar's wife Mrs Dane Calthrop。 She has a habit of seeing right through you， telling you truths which make you feel uncomfortable。 Definitely my favorite character。The letters ultimately result in the death （by suicide） of one of the residents。 This brings in Inspector Nash， a competent， efficient police inspector who begins an investigation of the letters and who might have written them。 It's deemed that while the death might have been a suicide， the letter writer must bear a responsibility。 When another death， a murder takes place， the residents of town begin to suspect each other。Finally， about 3/4's of the way through this entertaining， flowing story， Mrs Dane Calthrop calls in an expert， who turns out to be Miss Marple。 And while she makes only small appearances to the story afterwards， she will be the source of the fascinating conclusion to the mystery。 I have to say that I've probably seen various TV versions of this story， featuring one or two of the wonderful actresses who portrayed Miss Marple。 And while I remembered the story and had a vague recollection of who might have committed the crimes， it still came as a pleasant surprise to me。 It's a short story but is peopled with wonderful characters， especially the Burtons and of course the wonderful Dane Calthrop and it flows so nicely and is light， airy and wonderful。 I really couldn't put it down and enjoyed everything about it。。。 well， there could have been more of Miss Marple。 （4。5 stars） 。。。more
Rachel Dietrich
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Enjoyed this book - knowing Miss Marple doesn’t arrive until the end helped my expectations。 She’s really not a major player at all。 It’s set in a small country town， so I expected it to have a slower， country-town feel。 Enjoyed the twist！
Sumido Letras
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En esta corta historia nuestra querida reina del misterio realza el viejo adagio de “pueblo chico infierno grande”。 Lymstock es un pequeño pueblo al que van a parar el aviador Jerry Burton y su hermana Joanna Burton en búsqueda de un lugar tranquilo para que el primero pudiera recuperarse de sus heridas físicas。A poco tiempo de su llegada los hermanos Burton se ven inmiscuidos en un problema que viene aquejando al pueblo hace un tiempo， reciben un anónimo que injuria la relación entre Joanna y J En esta corta historia nuestra querida reina del misterio realza el viejo adagio de “pueblo chico infierno grande”。 Lymstock es un pequeño pueblo al que van a parar el aviador Jerry Burton y su hermana Joanna Burton en búsqueda de un lugar tranquilo para que el primero pudiera recuperarse de sus heridas físicas。A poco tiempo de su llegada los hermanos Burton se ven inmiscuidos en un problema que viene aquejando al pueblo hace un tiempo， reciben un anónimo que injuria la relación entre Joanna y Jerry。La muerte no tarda en aparecer a causa de estas notas y las sospechas que apuntan a todos los miembros de esta pequeña sociedad están en boca de todos， en los que las principales sospechosas son las mujeres。Con personajes empáticos como Jerry， Joanna y la joven Megan sincera hasta la incomodidad。La aparición de la vieja conocida Miss Marple solo se da al final de la historia， y aunque resuelve el caso， su participación real es mínima。 。。。more
Julieta Bello
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La única crítica que se le puede hacer a la historia es que la participación de Miss Marple es ínfima hasta el final de ella， cuando explica la historia detrás de los anónimos。 Como estoy acostumbrada a las novelas más tardías， en las que Miss Marple tiene una participación activa en toda la obra， en este caso sentí que estuvo ausente。 La extensión de la historia es ideal para leerla en un par de días sin que resulte una lectura pesada。 Lo recomiendo mucho， es una historia redonda。
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