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Lädt ... Aunty Lee's Delights: A Singaporean Mystery (The Aunty Lee Series, 1) (Original 2013; 2013. Auflage)von Ovidia Yu (Autor)
Werk-InformationenAunty Lee's Delights von Ovidia Yu (2013)
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  Lilirose_ | Jul 17, 2023 |   My reactions: I had hopes for this first in a new cozy mystery series. I’ve visited Singapore and love the cuisine. And I love cozy mysteries with fun amateur sleuths. But this one just fell flat for me. I though Yu was trying too hard to craft a complicated mystery and NOT doing enough to endear Aunty Lee and her trusty sidekick/maid, Nina, to the reader. Senior Staff Sergeant Salim seems way too inexperienced and easily cowed by Aunty, but he is a good foil for her efforts to solve the crime on her own. The other characters were just ridiculous … though I did love how Aunty thought of her stepdaughter-in-law; “Silly-na” perfectly describes Selina! And there was something off-putting for me about the lesbian characters and theme. Perhaps I don’t have sufficient understanding of the Singaporean culture to appreciate what Yu was doing by introducing these characters and their storyline. (  ) BookConcierge | Jul 7, 2023 | Here's my full review: http://www.sholee.net/2019/01/mpov-aunty-lees-delights-singaporean.html (  ) Sholee | Sep 9, 2021 | ) reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 | My book group have suggested I also try the Crown Colony series. Listings from Fantastic Fiction Singaporean Mystery 1. Aunty Lee's Delights (2013) 2. Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials (2014) 3. Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge (2016) 4. Meddling and Murder (2017) Crown Colony 1. The Frangipani Tree Mystery (2017) 2. The Betel Nut Tree Mystery (2018) 3. The Paper Bark Tree Mystery (2019) 4. The Mimosa Tree Mystery (2020) 5. The Cannonball Tree Mystery (2021) (  )1  smik | Sep 22, 2020 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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This delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie "Aunty" Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home-cooking restaurant After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could have become one of Singapore's "tai tai," an idle rich lady. Instead she is building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lee's Delights, where spicy Singaporean meals are graciously served to locals and tourists alike. But when a body is found in one of Singapore's tourist havens and one of her guests fails to show at a dinner party, Aunty Lee knows that the two events are likely connected. The murder and disappearance throws together Aunty Lee's henpecked stepson, Mark, his social-climbing wife, Selina, a gay couple whose love is still illegal in Singapore, and an elderly Australian tourist couple whose visit may mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder are Police Commissioner Raja and Senior Staff Sergeant Salim, who quickly discover that Aunty Lee's sharp nose for intrigue can sniff out clues that elude law enforcers. Wise, witty, and charming, Aunty Lee's Delights is a spicy mystery about love, friendship, and food in Singapore, where money flows freely and people of many religions and ethnicities coexist peacefully, but where tensions lurk just below the surface, sometimes with deadly consequences. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.3)
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La prima parte benché non originale si sviluppa in maniera piacevole; facciamo conoscenza con la protagonista un po' stereotipata ma simpatica (una miss Marple più ricca e più brava in cucina), veniamo introdotti nel suo mondo e gradualmente, in maniera naturale e non forzata, ci vengono presentati anche i futuri sospettati: tutto come nel più tradizionale dei gialli insomma. Poi qualcosa in questo meccanismo ben collaudato si inceppa e con l'inizio vero e proprio delle indagini il libro perde mordente: invece di concentrarsi sul mistero l'autrice perde tempo a darci lezioncine sui diritti lgbt+. Lodevole l'intento, ma poco appropriato per un romanzetto giallo senza pretese che infatti finisce per banalizzare la questione ed affogarla in un mare di buonismo da quattro soldi. Tra un coming out e una riconciliazione familiare la soluzione arriva quasi per sbaglio, non ci viene nemmeno spiegato come Aunty Lee abbia risolto il caso.
Non è tutto da buttare, infatti la scrittura è scorrevole l'ambientazione convincente: peccato per la trama gialla non all'altezza (e in un mystery non mi pare problema da poco). (