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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17) (Colonel Race, #3)
by Agatha Christie
by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot strikes again with yet another page turner, mustache and string of ingenious Belgian/French phrases.
I am very proud of myself for successfully solving the case -- or rather figuring it out from Poirot's vague & mysterious observations and conversations. But still. It's fun to win. :)
I never really noticed how many political statements Agatha Christie includes... this text has a lot of attacks on society, particularly tourism, capitalism and despotism. It's no accident either; her statements are very bluntly and obviously delivered. Kind of an eye-opener.
Apparently Christie wrote 80 novels during 60 years. I don't about you, but that sounds like a marathon of crime. She totally deserved her "Dame Agatha" title for that. I just can't imagine coming up with more than EIGHTY crime plots (well, almost eighty -- she tried her hand unsuccessfully at a few other genres) in that about time. In ANY amount of time period. The woman had the mind of a master criminal. But she was also a master writer. :)))) Good combo, eh?
I am very proud of myself for successfully solving the case -- or rather figuring it out from Poirot's vague & mysterious observations and conversations. But still. It's fun to win. :)
I never really noticed how many political statements Agatha Christie includes... this text has a lot of attacks on society, particularly tourism, capitalism and despotism. It's no accident either; her statements are very bluntly and obviously delivered. Kind of an eye-opener.
Apparently Christie wrote 80 novels during 60 years. I don't about you, but that sounds like a marathon of crime. She totally deserved her "Dame Agatha" title for that. I just can't imagine coming up with more than EIGHTY crime plots (well, almost eighty -- she tried her hand unsuccessfully at a few other genres) in that about time. In ANY amount of time period. The woman had the mind of a master criminal. But she was also a master writer. :)))) Good combo, eh?
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Apr 01, 2011 05:57am
Who knew? I've never read an AC novel - not my genre, but you may have persuaded me with your concise review of book AND writer. Written "just enough" to tempt moi - you done good in my book Mad!
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