Agatha Christie Lovers discussion
what's the most recent you've read?
Right you are, Ivan. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a classic.Another Christie character that you might like is Harley Quin.......she wrote several short stories about this man of mystery and they are very different from her usual detective. The Mysterious Mr. Quin is a collection of these stories.
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The setting, characters, and mystery were satisfying as usual - not her best by a long shot, but it gave me the "Christie" atmosphere I love and was craving.
Have to say that the romance aspect was a bit ... far-fetched? or just rather sudden (even though it was predictable).
All in all, glad I read it. Onwards! :)
Reading through old posts, just realized I still haven't read the 'Elephant' one. Must order it...
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Another Christie character that you might like is Harley Quin.......she wrote several short stories about this man of my..."
I lovvve Mr. Quin! Some of her letters indicate that Ms. Christie herself was pretty hooked on this character. :) Do you have any favourite Quin stories? Mine, I think, is the Harlequin Tea Set - clever, witty, with the perfect twist. :)
Kerrigwen wrote: "Jill wrote: "Right you are, Ivan. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a classic.Another Christie character that you might like is Harley Quin.......she wrote several short stories about t..."
I really like all the Quin stories..... and don't you just love Mr. Satherwaite?.....Christie used him in a couple of the Poirot books as well.
Kerrigwen wrote: "I just finished reading "Ordeal by Innocence" this past week. The setting, characters, and mystery were satisfying as usual - not her best by a long shot, but it gave me the "Christie" atmosphere..."
I really like Ordeal by Innocence. But I agree it wasn't one of her best and the romance was sudden. I feel like alot of her books have a strange sudden romances. It was still enjoyable. I just loved how it focused on how it didn't matter who was guilty because it was the innocent who suffered. As long as the murderer's idenity was hidden even those innocent were suspected.
I am making my way through, 'Death Comes at the End'. I went hunting for BookCrossing books and found it in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. Its BCID is 143-5906164. It's a little different to her usual gaff, as it's set in ancient Egypt.
I was planning to do a wild release within the UAE but I'm off to Canada in July and would be happy to do a controlled release to a fellow Agatha Christie fan...
I'm reading Murder in Mesopotamia right now.I really don't have an opinion of it 'cause I just started it and the murder just happened.
I had a long (way too long) break in AC reading so I desperately need to read something by her. I was tempted to join the monthly reading as I like the Murder at Vicarage, however I didn't have time to go through it again. Then I thought of reading something I've never read before and I recalled having bought (ages ago) Black Coffee: Novelisation so tonight I'm going to start with it yay :D
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I am in the middle of Study In Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes) again---it's my 4th time)))) I just love it. And I'm looking for all miss Marple cases in one volume. I hope I will find it:))
I'm so bad with comps--I do not know how to add other books that I've read (not only from this site)And I'm not sure that I can tell the exact number....How do people know? Do they count????
I'm so bad with comps--I do not know how to add other books that I've read (not only from this site)And I'm not sure that I can tell the exact number....How do people know? Do they count????
Alla wrote: "And I'm looking for all miss Marple cases in one volume. I hope I will find it:))..." I'm not sure there is one, I know that there is one pretty new with short stories Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories.Alla wrote: And I'm not sure that I can tell the exact number....How do people know? Do they count???? I guess some people just know ;) I myself lost track of it a while ago. I always promise to myself to make order with AC books and eventually find out how many and so but I never do that. Well, then every once in a while I get a book which I haven't read before and it's suuuuuuuuch a treat!
Daga wrote: "Alla wrote: "And I'm looking for all miss Marple cases in one volume. I hope I will find it:))..." I'm not sure there is one, I know that there is one pretty new with short stories [book:Miss Marpl..."
Thanks! I will try it, but I really wanna start from the very beginning. I am sure that some of them i already have read, but it will in in order--i like order and method-hehehe))))
Thanks! I will try it, but I really wanna start from the very beginning. I am sure that some of them i already have read, but it will in in order--i like order and method-hehehe))))
Alla wrote: "i like order and method-hehehe)))) ..."hihihihihihi, quite right hheheheehehe
And if I'll count all the books from my family library(you know in Europe we have home libr.:))))that I've read 'cause the rule was:take the book if u gonna read it.....And those books that i've read and donate from now days....Well....
For me next month I declare the month of miss Marple!!!! Where do I start????? And happy reading for all:D
For me next month I declare the month of miss Marple!!!! Where do I start????? And happy reading for all:D
Daga wrote: "Alla wrote: "i like order and method-hehehe)))) ..."
hihihihihihi, quite right hheheheehehe"
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Are u online??? It's 2.30 my time--is it morning at your place????
hihihihihihi, quite right hheheheehehe"
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Are u online??? It's 2.30 my time--is it morning at your place????
Alla wrote: "Are u online??? It's 2.30 my time--is it morning at your place????"I live in Europe, in Norway so yes, it morning, well now it's almost noon :D
Daga wrote: "Alla wrote: "Are u online??? It's 2.30 my time--is it morning at your place????"
I live in Europe, in Norway so yes, it morning, well now it's almost noon :D"
He, 8 hours difference.....
I live in Europe, in Norway so yes, it morning, well now it's almost noon :D"
He, 8 hours difference.....
Yesterday I swallow Problem at sea and The third floor flat.....I think smth is wrong with me--if I start a book, i HAVE to finish it!!!!!!!So now I try to reed small novels;))))
I just finished "Curtain" - this was fun for me, as I read "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" earlier this summer, and they both (the first and the final Hercule Poirot) take place in the same house. Curtain was very good and a surprise ending.
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I'm listening to our book of the month The Sittaford Mystery. It's not the normal narration but a dramatization with lots of different actors and sound effects. It kind of reminds me of when I went to the Hollywood museum they had a room where each person made a sound effect and they put them all together. I'm trying to think of what object would really make the sound of boots walking in snow, etc. Kind of fun.
"Appointment with Death" ... Watched its film first ... It's quite different from the book ...
I just finished Murder is Easy and enjoyed it. It is not a series book and the protagonist is a retired policeman. The book reminds me of one of the Marple books, What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw in which an elderly woman suspects a murder and then she is killed before she can report it.
Novin wrote: "I'm gonna continue reading Dead Man's Folly ,I've read a couple of pages , I started it long time ago('bout 5 months!), but I wasn't in the mood for Agath Christie at that time, so I put it away! h..."It's okay but I don't think it's one of her best - it's slower moving than many of the others.
This isn't a Christie book, but I recently finished reading "The 8:55 to Baghdad" in which the author traces Agatha Christie's 3,000-mile train ride on the Orient Express from London to Baghdad, stopping in cities and countries that had some significance to her books. What's particularly interesting is that the journey took place just before the start of the Iraq invasion. If you're interested in Christie, her life and enjoy a good travel memoir, I recommend this book!
Death comes at the end I was so proud of myself when I guess what had happened Although that was the most terrible reading experience I’ve ever had. I found these book in a library and… last 40 pages was missing! I was so angry, of course I ended my copy about midnight so there was no possible to find other one.
That would be awful! I hope you found another copy.
Of course!Otherwise I would be posting from psychiatric hospital (or prison if I had found out who had lost pages) :)
(Ok, I have problems with grammar – it was correct sentence?)
(or prison, if I had found out who had the missing pages)
This is better grammar, but I certainly understood what you meant! :D Nothing so infuriating as finding a library book that someone has deliberately damaged.
This is better grammar, but I certainly understood what you meant! :D Nothing so infuriating as finding a library book that someone has deliberately damaged.
I haven't read any recently, but I am looking to re-read them. I think the most recent I read was 'The Man in the Brown Suit' and 'The Tuesday Club Murders'.
Malavika wrote: "This isn't a Christie book, but I recently finished reading "The 8:55 to Baghdad" in which the author traces Agatha Christie's 3,000-mile train ride on the Orient Express from London to Baghdad, st..."This sounds good. Thank you for the suggestion. I'll have to put it on the TBR list.
I finished "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the other night. A great book. :D
I finished The A.B.C. Murders last week - very good.
I just finished Mrs. McGinty's Dead - this was a good one. Highly recommended (it's a Hercule Poirot one, with appearance by Ariadne Oliver).
i finished 'Third Girl' an hour ago and i think i'll start 'Murder is announced' or 'destination unknown' not sure :)
Towards Zero. Nest on the list is Death comes as an end
I recently finished "Third Girl". It was a while since I last read one of Agatha Christie's books, and I had forgotten how much fun she is! I love her sense of humour and I love how she 's not afraid to describe a cruel scene. She reminded once again why she's so popular still and why she will be. I love her!
Am currently reading What McGillicuddy Saw
Last night I finished Murder at the Vicarage. Great ending! This is my first Agatha Christie book and I LOVED it.
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Murder at the Vicarage is a very good one! I read that not long ago.
I just read Endless Night
It was really good :)
It was really good :)
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Finished Sad Cypress. I tried my best to figure out the killer, but like all Agatha Christie books, the ending is just too surprising to predict.
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Cat Among Pigeons. Well, actually I'm currently reading it now. Going well so far. Interesting.
I'm in the middle of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Almost done And Then There Were None, a little gruesome, if you ask me.
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I thought so too, Smurf! Still good, but definitely more "thriller" than Christie's other work.
There is also an old movie based on And Then There Were None starring Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston and directed by Rene Clair. Billed as dark comedy, I thought it was pretty well done if you like old hollywood.
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A Murder Is Announced was the last one I read - thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The one I read just prior was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Narmin is correct - any Agatha Christie fan should read it at least once!