What's your favorite Agatha Christie? - Page 3

zelda_pinwheel · 08-18-2009, 08:38 AM

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No, it's all the hot chicks... oh, no wait, that was being rich.....

huh... somehow, that doesn't really tempt me much.

Ea · 08-18-2009, 08:38 AM

Crooked House is another one that stands out in my mind.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-18-2009, 08:42 AM

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Crooked House is another one that stands out in my mind.

crooked house is not bad. christie really liked to write about dysfonctional families who had far too many secrets for their own good, and many many complex hidden (or not so hidden...) conflicts. i have to say that particular book has a truly unexpected ending, which i won't spoil here, but let's just say i did not see it coming at all and was quite impressed by it as it was rather daring.

HarryT · 08-18-2009, 08:45 AM

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yes, i think that's true. in a few poirot novels there is a character named ariadne oliver ; she is a detective writer who created a finnish, vegetarian detective with many quirks. she spends quite a lot of time complaining about how sick of him she is and wondering what on earth possessed her to write such a character. i believe she is agatha's little inside joke allowing her to say how she feels herself about poirot.

She also has a scene with someone criticising Ariadne Oliver's books because it's completely unrealistic that someone should be murdered, and 3 or 4 people present at the scene having different motives for murdering them

. Yes, it's clearly Agatha Christie poking fun at her own books.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-18-2009, 08:49 AM

having a sense of humour about her own work is another sign of her genius, as far as i'm concerned.

Ea · 08-18-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

crooked house is not bad. christie really liked to write about dysfonctional families who had far too many secrets for their own good, and many many complex hidden (or not so hidden...) conflicts. i have to say that particular book has a truly unexpected ending, which i won't spoil here, but let's just say i did not see it coming at all and was quite impressed by it as it was rather daring.

Yes, the ending was a complete surprise for me, too. I think that is what makes me remember it. Likewise with Endless Night and Then there were none. I've only read these once, because I still remember the ending, and who did it, too well.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-18-2009, 09:04 AM

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Yes, the ending was a complete surprise for me, too. I think that is what makes me remember it. Likewise with Endless Night and Then there were none. I've only read these once, because I still remember the ending, and who did it, too well.

then there were none

:shudder: that's the only christie which ever scared the pants off me. i only read it once because my nerves could never survive a second time.

JSWolf · 08-18-2009, 10:10 AM

The Secret Adversary has just been uploaded as an ePub eBook. It is the first Tommy & Tuppance mystery.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...147#post559147

Grandma Aubbie · 08-18-2009, 05:31 PM

My favorite all-time Christie novel was her last Miss Marple written - Nemesis.

jgray · 08-18-2009, 07:38 PM

I love all of the Miss Marple stories. I used to have them in paper. I can't stand Poirot.

As for the TV/movie portrayals of Miss Marple, Joan Hickson is perfect. She is just like the character in the books. Most other actresses did a poor job of portraying Miss Marple. The worst was Angela Landsbury -- absolutely laughable.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-18-2009, 07:41 PM

i completely agree ! joan hickson is the definitive miss marple. i can't even watch any other actress since i saw her films.

Sonist · 08-18-2009, 07:52 PM

Funny, I was not in love with her writing, so never read much from her.

I remember liking Ten Little Indians a lot, when I was a kid, but that's about it.

Oh, and I actually really liked the old movie The Witness for the Prosecution, although I never read the story. Maybe I'll read it now, but I am afraid it will spoil the movie. :-)

BenG · 08-19-2009, 12:26 AM

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i completely agree ! joan hickson is the definitive miss marple. i can't even watch any other actress since i saw her films.

I was always partial to Margaret Rutherford.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyFSy...eature=related

Sparrow · 08-19-2009, 01:42 AM

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I was always partial to Margaret Rutherford.

Seconded.

lmarie · 08-21-2009, 08:10 PM

(Suchet and Hickson are for me the quintessential Poirot and Marple.)

Marple favorties: Body in the Library, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, 4:50 from Paddington (but I adore all the Marples)

Poirot favorites: Death in the Clouds, Cards on the Table, Sad Cypress, The Clocks -- but there are so many good ones!

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08-18-2009, 08:38 AM	#32
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Crooked House is another one that stands out in my mind.

08-18-2009, 08:49 AM	#35
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	having a sense of humour about her own work is another sign of her genius, as far as i'm concerned.

08-18-2009, 10:10 AM	#38
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The Secret Adversary has just been uploaded as an ePub eBook. It is the first Tommy & Tuppance mystery. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...147#post559147

08-18-2009, 05:31 PM	#39
Grandma Aubbie Grandma Aubbie Posts: 79 Karma: 229 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southwest Kansas Device: sony 600	My favorite all-time Christie novel was her last Miss Marple written - Nemesis.

08-18-2009, 07:38 PM	#40
jgray Fanatic Posts: 554 Karma: 2928497 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Clara 2E & Sage	I love all of the Miss Marple stories. I used to have them in paper. I can't stand Poirot. As for the TV/movie portrayals of Miss Marple, Joan Hickson is perfect. She is just like the character in the books. Most other actresses did a poor job of portraying Miss Marple. The worst was Angela Landsbury -- absolutely laughable.

08-18-2009, 07:41 PM	#41
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i completely agree ! joan hickson is the definitive miss marple. i can't even watch any other actress since i saw her films.

08-18-2009, 07:52 PM	#42
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	Funny, I was not in love with her writing, so never read much from her. I remember liking Ten Little Indians a lot, when I was a kid, but that's about it. Oh, and I actually really liked the old movie The Witness for the Prosecution, although I never read the story. Maybe I'll read it now, but I am afraid it will spoil the movie. :-)

08-21-2009, 08:10 PM	#45
lmarie Dilettante Posts: 153 Karma: 500 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Philadelphia area Device: EB1150, Cybook Gen3, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara BW	(Suchet and Hickson are for me the quintessential Poirot and Marple.) Marple favorties: Body in the Library, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, 4:50 from Paddington (but I adore all the Marples) Poirot favorites: Death in the Clouds, Cards on the Table, Sad Cypress, The Clocks -- but there are so many good ones! Tommy and Tuppence: N or M?