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Best-selling novelist George's fourth collection of short crime stories shows her skill at delivering distilled shocks to the reader's nervous system. In five fairly long tales, George serves up psychological detection in one, Stephen King-like horror in another, a puzzle mystery, a history mystery, and one that gives an O. Henry twist to the O. J. Simpson case. As in her novels, George is in absolute command of the stomach-wrenching realization and the sudden, sickening turn of events. Only one story, "Exposure," falters. This is a reworking, with a new point of view and a new victim, of an old George story based on murder on an architectural tour of a stately home. George's tone is inexplicably acidic and mean-spirited toward all her characters in this one story, making the reader uneasy for all the wrong reasons. The introductions provided for each story are marvelous in themselves, offering insights into George's working methods and thought processes. Her introduction to "The Surprise of His Life," for example, examines both the possible motivation and time line in the O. J. Simpson case and her transformation of this material into an effectively creepy story. Jealousy, greed, obsession, rats, Richard III, and bioterror--what more could a crime collection have? Connie Fletcher
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George, author of the deservedly popular Thomas Lynley/Barbara Havers mysteries, tries her hand at the short story form with this collection of five tales. Each story is introduced by George, who describes how she came to write it. "Exposure" is a condensed version of a Thomas Lynley mystery, while both "The Surprise of His Life" and the title story mix horror with humor to portray the desperate acts of men at mid-life, ending with a wittily vindictive twist that will appeal to fans of Ruth Rendell. "Good Fences Aren't Always Enough" probes a clash between a fiercely family-oriented young mother and her new neighbor, an aging, eccentric Russian immigrant. In "Remember I'll Always Love You," Charlie Lawton, a grieving young widow, sets out to find her deceased husband's estranged family and discovers a deadly secret. George, whose last novel, A Traitor to Memory, ran to nearly 800 pages, excels at writing in a more condensed way. Satisfying and memorable, this collection is highly recommended for most public libraries.
--Jane la Plante, Minot State Univ. Lib., ND
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--Jane la Plante, Minot State Univ. Lib., ND
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Nachdem ich Elizabeth Georges intensiven Roman "Gott schütze dieses Haus" nahezu verschlungen hatte, wollte ich unbedingt mehr von der amerikanischen Krimiautorin lesen. So hab ich dann "I, Richard" aufs Geratewohl gekauft - und wurde wieder nicht enttäuscht.
"I, Richard" versammelt insgesamt 5 Krimikurzgeschichten, die vor allem durch ihren lockeren, flüssig geschriebenen Stil, eine kräftige Prise Ironie und einen stets unverhofften finalen Twist überzeugen und viel Lesespaß bereiten.
Während die erste Geschichte mit dem Titel "Exposure" von einem Raub und einer Gruppe von Studenten der Britischen Architekturgeschichte handelt, befasst sich die Folgegeschichte "The Surprise of his Life" mit einem vor Eifersucht rasenden Ehegatten. "Good Fences Aren't Always Enough" bildet das Mittelstück - und dank einer etwas gruslig angehauchten Atmosphäre, einer stetig ansteigenden Spannungsschraube und herrlich bissigen Zwischentönen ist die Geschichte über eine merkwürdige, neue Nachbarin in einer amerikanischen Vorstadtsiedlung insgeheim auch das Highlight dieser Sammlung. Bei "Remember, I'll always love you" sollte man nicht zuviel verraten, um den Überraschungseffekt nicht zu zerstören, deshalb nur soviel: Was ebenfalls wie eine weitere Eifersuchtsgeschichte beginnt, nimmt schließlich eine völlig unerwartete 360°-Wendung, um in einem furiosen, garantiert unvorhersehbaren Finale zu gipfeln. Die 5. und letzte Kurzgeschichte der Sammlung, das titelgebende "I, Richard", ist ein Mix aus einer Dreiecksgeschichte der Gegenwart und historischen Fakten und Fiktionen um Richard III. und bildet einen unterhaltsamen und gelungenen Abschluß.
Obwohl die fünf Geschichten keinerlei Zusammenhang zueinander aufweisen, so harmonisieren sie dennoch miteinander und unterhalten köstlichst. Abgerundet wird das Ganze mit Einleitungen Elizabeth Georges zu jeder ihrer fünf Geschichten, in denen sie aus dem Nähkästchen plaudert und beschreibt, was sie jeweils dazu veranlasst hat, die betreffende Kurzgeschichte zu schreiben.
Wer gerne Krimis und/oder Kurzgeschichten liest, die voller Ironie sind und bei denen ein Haken nach dem anderen geschlagen wird, der ist bei "I, Richard" definitiv an der richtigen Stelle.
"I, Richard" versammelt insgesamt 5 Krimikurzgeschichten, die vor allem durch ihren lockeren, flüssig geschriebenen Stil, eine kräftige Prise Ironie und einen stets unverhofften finalen Twist überzeugen und viel Lesespaß bereiten.
Während die erste Geschichte mit dem Titel "Exposure" von einem Raub und einer Gruppe von Studenten der Britischen Architekturgeschichte handelt, befasst sich die Folgegeschichte "The Surprise of his Life" mit einem vor Eifersucht rasenden Ehegatten. "Good Fences Aren't Always Enough" bildet das Mittelstück - und dank einer etwas gruslig angehauchten Atmosphäre, einer stetig ansteigenden Spannungsschraube und herrlich bissigen Zwischentönen ist die Geschichte über eine merkwürdige, neue Nachbarin in einer amerikanischen Vorstadtsiedlung insgeheim auch das Highlight dieser Sammlung. Bei "Remember, I'll always love you" sollte man nicht zuviel verraten, um den Überraschungseffekt nicht zu zerstören, deshalb nur soviel: Was ebenfalls wie eine weitere Eifersuchtsgeschichte beginnt, nimmt schließlich eine völlig unerwartete 360°-Wendung, um in einem furiosen, garantiert unvorhersehbaren Finale zu gipfeln. Die 5. und letzte Kurzgeschichte der Sammlung, das titelgebende "I, Richard", ist ein Mix aus einer Dreiecksgeschichte der Gegenwart und historischen Fakten und Fiktionen um Richard III. und bildet einen unterhaltsamen und gelungenen Abschluß.
Obwohl die fünf Geschichten keinerlei Zusammenhang zueinander aufweisen, so harmonisieren sie dennoch miteinander und unterhalten köstlichst. Abgerundet wird das Ganze mit Einleitungen Elizabeth Georges zu jeder ihrer fünf Geschichten, in denen sie aus dem Nähkästchen plaudert und beschreibt, was sie jeweils dazu veranlasst hat, die betreffende Kurzgeschichte zu schreiben.
Wer gerne Krimis und/oder Kurzgeschichten liest, die voller Ironie sind und bei denen ein Haken nach dem anderen geschlagen wird, der ist bei "I, Richard" definitiv an der richtigen Stelle.
Format:Taschenbuch
Short stories that contain mysteries are a challenge. You cannot do much character development, add many plot details nor use extensive red herrings.
Ms. George's writing holds up surprisingly well in this format considering that she normally pens novels that run 500-600 pages. The charm of her work is that she loves ironies, and provides us with some delicious ones.
In Exposure, Thomas Lynley and Lady Helen are visiting Lynley's aunt while some of the heritage silver is pinched by a tour group. A man dies in the process. Can Lynley sort out the crime before this turns into an even bigger problem?
In The Surprise of His Life, a middle-aged man finds himself having ED problems and grows concerned that his young wife is obtaining satisfaction elsewhere. He becomes obsessed with stopping this cuckolding . . . with unexpected results.
Good Fences Aren't Enough is a sad commentary on how we can become accustomed to anything . . . and actually seek out the perverse. A new neighbor moves in and doesn't keep up the property values. Her neighbors decide to do something about it and get more than they bargained for.
Remember, I'll Always Love You reminds of the best of O'Henry's short stories. Just before he dies, a husband shares that wonderful sentiment with his wife. Only with time can she put the comment into its proper context.
I, Richard is the opposite of the last story . . . about getting a gift that you didn't want but that someone else would assume that you did. It has a wonderful background in historical references to Richard III that will appeal to those who enjoyed The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.
The weakness of the stories is that the irony is usually too easy to anticipate. For that reason, Remember, I'll Always Love You works best . . . because the irony is better disguised.
Ms. George's writing holds up surprisingly well in this format considering that she normally pens novels that run 500-600 pages. The charm of her work is that she loves ironies, and provides us with some delicious ones.
In Exposure, Thomas Lynley and Lady Helen are visiting Lynley's aunt while some of the heritage silver is pinched by a tour group. A man dies in the process. Can Lynley sort out the crime before this turns into an even bigger problem?
In The Surprise of His Life, a middle-aged man finds himself having ED problems and grows concerned that his young wife is obtaining satisfaction elsewhere. He becomes obsessed with stopping this cuckolding . . . with unexpected results.
Good Fences Aren't Enough is a sad commentary on how we can become accustomed to anything . . . and actually seek out the perverse. A new neighbor moves in and doesn't keep up the property values. Her neighbors decide to do something about it and get more than they bargained for.
Remember, I'll Always Love You reminds of the best of O'Henry's short stories. Just before he dies, a husband shares that wonderful sentiment with his wife. Only with time can she put the comment into its proper context.
I, Richard is the opposite of the last story . . . about getting a gift that you didn't want but that someone else would assume that you did. It has a wonderful background in historical references to Richard III that will appeal to those who enjoyed The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.
The weakness of the stories is that the irony is usually too easy to anticipate. For that reason, Remember, I'll Always Love You works best . . . because the irony is better disguised.
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I love Elizabeth George's novels; I disliked this book
28. März 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I'm a great Elizabeth George fan. She is one of a small number of writers whose works I buy in hardbound.
But I'm afraid she's no short story writer.
The collection gets off to a bad start with "Exposure," which ought to be interesting to George fans because of the presence of detective Thomas Lynley. But the story is a mess. I don't understand the perpetrator's motive. The "puzzle" aspect is poorly presented--we're not really given enough of a clue to solve the puzzle ourselves. The perpetrator actually commits two crimes--and I don't believe that the methods used to commit either crime would have worked in real life.
Three of the the stories feature "O. Henry endings," none of which, in my opinion, quite come off.
The title story, "I, Richard" intertwines a sort of pseudo-mystery story concerning the truth about Richard III and the Princes in the Tower, with a modern-day murder story. Unfortunately, to someone who isn't a "Ricardian," the Richard III part is muddled and boring--and the framing murder mystery is unbelievable, except for the ending--which is all too predictable.
Similar motifs recur in several of the stories--giving a slightly stale or repetitious flavor to the collection.
Perhaps the best is "Good Fences Aren't Always Enough," which comes close to being sad and touching. But all of them, even this one, read more like extended jokes than like real stories. The characters in them are paper cutouts. The author's attitude toward her characters is remote and almost contemptuous. She never seems involved with them, nor do we. The stories succeed neither as slices of life nor as clever little clockwork gadgets.
And, incidentally, the book is a rather poor value. There are only five stories in it. It's thin, the type is large, and the lines are widely spaced. By my estimate, it contains roughly about 70,000 words (for [money amount]) or about one-fifth as many as "A Traitor to Memory" ([money amount]). Distinctly short measure, to my way of thinking.
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A major disappointment
27. November 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
It has always been worth waiting a year for a George novel - One of my favorite authors. But this book of short stories - not a novel is very disappointing and the stories are not up to her usual fine writings.
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Disappointing offering from a favorite...
1. Dezember 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
Fans of Elizabeth George will be disappointed in I, Richard. The quality of the short stories may not be George's best work, but they are an enjoyable read if you like either the approach or want to read everything written by a favorite author.
What was very disappointing is that all of these stories have been published previously (one was slightly changed from the original version), but this is not noted anywhere in the book. This slim book appears to be not much more than an attempt to take advantage of unknowing buyers.
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