Mlle Alice, pouvez-vous nous raconter votre rencontre avec Les Anges des Ténèbres? "Ceci est le troisième tome de la saga des Reavley d'Anne Perry après "Avant la Tourmente" et "Le Temps de Armes".Dites-nous en un peu plus sur son histoire... "Joseph est blessé dans le no man's land alors qu'il tente de porter secours à un autre soldat. Il est rapatrié dans son village natal, St Giles, le temps de guérir. Alors qu'il pense s'y reposer, un meurtre est commis dans le voisinage. Est-ce l'oeuvre d'un mari jaloux? Ou d'un espion allemand? Tout le monde soupçonne tout le monde."Mais que s'est-il exactement passé entre vous? "Anne Perry a l'intelligence de comprendre que le lecteur a besoin d'une pause au milieu de toutes ces atrocités et en renvoyant Joseph chez lui, elle nous offre une trêve. Malgré tout, l'évocation des tranchées suffit à me donner mal au coeur et j'ai hâte que cette guerre finisse. Ce n'est définitivement pas pour moi le cadre idéal à la mise en place d'une série de livres! Heureusement qu'il n'y en a que cinq, sinon je ne serais pas allée jusqu'au bout. Il y a également un manque d'approfondissement de certains sujets selon moi qui rend certains aspects peu crédibles. Les frères Reavley sont toujours à la recherche du Pacificateur, mais alors qu'ils connaissent plusieurs personnes qui pourraient leur révéler son identité, personne ne songe à les interroger! Sans parler du fait qu'il semble que la famille Reavley au complet soit toujours au bon endroit (ou au mauvais) et fera gagner la guerre à elle tout seule! Si on avait su..."Et comment cela s'est-il fini?"Ce n'est pas une déception à proprement parlé puisque le problème ne vient pas tant de l'écriture que du sujet qui ne me convient absolument pas mais que je connaissais à l'avance. L'atmosphère est trop lourde et triste pour ma petite âme sensible, pourtant j'aurais beaucoup aimé suivre la famille Reavley en temps de paix.."http://booksaremywonderland.hautetfor...
When I think about what was great in this book, I immediately come up with the setting. It all takes place in England, 1916, and I will say that Perry did great things with the atmosphere of despair and desperate hope. what I didn't realize when I picked it up (but see listed quite obviously as part of the title as I write now) is that it was the third book in a series. The jumping in the in the middle of the saga of the Reevely family was a little odd, and while the references to the past books are copious, at least I didn't feel disoriented. What I did have a hard time with was caring for this family. The uber-main character just could never win over my interest. Not only does he seem to suffer from the most annoying sort of hero worship for his recently murdered parents (see the last book), but he just generally has a boring moral code. He also suffers from the author systematically killing off the people closest to him (from what I gathered, his best bud gets it in book 1, parents in book 2, and surrogate dad takes a fall in this one), which didn't create sympathy in me so much wonder what the point of all this seemingly gratuitous murder. Because there are more books to follow, she also gave some of the Reevely sibings rather short shrift in this book in such a way that their brief appearance detracted from the story.Despite all this, I will give Perry credit for the character of Hannah, who on one hand is a total enigma to me, a happily married mother who is honestly disturbed by the thought of women having careers and voting, and yet still managed to win my respect through her set of struggles and the way she handled them. If I were to continue reading this series, it would only be to see how she continues to develop.
What do You think about Angels In The Gloom (2006)?
Angels in the Gloom is the third book in Anne Perry's World War One series. The Reavley siblings--Joseph, Hannah, Matthew, and Judith--continue to pursue their wartime occupations, although Joseph (an Army chaplain) is seriously wounded at the Western Front while trying to save a young solder and is sent home to England to recuperate. He becomes embroiled in an espionage situation near his home which involves longtime family friend (and best friend of the Revleys' father) Shanley Corcoran.Wow. I am amazed at how addictive these books have become to me.
—Anna
Didn't realize that this was the third book of a series when it was given to me, but I was still able to follow the story though I'm sure the earlier books fleshed out certain areas.All and all though I generally don't read/listen to/watch war stories, I did enjoy this one. There was some mystery to the plot, and the characters were interesting. I also enjoyed the narrator who I have come across once before with "The Dark Mirror" audiobook.War is a sad thing, but I suppose it can bring out the best as well as the worst in some people. Regardless I pray that WWIII never becomes a reality.
—Pam
I really enjoyed this book - I found it to be as well-written as all of Anne Perry's other books, although it was the first in her WWI series that I had read. It probably would be better to read the WWI series in order, for even though this is a stand-alone book, it refers frequently to things that happened in previous books. Also, one aspect of the plot remained unresolved, and is undoubtedly visited in the following books in the series. That being said, I really enjoyed reading it, and thought that the depictions of the war itself were quite poignant. I am not a religious person, but I found the evolution of the main character (the chaplain)'s views on religion based on his war experiences to be really well handled and excellent. (I should, however, mention that my mother said she was unable to get past the first chapter of this book, even though she, too, is an Anne Perry fan. I don't get that!)
—International Cat Lady
