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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
Catlady, did you listen to the audiobook narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi? I had trouble concentrating too and kept replaying portions. Then I switched to the ebook format and started over and realized that I had indeed missed many details! I found the written book to be more enjoyable than the audiobook.
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I listened to the Emilia Fox version. I don't know why my attention was straying; I listen to audiobooks all the time and usually don't have any trouble focusing. In a few cases here something puzzling came up that didn't seem to have any predicate, but was explained later. I dislike when an author does that since I assume I missed something and waste time and effort going back.
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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I have always enjoyed any TV shows or movies made from her books. Previously, I had only read 2 other Christie fiction books so I did not really have a preformed opinion going into this book about her collection of works. They were Death on the Nile and Hallowe'en Party. I enjoyed the former very much but not the latter according to my records. I often have a terrible memory when it comes to remembering books read years ago. I was surprised to learn that Death on the Nile is considered Book #2 in the Colonel Race series. I didn't even know there was a Colonel Race series until this book was selected.  |
I've seen only a handful of Christie-based movies:
Witness for the Prosecution,
Murder on the Orient Express, and
The Mirror Crack'd. Possibly some other oldies; I know I haven't seen any of the TV adaptations, though.
I kept wondering why Colonel Race wasn't at the top of "Colonel" suspect list; I only eliminated him because the book was tagged as first in his series.