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Alfred Hitchcock's Grave Business

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205 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 15, 1975

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (1899-1980) was an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.

Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.

Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career which spanned six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of sound films, and far into the era of colour films. For a complete list of his films, see Alfred Hitchcock filmography.

Hitchcock was among the most consistently recognizable directors to the general public, and was one of the most successful film directors during his lifetime. He continues to be one of the best known and most popular filmmakers of all time.

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November 20, 2015
A refreshing read of old-fashioned short murder mysteries which tease and surprise.
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July 16, 2020
Fecha de inicio: ni p*ta idea
Fecha de término: 15/07/2020

Lo que me ha costado volver a terminar otro libro este año, en mi intento número 1000 por recuperar mi ritmo de lectura.

Un libro antológico siempre es agradable de leer cuando no podemos (¿o no queremos?) darle tanto tiempo a la lectura, y “A Tumba Abierta” lo venía arrastrando hace mucho. Casi como un comodín ante eso de “no quiero empezar una novela que sé que voy a terminar abandonando por mi bloqueo lector”.

En general es bastante buena. Hay unos relatos mejores que otros. Los del principio son los que menos me gustaron, pero a partir de un punto en particular, el resto de historias son disfrutables.

Se nota que la selección corrió por cuenta de Alfred Hitchcock, porque es ese tipo de suspenso que recuerda a ese cine suyo de los 50s. Aunque, al mismo tiempo, esto hace que la mayoría de los cuentos tengan como argumento a un personaje masculino con conflictos conectados a una personaje femenino en especial. Algunos por ahí medio femme fatale.

Promediando la puntuación que le otorgué cada relato, me salió 3.2/5. Sin embargo, seré generoso y le daré cuatro estrellas, porque goodreads no deja ponerle 3.5, y pensar en el libro como un todo me deja mejores sensaciones.

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El Incauto (de Michael Brett).
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