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Post by Carl LaFong on Jan 22, 2022 0:59:01 GMT
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Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Jan 24, 2022 4:56:31 GMT
I always say that when in doubt with an author, always start at the beginning.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 24, 2022 5:02:36 GMT
One year I read them all ...in order ... after obtaining copies of all but perhaps 4 (which I did get out of the local library. Good companion book to have at hand is  some nice essays and no plot secrets are revealed. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Feb 2, 2022 12:49:03 GMT
I read her for the first time last year, and found And Then They Were None so tedious it almost stopped me in my tracks. I think I read another dozen or so last summer, and enjoyed them all more than that. I enjoyed ATTWN more than most Christies. It's been decades since I read them though.
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Post by mikef6 on Feb 5, 2022 17:13:41 GMT
One year I read them all ...in order ... after obtaining copies of all but perhaps 4 (which I did get out of the local library. Good companion book to have at hand is some nice essays and no plot secrets are revealed. I also own that book and recommend it.
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Post by mikef6 on Feb 5, 2022 17:22:37 GMT
I once sort-of forced "And Then There Were None" on a non-mystery reading friend. It totally stunned him. He said it was one of the greatest books he ever read.
Confession: after decades of being a Christie reader, I finally came to the point where I saw that, although the puzzles she created were brilliant with the most amazing point being how she found so many to write. But, the writing itself, character development, word pictures, other author skills generally are not present. The people in her books - excluding her heroes Poirot and Marple - are flat. Her prose is quite plodding in most novels. I really believe she is at her best in short stories. However, ATTWN is a marvelous exception. The sense of dread and doom that permeates the entire novel is almost palpable. It is wonderful achievement and stands as a great novel, not just a "mystery story."
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 5, 2022 18:14:40 GMT
I read quite a few of her best-known books way back in the day - all of them Poirot novels, with the exception of "And Then There Were None". I remember liking them at the time. Recently I reread ATTWN and Death on the Nile, because of the TV and movie adaptations. They are OK, but they didn't fill me with an unstoppable urge to read (or reread) more.
I might try the short stories at some point though.
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Post by novastar6 on Feb 7, 2022 23:59:26 GMT
I started with And Then There Were None...I've only read a few of her books because I frankly find the writing style hard to endure, but I loved that one, and bought several copies when they decided to change the name to be PC.
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Post by novastar6 on Feb 8, 2022 0:01:19 GMT
I always say that when in doubt with an author, always start at the beginning.
That's what I say about children's books. Classic literature written in styles 100+ years old is hard as hell and it's easy to lose interest, start with the children's condensed versions to get a basic idea of what's going on. Also, I found it to be a great place to start on nonfictional historical subjects like World War I, etc. Adult books covering the same subject get all discombobulated about who started what, who was involved with whom, etc., start with the young readers' versions of history and it gets a bit more to the point.
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Post by thekindercarebear on Feb 11, 2022 0:42:40 GMT
I read her for the first time last year, and found And Then They Were None so tedious it almost stopped me in my tracks. I think I read another dozen or so last summer, and enjoyed them all more than that.
OMG And Then There Were None was great!
I read it in the 5th grade and really enjoyed it.
You know what I found tedious? "The Sun Also Rises"
Eh.
To each their own. 
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Post by thekindercarebear on Feb 11, 2022 0:47:27 GMT
just FYI here is the entire 1945 film in TECHNICOLOR!
I've easily watched this film a hundred times.
Enjoy!
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Post by Marv on Feb 13, 2022 15:29:09 GMT
I started with And Then There Were None. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by llanwydd on Feb 14, 2022 9:38:43 GMT
I started with Curtain, which was probably not the best to start with. My next was Murder On the Orient Express which is probably a better introduction.
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