Agatha Christie

Anandi Iyer Ghosh · Post by **Anandi Iyer Ghosh** » 12 Sep 2013, 10:18

Definitely love the Queen of Crime. 4.50 from Paddington is one of my favourites (Not possible to have just one favourite). Poirot, Miss Marple and even Tommy and Tuppence at times. And, I can read them again and again.

L_Therese · Post by **L_Therese** » 25 Sep 2013, 06:07

True literature or tripe? Both.
In my opinion, Agatha Christie began well and certainly her work is prolific enough to showcase her brilliance and creativity within the genre. That said, there are instances where it seems like she lifts plot devices from previous novels too blatantly, and I wondered while reading if a particular book was rushed to meet a deadline. Regardless, I still love Agatha Christie's works and especially Hercule Poirot!

Leoch · Post by **Leoch** » 29 Sep 2013, 15:00

Carrie R wrote: I've read that Christie is the most widely published author of all time. A nice title to hold for sure!

It's heartwarming that she's still ahead of Rowling.

sblake · Post by **sblake** » 06 Oct 2013, 22:43

I love Agatha so much I even read a biography...she was an amazing woman. I went to our local small town bookstore abd asked where to find the section for her books...the teen clerk had never heard of her and asked if her name was spelled Kristy?!?

Dalziel · Post by **Dalziel** » 28 Oct 2013, 16:11

Just began an Agatha Christie craze. I'm purchasing as many of her books as I can, I love her plots and the detectives in her story

gali · Post by **gali** » 29 Oct 2013, 00:30

I love her books and have read all of them. I reread her books now and then. She is the "Queen of Crime" indeed!

Craigable · Post by **Craigable** » 13 Nov 2013, 04:05

Many years ago I read Murder on the Orient Express and also The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I don't recall how I reacted to either book. My mother very much enjoyed Christie. In fact, she read much more of Christie than she might otherwise have because for several years I bought her used copies for Xmas, birthdays, etc. But I think she liked Rex Stout mysteries even more.

Namrata · Post by **Namrata** » 13 Nov 2013, 05:08

terrific mystery writer. Daring plots. Amazing. Pity that not many of her books are online.

Ikiri81 · Post by **Ikiri81** » 14 Nov 2013, 13:51

I went through her phase, and read all her books years ago. Good author.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 15 Nov 2013, 04:58

I'm new to Christie. I've been saving her for years the way one might save a fine wine. I've read only two of her books to date: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? and, just recently, The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd. I have seen two other stories in film: Murder On The Orient Express, and Ten Little Indians.

While readily willing to acknowledge the quality of Christie's writing and plot structure I must admit that I prefer (so far) the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle and MUCH more prefer Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot. Perhaps Hercule Poirot will grow on me as I read more of her stories.

The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd had so many suspects, subplots and details of where each character was at the time of the murder, why they were there and the exact time they were where they were that I was tempted to begin creating a chart. OK, I freely admit this may be a deficiency in memory on my part which should not be blamed upon Christie but the complexity of the plot was a great distraction to enjoying the story. On the plus side, however, I must say that I absolutely LOVE Christie's sense of humor which she injects into the story in precisely the right dosage.

Ackroyd was recommended by a forum member with such effusion that I immediately sought this book out having not been overly impressed with Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, but the poster said, "Such an amazing ending.. Make sure nobody spoils it for you!" ... well that was all I needed to hear because I love a good ending but unfortunately precisely BECAUSE I was expecting a great ending I concluded who the murderer was long before the ending of the book.

Craigable · Post by **Craigable** » 15 Nov 2013, 07:35

I forgot to add that in March this year the wife and I saw a stage production of Christie's The Mousetrap. Quite an excellent play.

VoraciousReader13 · Post by **VoraciousReader13** » 17 Nov 2013, 01:29

I think when it comes to mystery, Agatha Christie is one of the best. My favorite books by her are, And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.

Njkinny · Post by **Njkinny** » 12 Dec 2013, 14:43

Agatha Christie is my all time favorite author. She was an excellent judge of character and her deep knowledge of human behavior shows in her books. The plots are astonishing and able to shock us even after decades of being written!
I love all her characters like Tommy and Tuppence, Miss Marple, Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr. Brown etc.

Meg0169 · Post by **Meg0169** » 26 Dec 2013, 14:04

Archita wrote: In a time when fingerprint sweeps and DNA tests and GPS reduce the identifying process to an instant, its quite captivating to read about Poirot and Miss Marple solve crimes entirely by questioning.

I could not agree more. We live in a world where technology has taken over and some of the old magic is lost. That's why I love going back and reading books by Agatha Christie, to a time where everything relied on peoples wits. I'm not a fan of all of her books, but most are pure genius. I love being taken along for the ride and trying to figure out who did it, however, I'm not always right.

jaguilar · Post by **jaguilar** » 06 Jan 2014, 09:30

genius: I love the research she put into chemistry/biology of the crimes themselves and the psycho-emotional dynamics of the characters is amazing. Her investigators inspire me is a lot of my own work: always dig deeper; anyone could be lying and often they do so check it out for yourself and confirm everything; few things are a simple as they appear.