June 2022 Group Read: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Woman Reading wrote: "Nancy wrote: "In more recent years I've become pretty attuned to this sort of thing -- I just mentally slap the author in my head after squirming very uncomfortably. It doesn't prevent me from read..."

There is one book from that time period, Black Beadle (1939) that takes on anti-Semitism in a big way. Unfortunately the actual story is one of those where you go "where did that come from" when all is revealed. Not my favorite book by Lorac but I did think the timing was interesting, given the year and what was starting to happen in Nazi Germany.

[Jan C]

Nancy wrote: "Woman Reading wrote: "Nancy wrote: "In more recent years I've become pretty attuned to this sort of thing -- I just mentally slap the author in my head after squirming very uncomfortably. It doesn'..."

One of the things Martin Edwards discussed in The Golden Age of Murder was who, among the Detection Club members, were among the first to come out against the fascists. And there were a few. Unfortunately, most of the well known names were not among them.

[Wayne]

I just finished, and enjoyed my reread. 4 stars (deducted a star for the original title which I read all those years ago.)