If you haven’t read this series yet – please do. "[9] Orion's Bill Massey agreed, remarking that "it was just a chapter, but it was so outstanding that it made me realise he is a real talent, and that he had an idea that could be a really terrific series. Sähköpostiisi pitäisi nyt tulla vahvistusviesti – jos ei sitä näy, tarkista roskapostikansiosi. Flavia connects with readers from all over the world. Flavia De Luce is a character who is loved by people of all ages. Flavia solves different cases in the books. "[17], Todd, Paula. LEARN MORE. The books that Alan Bradley wrote about Flavia De Luce take place in England. Now that you’ve got some of the basics, let’s talk about how to approach this series. Whether you're 11 or 111, Flavia de Luce is the perfect protagonist for you. Will Reacher jump the shark? NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Alan Bradley, author of the most award-winning series debut of any year, returns with another irresistible Flavia de Luce novel. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Flavia de Luce—“part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (The New York Times Book Review)—takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in this captivating mystery. It’s 1950 and Flavia lives with her widower father and two older sisters at Buckshaw, a crumbling estate in the English countryside that has been in the family for generations. [5] Reviewer Lucy Clark compared Bradley's style to that of Agatha Christie, calling The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie a "delightfully old-fashioned mystery. So there you have it. Emme hauku kirjoja, mutta se ei tarkoita, että olisimme kritiikittömiä – jos kirja on huono, se jätetään kokonaan arvioimatta, koska hyviäkin kirjoja on niin paljon, että huonoihin ei kannata aikaa ja vaivaa haaskata. Alan Bradley isn’t ready to have Flavia grow up yet. Bradley was able to relate to the story he created for the character. This is a bizarre case for the preteen. Set in the English countryside in 1950, it features Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old amateur sleuth who pulls herself away from her beloved chemistry lab in order to clear her father in a murder investigation. Flavia is especially jealous of her oldest sister because, at 17, she is the only one of the three girls with memories of their mother, Harriet, a free spirit who disappeared on a mountaineering adventure in Tibet 10 years earlier and is presumed dead. "[20] Reviewer Paula Todd for The Globe and Mail (Canada), however, was not impressed. “If there is a thing I truly despise, it is being addressed as ‘dearie.’ When I write my magnum opus, A Treatise Upon All Poison, and come to “Cyanide,” I am going to put under “Uses” the phrase “Particularly efficacious in the cure of those who call one ‘Dearie.’” I mean, the girl has a point.