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Shae West asked this question about Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15):

What would you say the best age is to read this book. From a Christian's view?

Tracy Any child that wants to read this is probably old enough. A couple of my kids began reading Christie at about ten--when kid mysteries got boring to th…moreAny child that wants to read this is probably old enough. A couple of my kids began reading Christie at about ten--when kid mysteries got boring to them.

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It offers a good opportunity to think about and discuss the difference between accidental harm and willful harm, the weird Agatha Christie trope of suicide being a sort of honorable way to avoid scandal, the acceptance of the colonialism of the time and the problem of young women not having a good way to support themselves.(less)

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teo Nearly all Agatha Christie books feature "modern woman" characters always portrayed as professional and earning their own keep, which is seen as admir ...more
Oct 03, 2021 03:21PM

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