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kjb76 t1_j21ro8h wrote
Reply to comment by TeacherPatti in The simple greatness of Agatha Christie by -something_something
I read all the Poirots during the pandemic too. I’m American but have studied a lot of English history and read many English authors and I think that it’s possible to see the changes in the values and mores of England through the Poirot books.
kjb76 t1_j21plon wrote
Reply to comment by LamarJimmerson85 in The simple greatness of Agatha Christie by -something_something
I read somewhere that she’s spoofing herself with Ariadne Oliver. Apparently the constant eating apples was something Christie did.
kjb76 t1_j21ot5u wrote
Reply to What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador
Dr. Zhivago. It was too long and slow. Loved the movie.
kjb76 t1_j21omiy wrote
Reply to comment by gravitydefiant in What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador
The audiobook is fantastic.
kjb76 t1_j21o5wv wrote
Simon Slater doing Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is so good. It’s too bad they didn’t use him for the other two books in the series.
kjb76 t1_j22cyiw wrote
Reply to comment by junglelala in What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador
No. Never heard of it. The movie is so good I didn’t think it needed remaking.