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LamarJimmerson85 t1_j1qnzle wrote

A lot of Poirot are essentially puzzles, with the same pieces in different arrangements. The characters are all largely stock character 'types', but they're always enjoyable and it allows for misdirection because we expect certain types to behave in certain ways.

Christie is also surprisingly funny. The Poirot novels that include Ariadne Oliver are good fun.

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LimitlessMegan t1_j1sq72o wrote

I love Ariadne, I particularly like her in the David Suchet TV series.

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kjb76 t1_j21plon wrote

I read somewhere that she’s spoofing herself with Ariadne Oliver. Apparently the constant eating apples was something Christie did.

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LamarJimmerson85 t1_j21pyyi wrote

She is. The character is to make fun of herself, and address things people have said about her.

And in Partners in Crime, Christie has Tommy and Tuppence reference/imitate different fictional detectives, including Poirot.

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saint_davidsonian t1_j1rga8s wrote

I just figured I'd say, how can so many people like her books when there aren't even any elves or hobbits in them? Not even a single wizard or second breakfast.

Edit: Damn. People can't take a joke on here.

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Oxidative t1_j1s5mzd wrote

This made me laugh. Sorry that other redditors can't read between the lines. Kind of funny in a post about mystery novels.

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spleedge t1_j1sc3js wrote

It’s obvious sarcasm (those downvotes are unwarranted) but very random/irrelevant lol

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Oxidative t1_j1sz0md wrote

That's true, but people are always saying random shit in real conversation. I saw it as a comment of mock-surprise as this subreddit usually is very fantasy/sci-fi centric.

I thought it added to the convo in an absurd way

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spleedge t1_j1szosn wrote

I guess so haha it just kind of seems like a random shot at specifically Tolkien fans when nothing like that at all is really a common viewpoint of the sub (but again… shouldn’t be downvoted, just sort of funny)

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Monsieur_Moneybags t1_j1y2qou wrote

You would think that supposedly well-read people wouldn't need to be hit over the head with the /s, but here we are.

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