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“A Dead Man’s Folly” (Clara Z) . Published in 1956, “A Dead Man’s Folly” is a captivating fictive murder mystery. It was written by the well-known crime author, Agatha Christie . This novel has been adapted into a film twice: in 1986 and in 2013.          Hercule Poirot , a Belgian detective, is summoned to Nasse House by his friend, and crime writer, Adriane Oliver. She is organizing a fake murder hunt for Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs’s guests at the summer fête. At the last minute, Mrs. Oliver senses something sinister is going to happen and calls upon Poirot to find out what is happening before it is too late. The next day, a teenage girl is found dead during the fake murder hunt, which was scripted by Mrs. Oliver. It is now up to Poirot to lead the investigation. Beware, no one is who they seem.    “A Dead Man’s Folly” is an exciting and suspenseful novel that will leave you hanging until the very last page. I personally really enjoyed ...

    2IGCSE2 EGESI Chinomso November 2022 Mrs. Cnockeart   The clocks by AgathaChristie Published the 7 November 1963 Agatha Christie was born 15 September 1890 made the best-selling mystery novellas series of all time. “The clocks” is a mystery novella talking about how a young girl named Sheila Webb working at the Cavendish Secretarial Bureau. After arriving at 19 Wilbraham Crescent for a job she was expecting to walk in an elderly woman the only thing she found was the dead body of a stabbed man surrounded by four clocks announcing its 4:13PM even the cuckoo clock 3PM… I really enjoyed reading this novel throughout my vacation for several reasons: I loved the fact that even if Poirot solves the mystery, the story is mostly narrated by Colin Lamb, a British Special Agent. It adds a whole new parallel story to the main plot, first Colin Lamb struggling to solve the main crime, who is the murderer? And then Poirot resolving not only the main crime...

  _____________________________________________________________________________________ Blog entry Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice ______________________________________________________________________________________           Did you ever wonder how folks found love in the strictly-ordered society of the 19th century?        Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel written by Jane Austen and published in 1813. Austen’s work was very well welcomed by her audience of her day. The book has now sold over twenty million copies and paved the way for over a dozen of film adaptations : it still is, today, one of the most loved romance books of English literature! The book follows young and smart Elizabeth Bennet and her family through a rough and adventurous series of events: Mr. Bennet’s estate is unfortunately to be inherited by his nephew Mr. Collins. If th...

Paulo Coelho "Veronika Decides To Die" What book are we talking about? The book’s name is “ Veronika Decides To Die ”, it was written in 1998 by the famous Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho , he is also known for his others famous best sellers “ The Alchemist ” or “ 11 minutes ”.  Paulo Coelho  wrote many best sellers during his career, “Veronika decides to die” was an international best seller too, it had so much success that it was traduced in 88 different languages and adapted into movies that had success too. What is the book about? The main character of this book is called Veronika, as mentioned in its title. Veronika is a young and pretty Slovak woman who lives a pretty calm life in the city capital, Ljubljana around the 1980’s. But, as she lived in a convent, life wasn’t very pleasant there and she was tired of it. After much reflection, Veronika decides to die; however, she didn’t want a “painful” death. She then took place on her bed in her room at the convent and too...

  Agatha Christie “Third Girl”  Third Girl is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie . It was first published in 1966 in the UK and was turned into a movie in 2008. Therein, a young woman, Norma Restarick, asks help from Hercule Poirot because she thinks she might have committed a murder. But then, she tells Poirot that he’s too old to help her. How disrespectful! However, Poirot, feeling curious, pursues the case. He later finds out that one of his friends, Ariadne Oliver, sent this girl to him. Family dramas, drugs and murders… Will Poirot be able to solve this case? As a person who enjoys detective stories, I am passionate about this book. It has emotional, comedic and psychological aspects due to Norma’s state of mind, which makes the book very gripping. The characters are very original and interesting. There is also a mysterious side to them and thus we never know what they are capable of. They will always make you want to keep reading! Personally, my favorite cha...

  Wuthering Heights   During the October holidays, I read Emily Brontë ’s  Wuthering Heights. Her first and only work, from its first publication in 1847,it has never stopped shaping English literature.   The tale recounts Heathcliff’s vengeance upon the Earnshaw family. Mocked by Catherine, the woman he loves, because of his social status; the bohemian boy vanishes for three years. Against all odds, he not only comes back, he is now a wealthy fellow. With hatred engraved into his heart, Heathcliff brings misery upon those he wishes to destroy, slowly submerging them into despair. Let me say… Wuthering Heights is something. I think it has become my favorite book of the English language. How to start? The story is compelling, with such memorable and distinct characters. None of them are all black nor all white, only nuances. The scenery is gorgeous, drawing you among the misty, marshy moors. The wind howls within your ears, the rhythm of each page. This cl...

2IGCSE2 Edgar Cussaguet 2 nd 3 November 2022 Mrs C Neil Gaiman : Neverwhere Released in 1996, the book Neverwhere by Nei l Gaiman had huge success and was even made into a film, which did not however have as much fame. Richard Mayhew is a perfectly normal person, with a perfectly normal job, living a perfectly normal life in London. Richard is suddenly pulled into a whole new world when he tries to help a near dead girl on the street. He brings her home and is immediately brought into acquaintance with two very unsavoury killers. He finds that there is a whole new world underneath London : London Below, its’ existence unknown and ignored by the world above. To be able to stay alive, Richard must accompany a group of arguably crazy individuals who are taking on a suicidal quest which means certain death, but the alternative is worse because staying alone in an unknown hostile environment means death in a few hours. Danger lurks in every corner and...