- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Paperbacks; Reprint edition (July 3 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140077715
- ISBN-13: 978-0140077711
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,142,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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First in a new crime series featuring academic and ex-policeman Homer Kelly, this novel is written by award-winning author Jane Langton. When the Emily Dickinson centenary celebrations are disrupted by disappearances, arson and murder, Homer Kelly investigates.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Emily Dickinson Lives!,
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This review is from: Emily Dickinson Is Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
I chose the book because a friend is an Emily Dickinson fan, I'm a mystery fan, I was charmed by the author's sketches, and delighted by the snippets of Dickinson's poetry. What a fine discovery! The characters are complex, subtle, and interesting. The college town setting is vivid. The plot had unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing. I learned something about the workings of dams and reservoirs, and I learned something about Emily Dickinson and her poetry, enough so I followed up "Emily Dickinson is Dead" by reading her biography. This was my first Jane Langton book. She has managed to do what a lot of writers only aspire to -- her writing is so transparent I forget the story and setting were coming to me through print on a page.
1.0 out of 5 stars
I DID NOT like it and wouldn't recommend it either.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Emily Dickinson Is Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
"Emily Dickinson is Dead" is one book that I didn't enjoy out of the 4 on my summer reading list...what a slow beginning. The title made it seem like it was a book about Emily Dickinson, but instead it was about a conference to celebrate the 100th anniversary of her death.... that didn't include women and a fat girl who tried to kill a pretty one (who disappeared anyways) by burning down a building and who ended up being killed...what about Emily Dickinson HERSELF??? THAT'S who I thought the book was going to be about...not a bunch of confused people. I didn't expect it to be a biography or anything, just not what it was.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Emily Dickinson Lives!,
By Cynthia Riggs - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Emily Dickinson Is Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
I chose the book because a friend is an Emily Dickinson fan, I'm a mystery fan, I was charmed by the author's sketches, and delighted by the snippets of Dickinson's poetry. What a fine discovery! The characters are complex, subtle, and interesting. The college town setting is vivid. The plot had unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing. I learned something about the workings of dams and reservoirs, and I learned something about Emily Dickinson and her poetry, enough so I followed up "Emily Dickinson is Dead" by reading her biography. This was my first Jane Langton book. She has managed to do what a lot of writers only aspire to -- her writing is so transparent I forget the story and setting were coming to me through print on a page.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Marvelous Characters tangled in a Whimisical plot,
By Paris Sangrene - Published on Amazon.com
I have to totally disagree with the previous review. I found this Homer Kelly mystery refreshing and fully of marvelous characters full of human foibles. The descriptions were subtle but often verged on the hilarious. This is the book that hooked me on Jane Langton. It's too bad that the previous reader did not read the dust jacket before purchasing this book. It very clearly identifies itself as a mystery and not an study in Emily Dickinson. It's not surprising that she did not enjoy the book since it mocks stuffy Emily Dickinson scholars. But I found this book to be a skillfully written romp in weakness of human nature.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perfect blend of personalities,
By J. A. Eyon "Little Raven" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Emily Dickinson Is Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
I wonder if there is a writer more perfectly suited to exploit Emily Dickinson than Jane Langton simply becuz Jane has qualities that evoke Emily -- a beautifully disciplined tone, New England quaintness, mixed with a sparkling imagination. That's in addition to the plot of this novel which is a complex mystery surrounding a newly unearthed photo of a woman who might be Emily Dickinson (in addition to the one irrefutable photo which exists). It's set in Emily's hometown of Amherst during a symposium where conflicts abound. Jane gives this story a mixture of wry humor and homespun drama, and she contributes her own line drawings. This is for those types of people who prefer quiet, thoughtful movies to loud, blazing action one. I found this novel pure joy.
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