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A String of Pearls
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The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish.
The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish.
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Se avete letto I misteri di Parigi di Sue o quello di Marsiglia di Zola, vi.ritroveete i medesimi ingredienti e trascorrerete alcune.gradevolimore di lettura. Se, come me, eravate alla ricerca del testo dal quale pensavate fosse stato tratto l'omonimo film con Johnny Depp o l'omonimo musical, chiude
Excelente historia, me gusto mucho la narrativa ya que tiene cierto toque de comicidad oscura, que logra arrancarte una carcajada a pesar de que el relato sea de un degollamiento (sumamente difícil lograr eso). Tiene muchos personajes sombríos, y de fondo un romance que queda completamente relegado
3.5*
Here's my interpretation of what this novel is about (spoilers ahead).
It's about industrialization and the plight of the poor. Mrs. Lovett's assistant works in a basement that he can't leave. He works with machines and gets barked orders from a disembodied voice (Lovett), as if the orders are coming
I really wish the writing style were less verbose. This would be a perfect if the pacing were better and 40% of this book were gone. Having not seen any adaptation of this book, I went into it hoping for a sensational story and I definitely got that, but I think the musical will take advantage of th
Poštujući vreme i način nastanka romana,koji je postao kamen temeljac žanra,zanemarujući nezgrapnu narativnu liniju,četvorka.
The String of Pearls is quite simply, pure reading pleasure, if a story about murders, enslavement, cannibalism, and a demented barber floats your boat. In this case, it certainly floats mine. The four stars I've given it here indicate my RFQ, or reading-fun quotient.
I have a wee bit about plot (an
This tale of mystery and horror features the infamous ‘demon barber’, Sweeney Todd. Lieutenant Thornhill goes into Todd’s shop never to be seen again- others also seem to have disappeared in the creepy barber’s shop. But what did he do with them? Col. Jeffrey and the heroine Johanna Oakley set out t
4,5
Basada en la adaptación cinematográfica de Tim Burton, siempre sostuve que la historia de Sweeney Todd era de mis favoritas. Vemos a un tipo dolido, un alma en pena que solo puede obtener un poco de calidez en su interior a través de la venganza, de la sangre que resbala desde la yugular hasta lo