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A bit late but this was a fun one! I enjoyed the African adventure and touch of romance with Anne the plucky heroine.
Librarybelle This is a fun one! 1d
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A bit late but this was a fun one! I enjoyed the African adventure and touch of romance with Anne the plucky heroine.
pickLow pick. I enjoyed parts of the story but truthfully I prefer the “traditional” mysteries more than the adventurous espionage/heist/conspiracy plots that Christie has done in some of her books including this one. I liked it while I read it but it took me all month to get through. Once I put it down I kind of forgot about it 🤷🏼♀️ #Christiescapers @Librarybelle
On April 5 & 12, I finished the short stories I had to read for #noplacelikeholmes. On April 19, I read a college football romance ARC I signed up to read from Chasing Books PR. On April 26, I read the short story I had to read for #noplacelikeholmes. Today, April 30 I just finished reading the Agatha Christie book that I had to read for #christiescapers. I haven‘t written a review for it yet but I liked it.
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I‘m very behind in my reading this month. So, in addition to my physical book, I did a little #audioknitting tonight. This is from a mystery gnome knit along #MKAL with Imagined Landscapes. Perfect for one of the Queen of Mystery‘s books.
My Professor is pretty cute.
I‘m enjoying this Christie so far.
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pickThis has not been the typical murder mystery a la Poirot or Marple like I expected. I liked having two narrators with two points of view - the one of Eustace Pedler definitely being the funnier one. And it was nice seeing Anne taking her life in her hands. And of course I didn‘t see the plot twist coming. 🤣
“Dancing was a hot affair. I danced twice with Anne Beddingfeld and she had to pretend she liked it. I danced once with Mrs. Blair, who didn't trouble to pretend, and I victimized various other damsels whose appearance struck me favourably.”
Ew.
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pick(re)Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle
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4 Stars • Agatha Christie‘s The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) is a thrilling mystery-adventure that grabs you tight. Spunky Anne Beddingfeld, chasing a shady death and a brown-suited stranger in London, follows a cryptic note to a South Africa-bound ship. ⬇️
Time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! I have 5 questions posted as spoilers; you can find them by searching my feed, the book‘s feed, or by the group‘s hashtags. Jump in whenever into the discussion!
Our next Christie is the short story collection Poirot Investigates featuring, you guessed it, more Poirot! I‘ll post the official notice tomorrow!
janeycanuck, suvata, Aims42, MallenNC, Soscha, Cuilin, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, PurpleyPumpkin, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, elkeOriginal, AnneCecilie, Gissy, OutsmartYourShelf, mrp27, Larkken, Suet624, Cailey_Mac, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Teresereading, Laughterhp, Sace, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, Morr_Books, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill5. Let‘s think about the ending. Were you satisfied with the conclusion, especially the “happily ever after”? Were you surprised by the identity of the “villain”? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
4. The Man in the Brown Suit received mixed reviews when it was first published in 1924, with some more negative reviews stating how they missed this being a Poirot novel. Others commented on the change in tone into a more thriller plot line as the novel progressed. Think about the progression of the story for you--would you identify this as a thriller story? An adventure story? A mystery? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
3. We also meet Colonel Race in this novel. Race appears in later books--Cards on the Table, Death on the Nile, and Sparkling Cyanide--when he works alongside his friend Poirot. Interesting we meet him without Poirot! What did you think of Race? Why do you think Christie decided to make him a recurring character in her novels? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
2. Anne Beddingfield tells her story, with the help of diaries from Sir Eustace Pedler. What did you think of this book? Compare Anne to the other detectives we have met, Poirot and Tommy & Tuppence. How does Anne's detection skills compare/contrast with the other detectives we have met? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
1. This 4th novel by Christie was inspired by her adventures with her first husband Archie while traveling the British Empire to promote the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. If you have not seen Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet, I highly recommend it! You can see how Christie gained inspiration for this book from her travels. Link in comments.
Was this your first time reading this book? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
Here‘s my progress on this book for the #christiescapers buddy read. I won‘t be finished in time for the discussion on Sunday but I‘m sure that I will get finished with this book before the end of the month.
So sorry for the late reminder, but tomorrow (Sunday) is our next #ChristiesCapers discussion! I will post questions mid- to late morning. I‘ve seen some great reviews, so I am looking forward to the discussion. #AgathaChristieClubR3
janeycanuck, suvata, Aims42, MallenNC, Soscha, Cuilin, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, PurpleyPumpkin, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, elkeOriginal, AnneCecilie, Gissy, OutsmartYourShelf, mrp27, Larkken, Suet624, Cailey_Mac, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Teresereading, Laughterhp, Sace, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, Morr_Books, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill
Am I missing something? Or is there something missing in my ebook edition? It says there is a facsimile, but there is none… 🤔🤔🤔 #christiescapers #agathachristieclubr3
Here‘s my progress on this book. I like it so far.
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Fun spy romp through South Africa. Irritating commentary on women and domestic abuse by heroine though.
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From THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT by Agatha Christie:
“Nadina, the Russian dancer who had taken Paris by storm, swayed to the sound of the applause, bowed and bowed again.“
Great discussion so far for The Murder on the Links! Our next #ChristiesCapers introduces Colonel Race, who appears in a few other books later in Christie‘s canon. Discussion on April 27th.
All are welcome to attend. Please let me know if you wish to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3
janeycanuck, suvata, Aims42, MallenNC, Soscha, Cuilin, kspenmoll, BarbaraJean, PurpleyPumpkin, JenlovesJT47, Lizpixie, MariaW, elkeOriginal, AnneCecilie, Gissy, OutsmartYourShelf, mrp27, Larkken, Suet624, Cailey_Mac, Deblovestoread, ferskner, Marmie7, MaleficentBookDragon, majkia, Bookwormjillk, StayCurious, Laughterhp, Sace, RainyDayReading, Skygoddess1, Morr_Books, PathfinderNicole, dabbe, tdrosebud, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Tineke, PageShifter, willaful, AnishaInkspill
so-soThis is just a basic Agatha Christie mystery. My mum has the entire collection of these from the 80s. They look impressive together. Individually? Not so much.
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pickI find that I really enjoy Christie! This is one of her earlier books with no Marple or Poirot, but it was fun and entertaining, and very dated of course. I enjoyed all the characters!
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month!
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#pop24 - book that came out in a year that ends in 24
#joyousjanuary
so-soCelebrating its centenary this year - this book is perhaps better described as a youthful adventure with high jinks than a mystery. Anne was sweet and foolhardy and alongside her band of fellow adventurers this felt like a grown up Famous Five adventure! There are aristocrats, politicians, jewel thieves, ocean voyages, distant lands, all with an Empire feel. Harmless - but I‘m glad Christie experimented and then moved on!
pickThis was a fun adventure-the first with Colonel Race. As always, I was completely wrong about who the “bad guy” was 😂
pickA fun Christie mystery with the plucky and recently orphaned Anne Beddingfeld !! She has spirited, often amusing, adventures; starting with watching a man tumble to his death in the path of a train at the tube station. She‘s convinced it was not an accident and is now in pursuit of a man with a brown suit…
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Ok so is anyone else having issues with Litsy I think I always logged in using FB but now I have to start over because it somehow deleted my account years of reading logged and now I‘m back at the beginning
so-soNot a fan of this one—almost bailed. It was quite dated and at times seemed ridiculous. I guess I‘m really just a fan of Agatha Christie‘s whodunits: Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. The podcast was fun and made it worth finishing the book. For now I will continue reading her books in order, but I may adjust this if there are more like this. 😬
pickJust finished listening to this early Agatha Christie it‘s a one off mystery- no Poirot or Marple. Colonel Race is the only recurring Christie character to appear. I enjoyed the reader‘s voice work. A good mystery despite some cringey colonial ideas. Set in 1922 💚🐉
Notes from that book so far (and I did not highlight some mansplaining...)
so-soThis starts out as a fun adventure, but turns into pure silliness in the back half.
“Girls derive a lot of comfort from ice-cream sodas.”
Ok, some tipsy bath-time in-progress thoughts on this book I didn‘t know existed until I got it for my b-day: 1) The prologue is totally unnecessary and embarrassingly full of exposition-via-unnatural-dialogue, 2) I love Mrs. Blair—Christie does fabulous so well. I like Sir Eustace too but his diary portions are redundant 3) there was a revelation about the MC being in love that really confuses me b/c it wasn‘t set up in any way. ????
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Not one of Christie‘s better books, I think she did locked-room mysteries or murder mysteries in quiet villages better than thrillers. The 1989 film adaptation is only slightly more engaging.
so-soI thought for a while that this was going to be my favorite Christie so far, with the lady detective and the interesting setting, but then there were some weird bits about what women find attractive in a man along with this being illustrated in mildly icky and alarming ways, and now I'm not sure what to think. I'd almost like to rewrite the second half of this book.
pickI read this Aug 24-27 and gave it 4 ⭐️. I found that it was a little harder to get into this one but overall it was a fun read. Once again, I had a hard time figuring out the whodunnit part. I did like the character of Anne but I didn‘t like how Christie ended things with her. The story did drag a bit at the middle.
pickCaught up for #AgathaChristieClubR2 during #24b4Monday.
-The Man in the Brown Suit: a highly entertaining romp; hadn‘t heard of it before, but I‘m glad I had a reason to pick it up ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Poirot Investigates: Poirot‘s fun, but these stories are almost too short to feel satisfying. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Enjoying this Agatha Christie novel :) 46-year old paperback has about had it. Pages brittle...cover damaged & stained....but it has character :) The cover art is awesome! So 1970s
pickI finished this but never posted my review! This was a fun read. It‘s a stand-alone novel that doesn‘t feature one of her famous detectives, but does have Colonel Race, who shows up in some other books. Diamond theft, family honor, and a secret master criminal, set in 1920s South África, which is a surprisingly primitive place...I guess it was pretty undeveloped outside the main cities, I just don‘t think of it that way. I‘m glad I read this.
I'm sorry for the late posting of discussion questions! I got back from two weeks in Scandinavia late last night, and I'm jet-lagged. International travel is the greatest, but I could do without the recovery period, you know?
Anyway, questions below! #agathachristieclubR2
I don‘t actually have time to keep up with #agathachristieclubr2, but someone mentioned that the group read this last month, and I realized that I didn‘t remember anything about this book. I read it once, a long time ago, but my Christie fandom has focused mostly on frequent re-reads of Poirot and Marple novels. So I found it on Scribd, and I‘m re-reading it now. It‘s nice to be reading a Christie book that‘s essentially new to me!
A re-read for me; this was the December read for #agathachristieclubr2 . It‘s been fun revisiting the older Christie novels!
This is my letter M for #LitsyAtoZ .
