Despite its lightness, The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag is a dark novel, dealing with the death of a child and the deceptions that both preceded and followed that tragic event. Despite its lightness, The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag is a dark novel, dealing with the death of a child and the deceptions that both preceded and followed that tragic event. Start by marking “The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. I loved the books - I read them with audiobooks though. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Delightful! I have heard good things about this series from others. I liked the novel less than the first one as I could not connect with the characters in the beginning and I was a little bit annoyed by Flavia. All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can't solve--without Flavia's help. Tweet. As long as she turns up for meals no one seems to wonder about what she is up to. Does the book read better than the blurb, since sentence structure seemed odd? For Flavia, the questions are intriguing enough to make her put aside her chemistry experiments and schemes of vengeance against her insufferable big sisters. The Weed That Strings the Hangmans Bag PDF book (Flavia de Luce) (Flavia de Luce Series) Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Just $39 for 12 months or Astride Gladys, her trusty bicycle, Flavia sets out from the de Luces' crumbling family mansion in search of Bishop’s Lacey’s deadliest secrets. Spam Free: Your email is never shared with anyone; opt out any time. There are no spoilers in what follows, but if you loved the first one and are excited for this one, read no further. Another delightful murder mystery in which Flavia de Luce is miles ahead of the police. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. This book is deserving of 10 stars if I could give them. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published. It is 1950 and Flavia becomes embroiled in a mystery when she stumbles across a woman sobbing on a gravestone. I decided to finally give it a chance. March 25th 2010 From Dagger Award–winning and internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley comes this utterly beguiling mystery starring one of fiction's most remarkable sleuths: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders. Having loved the first in this series, I was delighted to meet up with Flavia again. She is a great detective and chemist and is sure to do good things as she gets older. Maybe it makes a difference. New York: Delacorte Press, 2010. Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. Mar 2010 Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info, and giveaways by email. Undeniably fun, though. But who’d do such a thing, and why? Flavia de Luce, the eleven year old sleuth and chemist obsessed with poison, meets famous TV star and puppeteer, Rupert Porson and his assistant Nialla, who are stranded in their broken down van. Very precocious and highly astute and observant. THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN’S BAG. The beloved puppeteer has had his own strings sizzled, but who'd do such a thing and why? Of course things might be different if her mother hadn't died at her birth and it was left to her distant father and two hateful sisters (who Flavia may end up poisoning before the series ends) to bring her up. What would you do? And that exactly what Flavia does in Alan Bradley's second Flavia de Luce mastery, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag. [Alan Bradley] -- Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, sets out to solve the murder of a beloved puppeteer. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, however I think The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag stands well as a stand-alone book as well as part of a series. England in the 1950s must have been a golden time for childhood. I'm enjoying this series without loving it; it's the epitome of the 3.5 star series for me, much like Alexander McCall Smith's Scotland Street series. It is 1950 and Flavia becomes embroiled in a mystery when she stumbles across a woman sobbing on a gravestone. Get this from a library! All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can't solve--without Flavia's help. Buy in the UK | Buy in Canada: Flavia de Luce, eleven-year-old apprentice poisoner, certainly knows how to set a narrative hook. Ver. I think this will be a fun series. Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? This time is she trying to find out who killed the famous puppeteer Rupert Porson and she does her usual way, by being curious, listening to gossip and putting two and two together. $12 for 3 months. They agree to put on a performance of Jack and the Beanstalk for the residents of Bishop's Lacey and Flavia swings into action to help set it up. Book Summary Flavia de Luce applies her skills in the chemistry lab to solving the murder of a master puppeteer, a case that is further complicated by her tormenting sisters. It is hard to remember she is only 11 years old. By and by Alan Bradley has made an incredible showing with regards to relating the tale of Flavia deLuce, that kid virtuoso who was initially presented in his first novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Creepy, violent, and propulsive; a standout gothic mystery. Flavia is such an engaging, quirky character as are the rest of her household. Oh Flavia! Oh, delicious young poisoner Flavia de Luce, cousin to Wednesday Addams, Sherlock Holmes as an 11 year-old girl. The fun of these books is the delightful fantasy of Eng-er-land post-WWII seen through the eyes of eleven-year-old Flavia, daughter of decayed privilege. Suppose you're at a puppet show and the puppeteer falls from the rafters, dead. His adult stories have been broadcast on CBC radio and published in various literary journals. Note! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What of the vicar's odd ministrations to the catatonic woman in the dovecote? Much in the style of the highly esteemed Miss Marple. I'm enjoying this series without loving it; it's the epitome of the 3.5 star series for me, much like Alexander McCall Smith's Scotland Street series. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: A Flavia De Luce Mystery. That changed soon enough and the book became entertaining, as I was expecting. It’s really fun and clever. Such a funny, smart-ass. I think the mystery was better crafted in the first book. Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Flavia thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacy are over—and then Rupert Porson has an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. We’d love your help. Does the madwoma. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. 5. This one was quite sad due to the subject matter. Her second adventure begins, "I was lying dead in the churchyard. Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she’s letting on? by Alan Bradley. I don't read books like this and yet here I am with book two under my belt and looking forward to book three. This time, Flavia finds herself untangling two deaths—separated by time but linked by the unlikeliest of threads. Comic and irreverent, this entry is sure to build further momentum for the series." Or if you do, don't complain to me that I killed your joy. Publication Information. It's not an accident. - Kirkus Reviews She is a great detective and chemist and is sure to do good things as she gets older. The cast of characters is growing on me, and I like the way there are some bigger story arcs developing (why do Flavia's sisters hate her so much? The irony, the wit and the revealing portrayal of 1950s English village life, is both hilarious and horrible. And she's only 11! I can't tell you how much it bothers me to have an eleven-year-old thinking things like ", This series is growing on me. I think I liked this second book even better than I did the first book in the series, even though I didn’t get to experience the same novelty of Flavia as a character. The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag is the second Flavia de Luce book, the first being The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. She makes a formidable detective. The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag works more as an outright sequel to the earlier book than as a stand-alone novel, so readers new to the series may need to consult the previous novel to get up to speed on Flavia’s family dynamics and love of all things poisonous. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Audiobook CD) : Bradley, Alan : Bishop's Lacey, England, 1950: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, sets out to solve the murder of a beloved puppeteer. I love this series, especially the feisty 11 year old Flavia deLuce at the centre of it all. Flavia is left totally alone to roam the countryside on her bike, visit whoever she wants and poke her nose in wherever she wants. I could only barely make it through one Harry Potter novel even though they are very imaginative and popular. The weed that strings the hangman's bag. The plot's a little on the thin side, but I don't care. I loathe the adjective “precocious” and usually, fictional youths dubbed that way. "There's not a reader alive who wouldn't want to watch Flavia in her lab concocting some nefarious brew." Most troubling of all is Porson’s assistant, the charming but erratic Nialla. 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