Hmm. I suppose that's where I went wrong. I went straight
from Nancy Drew to Earl Stanley Gardner, at age 9.
The problem I've had with Agatha
Christie is birthday and Christmas presents. As soon as
clueless coworkers or relatives figured out that "Joy likes
mysteries," I'd be given these Christies, recommended by
bookstores as the most popular, which I didn't care for and
I'd already read anyhow. Of course, my social circle isn't
Dame Agatha's fault.
Joy
Brian Thornton wrote:
> As for Christie, I started on her as well (unless
you count The Hardy
> Boys)
> and liked a lot of her stuff ("Ten Little Indians,"
"The Murder of Roger
> Ackroyd," and "The ABC Murders" come to mind, in
addition to "The
> Mousetrap," one of the more entertaining stage plays
I've ever seen,
> although I guessed the solution halfway through).
Obviously her British
> "mystery of manners" approach has become somewhat
dated, but what of it?
> The same can be said for Doyle's work with Holmes
(which as one of our
> members mentioned earlier was really an attitude
wrapped around a few
> lines
> of memorable dialogue). Christie's a wonderful
resource for poisons, and
> her plots are really good when she's "on" (as with
"The Mirror Crack'd").
> When she's "off," as was the case with "Lord
Edgeware Dies" or "Murder in
> Mesopotamia" (at least for me), it can be pretty
laughable.
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