What's your favorite Agatha Christie?

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 07:14 PM

Currently watching a Poirot mystery on PBS (thanks Tivo!)- not sure which one. As for the books, I've only read one and I loved it (of course) - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd." I did get "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" from here but haven't read it yet.

So, what's your favorite, or favorites? I expect to see an answer from you, DGma!!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 07:17 PM

the murder of roger ackroyd is excellent, but i think my favourites are the ones with miss marple. i'm not sure i can choose just *one* favourite but among my favourites are (oh, monty python flashback...)
the murder at the vicarage (maybe my favourite of all)
the body in the library
4.50 from Paddington
sleeping murder

and all the short stories are great too.

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

the murder of roger ackroyd is excellent, but i think my favourites are the ones with miss marple. i'm not sure i can choose just *one* favourite but among my favourites are (oh, monty python flashback...)
the murder at the vicarage (maybe my favourite of all)
the body in the library
4.50 from Paddington
sleeping murder

and all the short stories are great too.

I like the Miss Marple ones I watch on PBS, so presumably I'd like those books best too

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I like the Miss Marple ones I watch on PBS, so presumably I'd like those books best too

they're all good, but she's a really funny character.

i really recommend those books (all of them. don't ask me to pick one.

)

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

they're all good, but she's a really funny character.

i really recommend those books (all of them. don't ask me to pick one.

)

We'll see which one gets the most votes

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

We'll see which one gets the most votes

wait, is this a poll ?

Laine · 08-17-2009, 07:31 PM

I love the Marple ones best too. My all time favourite is The Moving Finger. Possibly it was the first Christie I read. I remember I bought my first copy at a used book stall at my high school while I was a pupil. It had belonged to the Principal. I now have 4 versions: paper, e, audiobook and audio dramatisation. Wonder if there is a dvd to get next.

Problem is, I find they change the storyline when they do them for television.

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wait, is this a poll ?

Kind of

Just not the kind of one with choices at the top

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Originally Posted by Laine

Problem is, I find they change the storyline when they do them for television.

Well that would make me feel better then to read ones that I've already seen!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Well that would make me feel better then to read ones that I've already seen!

even if you've seen them, they're worth reading. the books are really good. i never get tired of them, even when i know the plot by heart. i can't even tell you how many times i've read "murder at the vicarage." and roger ackroyd as well. and others...

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

even if you've seen them, they're worth reading. the books are really good. i never get tired of them, even when i know the plot by heart. i can't even tell you how many times i've read "murder at the vicarage." and roger ackroyd as well. and others...

I think I saw a part of Murder at the Vicarage, but I can't remember what happens. Eh screw it, I'll buy it

by the by, Alan Cumming is doing the introduction for this episode. *swoon*

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 08:00 PM

i love alan cumming.

what are you watching ?

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i love alan cumming.

what are you watching ?

I thought it was going to be a Miss Marple (some kind of spice in the pocket? I missed it), but I guess Tivo skipped that one and recorded Inspector Lewis instead.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2009, 08:15 PM

pocket full of rye, you must be thinking of. which one is alan cumming in then ? inspector lewis ?

lilac_jive · 08-17-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

pocket full of rye, you must be thinking of. which one is alan cumming in then ? inspector lewis ?

Yeah, that's it. Alan isn't in them at all, just did a little intro in the beginning. For the Poirot one he talked about how Christie got really irritated with Poirot in the end (apparantly his mannerisms drove her crazy?)

toomanybooks · 08-17-2009, 08:22 PM

They came to Baghdad.

"A secret summit of superpowers is to be held in Baghdad, but it is no longer secret, and a shadowy fascist group is plotting to sabotage the event. Things get complicated when enthusiastic young tourist Victoria Jones discovers a dying secret British agent Henry "Fakir" Carmichael in her hotel room, his last words - "Lucifer...Basrah...Lefarge" - propel her into investigation."

The hero of the book is an archeologist like her husband.

08-17-2009, 07:14 PM	#1
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	What's your favorite Agatha Christie? Currently watching a Poirot mystery on PBS (thanks Tivo!)- not sure which one. As for the books, I've only read one and I loved it (of course) - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd." I did get "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" from here but haven't read it yet. So, what's your favorite, or favorites? I expect to see an answer from you, DGma!!

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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?	the murder of roger ackroyd is excellent, but i think my favourites are the ones with miss marple. i'm not sure i can choose just one favourite but among my favourites are (oh, monty python flashback...) the murder at the vicarage (maybe my favourite of all) the body in the library 4.50 from Paddington sleeping murder and all the short stories are great too.

08-17-2009, 07:31 PM	#7
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	I love the Marple ones best too. My all time favourite is The Moving Finger. Possibly it was the first Christie I read. I remember I bought my first copy at a used book stall at my high school while I was a pupil. It had belonged to the Principal. I now have 4 versions: paper, e, audiobook and audio dramatisation. Wonder if there is a dvd to get next. Problem is, I find they change the storyline when they do them for television.

08-17-2009, 08:00 PM	#11
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 love alan cumming. what are you watching ?

08-17-2009, 08:15 PM	#13
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?	pocket full of rye, you must be thinking of. which one is alan cumming in then ? inspector lewis ?

08-17-2009, 08:22 PM	#15
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	They came to Baghdad. "A secret summit of superpowers is to be held in Baghdad, but it is no longer secret, and a shadowy fascist group is plotting to sabotage the event. Things get complicated when enthusiastic young tourist Victoria Jones discovers a dying secret British agent Henry "Fakir" Carmichael in her hotel room, his last words - "Lucifer...Basrah...Lefarge" - propel her into investigation." The hero of the book is an archeologist like her husband.

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