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Title: Spider's Web by Agatha Christie, Charles Osborne, Hugh Fraser ISBN: 1-57270-205-2 Publisher: The Audio Partners Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (14 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Osborne manages to be Christie 'Lite'
Comment: Agatha Christie is the Master of the sophisticated, too-too British, country manor murder mystery. All that I have to SEE is her name on a book and I grab it up fast as I can! That's how I became the owner of Spider's Web at a recent book sale.
After reading the first few pages it didn't have that cozy, snuggle into the book feeling of a Christie and I couldn't figure out why. Finally (LIGHT BULB) I examined the cover and "saw" Charles Osborne's name. With a little digging I uncovered the true facts: This is indeed a Christie. An adaptation of her play, turned into a novel by Charles Osborne.
It has some small charm, but leaves me wanting the full-bodied robust flavor of 'Ten Little Indians' which was referred to in the text of this book.
When I finally understood WHAT it was I was reading (adaptation of a Christie play, written by another) I was able to finish the book, but under Osborne's hand, the elements of the stage production are not well hidden. When character's come into the room, it is an Entrance. There is an artificial flow to everything that is written, as though it were still a stage play complete with stage directions for each character's actions.
Clarissa is 'breezy', her husband Henry 'bumbling', Pippa --- 'hungry'. All Fun for the stage and giving the viewer something to identify, but not very satisfactory for a murder mystery novel.
So, gentle reader, if you are looking for vintage Christie, don't be fooled by the cover. You won't find it here.
Rating: 2
Summary: Sorry Agatha...
Comment: I was thrilled after searching for years to find a transcript for "spider's web" that it was available as a novel. The thrill was soon gone. How one can manage to turn a most charming play in a bore is a mystery to me. The large print didn't help neither. You will be better off watching the movie with Glynis Johns and John Justin or the more recent BBC tv-adaption starring Penelope Keith as the perfect Clarissa.
Rating: 3
Summary: cute and entertaining
Comment: The Unexpected Guest was, in my opinion, Osborne's best adaption, so it was hard to follow that. However, like all Christie's stories, this one does have some really well drawn characters. The nosy gardener with the boisterous laugh has to be one of her best supporting players. Even when she's annoying, she's a howl. Not great but still a nice addition to the
A.C. canon.
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Title: Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie ISBN: 0312975120 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Black Coffee by Agatha Christie, Charles Osborne ISBN: 0312970072 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Hollow by Agatha Christie ISBN: 042506784X Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie ISBN: 0451199871 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie ISBN: 0312979770 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 17 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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