tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5720702317777764195..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Agatha AgathaStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62678343515175855862013-07-14T18:15:42.504+01:002013-07-14T18:15:42.504+01:00I also love the Margaret Rutherford movies, but Ag...I also love the Margaret Rutherford movies, but Agatha Christie did not. Two weren't even Miss Marple stories and one wasn't an Agatha Christie story. I don't see Miss Marple having a gentleman friend so when I watch those movies I enjoy them for the fun that they are and not as a true Agatha Christie story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36913964638083476872013-07-13T12:06:20.966+01:002013-07-13T12:06:20.966+01:00Great name, 'Furrowed Middlebrow'! (Scott ...Great name, 'Furrowed Middlebrow'! (Scott also a good name, of course.) As I've mentioned to other people, I don't always get on with the spy novels Christie wrote... but amusing that it is the only one to use the war! That's often added to the adaptations.<br /><br />And I will definitely avoid Passenger to Frankfurt!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10785918714786319012013-07-13T12:05:17.964+01:002013-07-13T12:05:17.964+01:00Sorry, Pia, all done! I'm intrigued by Murder ...Sorry, Pia, all done! I'm intrigued by Murder at the Vicarage being among your favourites, I thought it was very funny, but not the best plot of the Marples.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66663823145023034102013-07-13T12:04:49.722+01:002013-07-13T12:04:49.722+01:00Ha! Yes, luckily I knew the solution before I hear...Ha! Yes, luckily I knew the solution before I heard your papers, otherwise I might have thrown something at you...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47339714709839061842013-07-13T12:04:29.286+01:002013-07-13T12:04:29.286+01:00What a fun project! My brother was going to do tha...What a fun project! My brother was going to do that, but hasn't yet...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70288154802238313072013-07-13T12:04:13.479+01:002013-07-13T12:04:13.479+01:00I haven't tried that one (and, notably, nobody...I haven't tried that one (and, notably, nobody has recommended it!) You should definitely try again, with one of the suggestions here.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20446769986724948182013-07-13T12:03:49.988+01:002013-07-13T12:03:49.988+01:00I find the TV adaptations always a little too long...I find the TV adaptations always a little too long for my liking, and I get cross when they add or take things away from Christie - mostly because plotting is very strong point, and there's no need to alter them. But there's no denying that David Suchet is fantastic!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10824684344471084842013-07-13T12:02:54.389+01:002013-07-13T12:02:54.389+01:00Intriguing, I've not heard great things, but I...Intriguing, I've not heard great things, but I will give it a go!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64856077212839181092013-07-13T12:02:29.885+01:002013-07-13T12:02:29.885+01:00It's getting a lot of love! I almost got this ...It's getting a lot of love! I almost got this out of the library this morning, but I couldn't remember whether it came before Seven Dials Mystery or after. Next time, I'll pick this up too!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53656375454650802182013-07-13T11:58:58.528+01:002013-07-13T11:58:58.528+01:00I do love a locked room murder (which is why I lov...I do love a locked room murder (which is why I love Jonathan Creek) - Oxford library didn't have either of these this morning, but I'll wait for them to come in!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91526894770049924782013-07-13T11:58:26.662+01:002013-07-13T11:58:26.662+01:00You should! The adaptations are good, but often th...You should! The adaptations are good, but often they change the plots in silly ways, and the books are definitely better and more gripping.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36334756700336700822013-07-13T11:57:52.678+01:002013-07-13T11:57:52.678+01:00Polishing them off might be quite a long task! Bu...Polishing them off might be quite a long task! But I have read a couple more of his since I wrote the list, and I'm definitely coming around to his books (being a diehard Marple fan earlier.) But T&T... maybe one day. But espionage bores me rather.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57891506741394010402013-07-13T11:52:05.660+01:002013-07-13T11:52:05.660+01:00That one is on my already-read list, sadly, Karen!...That one is on my already-read list, sadly, Karen! I thought it was clever too.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33706030861485538442013-07-13T11:51:38.782+01:002013-07-13T11:51:38.782+01:00Wow, heady! They definitely are wonderful escapist...Wow, heady! They definitely are wonderful escapist reading, and at the moment they're all I seem able to read (I go through periodic reader's block). Thanks for your recommendations!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81474648384936557742013-07-13T11:50:52.655+01:002013-07-13T11:50:52.655+01:00What a fantastic name for a bookshop! I have read ...What a fantastic name for a bookshop! I have read Sleeping Murder, but don't remember anything about it, other than that I thought it was very good.<br /><br />How nice it must have been to read a new Christie, especially a classic era one! I had forgotten how relatively recently she was still being published.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87878451119096734572013-07-13T11:49:53.740+01:002013-07-13T11:49:53.740+01:00I do read Christie mostly for the surprise and the...I do read Christie mostly for the surprise and the enjoyment of being fooled, so I think it would matter to me... but it could be intriguing to see her at work.<br /><br />Mysterious affair at Styles is good, but there is FAR too much going on. She put lots and lots of ideas into it, and learnt restraint later!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90993695100685200332013-07-13T11:48:55.428+01:002013-07-13T11:48:55.428+01:00I loved Sleeping Murder when I read it (I was abou...I loved Sleeping Murder when I read it (I was about 12 or 13) but I don't remember anything at all about it!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61801894745297906852013-07-13T11:48:30.960+01:002013-07-13T11:48:30.960+01:00I am curious as to how it could be her favourite -...I am curious as to how it could be her favourite - it's one I can imagine looking back on admiringly, but not much enjoying reading.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7140163061701746142013-07-13T11:47:54.987+01:002013-07-13T11:47:54.987+01:00That's a good idea for French reading - althou...That's a good idea for French reading - although frustrating if the subtle clues are lost in translation?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91262268818890961072013-07-13T11:47:28.451+01:002013-07-13T11:47:28.451+01:00They definitely do blend, don't they? Although...They definitely do blend, don't they? Although it's odd that some solutions (like The Mirror Crack'd) stay vividly in my mind, while most of them have faded. 4.50 From Paddington I remember enjoying (again, no clue as to culprit) and I must try Seven Dials.<br /><br />And I really want to visit her house too!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39687713456404616162013-07-13T11:46:23.942+01:002013-07-13T11:46:23.942+01:00Hmm.. more adventure than murder mystery puts me o...Hmm.. more adventure than murder mystery puts me off a bit, I'm afraid! I think I prefer the typical village-murder-mystery varieties.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37934233105890690742013-07-13T11:45:42.953+01:002013-07-13T11:45:42.953+01:00I did mention The Fault in Our Stars, but I still ...I did mention The Fault in Our Stars, but I still haven't actually read it myself, so must do! And thanks for your Christie suggestion.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-82663281083605492552013-07-13T11:45:15.253+01:002013-07-13T11:45:15.253+01:00Evans I have read (although remember nothing excep...Evans I have read (although remember nothing except that an attic was involved?) but I haven't read Murder Is Easy, and I do love it when she sets books in small villages....StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42220214166990185112013-07-13T11:44:39.211+01:002013-07-13T11:44:39.211+01:00I've realised I don't enjoy Christie as mu...I've realised I don't enjoy Christie as much when she's doing spy rings and the like, so perhaps I should steer clear of T&T...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66029830493811526032013-07-13T11:44:01.294+01:002013-07-13T11:44:01.294+01:00Ha! Thanks for suggesting some great choices for C...Ha! Thanks for suggesting some great choices for Caroline and Samara - I've read them all except Curtain, but since we have the same favourite, I think we'll both like that too!<br /><br />I thought Christie was only a significant part of my transition to grown-up books, as it were, but I'm having a bit of a renaissance, reading six so far this year, I think.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.com