The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

Flavia de Luce #2

Alan Bradley

384 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced
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Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey are over—until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 6,754 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 89%

adventurous: 69%

funny: 62%

lighthearted: 45%

dark: 17%

informative: 12%

emotional: 9%

relaxing: 9%

sad: 9%

tense: 9%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

challenging: 2%

reflective: 2%

Pace

24% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

41% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
3% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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