Nada’s Comments (group member since Jan 01, 2020)

Nada’s comments from the #ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge group.

Shannon wrote: "That works for me, I was thinking of doing through the summer in April anyway so I'm good with now. If you don't want to vote through August just vote for May and June if you can. :)

May Agatha V..."

Voting through August is actually perfect for me! The mail service here sucks as it is and with the Corona situation they've become even more sluggish

Guys would I be a nuisance if I asked that we pick our May read over the next couple of days? I need to order it soon so that I won't be stuck with an e-copy again

It's fine by me :D

Honestly though, thank you so much Shannon for taking it upon yourself to organise this group's discussions and schedules!

I agree with Gia and Erika. Two discussions are better than one

***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR The Mysterious Affair at Styles IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT***


Again sorry for being late to the discussion :(

#1 Not really, only the Willets turned out to be less suspicious than I gave them credit for :P

#2 I did suspect the Major but having read a Christie book where the victim's close confidant turned out to be an accomplice only last month, I subconsciously put the thought out of my mind

#3 I liked her even more towards the end and wish her character appeared in more books

Can't wait for March's read!! Hopefully I'll join the discussions on time this month. I couldn't acquire a physical copy for this month either so I'll have to stick with the electronic one again, but I already secured April's read so there's that :D

Hi Guys :D Sorry for being late to the discussions, it's been a really busy couple of weeks

#1: I'd like spending some days at Sittaford but wouldn't want to live there long-term, I much prefer the cozy village atmosphere of Exhampton

#2 So far I quite like Emily. I can't tell yet if I'd like to have seen more of her in other Christie books because I feel like I haven't got to know her that well yet

#3 There's definitely something up with her renting Sittaford. I think it's mostly got to do with her daughter Violet

#4 So far I haven't come up with any solid theory, my suspicions are all over the place but none of them are that strong. We'll wait and see I guess


Being so late, I'm not sure my vote counts anymore :P But for what it's worth I'm voting for Sparkling Cyanide

I'm voting for Sparkling Cyanide

Shannon wrote: "Vera wrote: "i really like the sittaford mystery. So different from the bbc series. I would like for Emily to solve the murder by herself ."

Yes I loved Emily! I didn't know bbc had a Sittaford mi..."

I think they featured it in an episode of the Miss Marple series

Kris wrote: "shannon wrote:
Hoping everyone enjoy's The Sittaford Mystery. We will discuss chapters 1-16 next Saturday!
Will everyone be able to get it done by then? Will you go past that and finish it to find..."

I'm for Sparkling Cyanide!

Me!

1- My edition did have the original chapter 12 and I read it after having finished the story. I prefer the one Agatha ended up choosing because the original felt a bit underwhelming in comparison to it

2- I thought it a possibility but at one point I also suspected her of having faked it

3- I was hysterical with laughter when I read the part where Mr Inglethorp was exposed because I totally fell for Christie's ploy (yet again) xD

4- I did strongly suspect Miss Howard but in no why saw the Inglethorp reveal coming

I really enjoyed reading this with you guys! Can't wait for the next one :D

allieereads wrote: "ok. Maybe we should split the book in terms of parts? how about 10 days per Part? For instance, in my copy, Part One is approx. 227 pages..so most of the Parts are around 200 or so pages. Or if we ..."

Personally, I prefer the longer reading periods as it is much less pressure and therefore a more enjoyable reading experience. The schedule is perfect as it is

I couldn't control myself and finished the book just now and OH MY GOD I cannot wait to discuss the ending with you guys!!

Am I the only one who finds Hastings' obsession with Mary Cavendish super annoying? It's really getting on my nerves!

V i c k s wrote: "1-This is my first book by her,im also kinda new into this whole mystery genre but Im really enjoying it so far
2-I think they are all going to be important at the end,but point 4 called my atentio..."

Point 4 stood out to me too! Imagine if after all the fuss it ends up being something relatively trivial xD

Shannon wrote: " I also wonder if 1 is of importance. I mean how does one grind a coffee cup to powder. I mean I know tea cups are fragile but I've never made mine powder by dropping and stepping on it"

Yeah there might be more to the coffee cup than just the murder trying to destroy the poison evidence

1- Not my first Agatha Christie. I've read some translated abridged works of hers when I was a kid and have since read 3 full length books by her, two of which were Poirot novels

2- I think all are of equal importance but I'm inclined to feel that 2&4 are a teeny bit extra special

3- I agree with Poirot in that he's innocent of the murder but there's something else up with him

4- Nothing definite, all of them are quite shady. Something's definitely up with Cynthia "The sound sleeper" and I have a hunch that the husband and wife Mrs Inglethorp was talking about are John and Mary, not Alfred and herself. Bauerstein is somehow involved and Miss Howard is a bit too loud and honest for my taste. But like Shannon said, Agatha Christie will sure find a way to smash all our theories to little pieces sooner or later. I have learned my lesson and now try not to think too seriously about it and just watch as things unfold :P

March works for me too :D

Are we going with schedule mentioned above (Ch1-6 by Jan12th, Ch7-13 by Jan18th) or is there a different plan?
I got my copy a couple of days ago so I'm all set either way

it's more than ok with me as I still haven't received my copy xD