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Originally Posted by shalym
I'm confused. In the first post that I've quoted, you hold Agatha Christie up as an example of an author who made a significant contribution. In the second quote, you dismiss her as the writer of "somewhat formulaic novels".
Which is it?
Shari
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I'm not dismissing her at all; you really can't dismiss the most successful writer of novels in history, can you? Her novels were rather formulaic (and after reading all 85 of them in order, believe me when I say I know that!), but extremely influential on later writers. She, Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh together basically define the 20th century classic British detective novel. Being formulaic doesn't preclude being influential.