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jess10adam's review against another edition
3.0
It's not as good as the others in the series. But still a great series and I am having a blast reading through them. So glad my dad suggested them.
lobo1tomia's review against another edition
4.0
Blockban lehet bízni, hogy kiváló történettel örvendezteti meg az olvasót, s mint mondom itt aztán van minden ami klasszikus krimiben várható. Még tea és nyugalmazott katonatiszt is, aki azonnal segítségére siet betörőnknek a nyomozás lefolytatásában. Közben meg író és olvasó egyaránt lubickol a motívumokban, fordulatokban, amelyek ismerősek lehetnek és mégis sikerül kicsit meglepni minket vele az írónak. Bernie persze megint csal a nyomozás vége előtt – igaz most elég zseniális húzással –, de mire mindenkit összeterel a nagy leleplezésre a könyvtárban, kivételesen én is sejtettem, ki lesz a hunyó. Csak az volt kérdéses, hogy vajon miért. S aztán a végső poénok is eléggé lehengerlőek, mert kiderül, hogy irodalmi legendákat lerombolni nagyon nem illik.
Bernie tehát elutazott, behavazodótt, Poirot játszott és elszórakoztatott. S még azt is kihozta belőlem, hogy nagy szavakat használjak, ha a regényről beszélek.(Hiszen Bernie itt már szinte posztmodern mélységekbe merül az intertextualitás vizén.) S ezzel a szöveggel komoly irodalmárokat is rá lehet venni, hogy Blockot olvassanak.
Részletesen: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2011/09/14/lawrence_block_a_betoro_akit_temetni_veszelyes/
Bernie tehát elutazott, behavazodótt, Poirot játszott és elszórakoztatott. S még azt is kihozta belőlem, hogy nagy szavakat használjak, ha a regényről beszélek.(Hiszen Bernie itt már szinte posztmodern mélységekbe merül az intertextualitás vizén.) S ezzel a szöveggel komoly irodalmárokat is rá lehet venni, hogy Blockot olvassanak.
Részletesen: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2011/09/14/lawrence_block_a_betoro_akit_temetni_veszelyes/
em_beddedinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
it was amazing. My kind of cozy comfy mystery. I loved this book from page one, and was thoroughly interesting except for the last few pages, where the motives etc. were being described, by the time, anyone with half a brain will be able to deduce the intentions of the killer. The dialogues were biting and humorous. I could not help laughing out loud many a time. The plot is set in a comfortable 'English countryside' mansion in America, where guests come for rest and relaxation. The protagonist is a bookseller cum Collector of rare books (who doesn;t mind stooping to burglary to get precious books ) and his platonic girl friend who are forced to be shut in in a snowed in mansion. On day one itself there is a murder, followed by sabotage which forces all house guests to stay inside and suspect each other and the mansion workers. There is a good tidbit about older mystery writers and their lives. On the whole I enjoyed it thoroughly.
One word of caution - those who love serious fiction/philosophy and who look upon to improve themselves, please keep away. This book is nothing but a fun read, but a thoroughly good one at that.
One word of caution - those who love serious fiction/philosophy and who look upon to improve themselves, please keep away. This book is nothing but a fun read, but a thoroughly good one at that.
mburnamfink's review against another edition
3.0
It must be that time of year where I read a ton of formulaic fiction to clear my mind. Bernie Rhodenbarr is back, with another disastrous love affair, another lost piece of pop-culture ephemera (A first edition Raymond Chandler autographed to Dashiell Hammett), and a corpse. The setting is a snowbound B&B masquerading as an English country estate, and with the bodies piling up, Bernie needs to find out the real killer and abscond with his priceless first edition. There's some cleverness as Block contrast the tropes of the 'English drawing room murder mystery' with the 'American hard-boiled noir' story, which a mystery fan will obvious enjoy, but this book might be a little bit too twee and hit a little too close to the obvious plot points to be a proper deconstruction. Not bad, per se, and if you're on a beach and this book is nearby why not, but nothing you need to seek out either.
ericwelch's review against another edition
5.0
Lawrence Block's latest Bernie Rhodenbarr novel, The Burglar in the Library is based on the premise that [b:Raymond Chandler|2052|The Big Sleep|Raymond Chandler|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AGA624Z5L._SL75_.jpg|1222673] inscribed a copy of [b:The Long Sleep|183657|Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (Princess Tales)|Gail Carson Levine|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223642429s/183657.jpg|2583] to Dashiell Hammett, gave it to him, and then the book was inadvertently left at the place where the two had met for drinks. That building, an old mansion, became a classic English style inn, and Bernie has high hopes the book, now worth a fortune, is still stuck in with the other titles in the huge library. He and Carolyn his lesbian, dog-grooming friend, spend the weekend there. Soon there are bodies everywhere, they are snowed in, the rope bridge has been cut, and the guests all begin to suspect each.Not only that but Bernie' sex-girlfriend (ex- by only a week) up with a new husband for her honeymoon is one of the guests. That complicates things.
This is really one of Block's absolute best. It has the side splitting wisecracks and Bernie' constant reference to books and authors — he is, after all, a bookseller when he' not burgling. Block is obviously well-read and I' added several new authors to the thousands on my list. Not only that, but this book pays homage to two great genres of mystery: the classic English and the great Philip Marlowe detective stories. This one is not to be missed.
This is really one of Block's absolute best. It has the side splitting wisecracks and Bernie' constant reference to books and authors — he is, after all, a bookseller when he' not burgling. Block is obviously well-read and I' added several new authors to the thousands on my list. Not only that, but this book pays homage to two great genres of mystery: the classic English and the great Philip Marlowe detective stories. This one is not to be missed.
guiltyfeat's review
3.0
So lightweight but still fun. There's a world of difference between Matthew Scudder and Bernie Rhodenbarr. This one pays homage to the kind of genteel country house murder mystery that I've never read while simultaneously referencing Chandler and Hammett. Silly fun.
mj123's review
3.0
At some level you know what you're going to get with an author of Lawrence Block's skill. Excellently written prose and a story that makes sense.
In this book we have Bernie going off to an English style cottage where rather than relax and steal he feels compelled to solve a murder mystery.
To me this book was a little more pedantic that his average book as he repeatedly went through the facts. I didn't really find that it was that easy to follow his logic as he solved the case.
Pretty good read but not a classic
In this book we have Bernie going off to an English style cottage where rather than relax and steal he feels compelled to solve a murder mystery.
To me this book was a little more pedantic that his average book as he repeatedly went through the facts. I didn't really find that it was that easy to follow his logic as he solved the case.
Pretty good read but not a classic
sarah42783's review
3.0
What a fun read! I'd never heard of Bernie Rhodenbarr before joining this ray but this definitely won't be the last I read of him:) I particularly liked the characters and enjoyed the way Lawrence Block plays around with the "English countryside-type mystery".