tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post651139633460246682..comments2023-10-28T06:15:07.880-07:00Comments on Miss Lemon's Mysteries: Agatha Christie's Method for MurderElizabeth Frengelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13489003861886452176noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-29117040947016858592011-09-15T11:27:35.869-07:002011-09-15T11:27:35.869-07:00A terrific post, Miss Lemon.
Agatha Christie has...A terrific post, Miss Lemon. <br /><br />Agatha Christie has always been under-appreciated and her writing under-valued by critics. But, luckily for the rest of us, we know better.<br /><br />I wonder if she knew how much she was appreciated by her fans and how many people she made happy just by the reading of her books.<br /><br />Happy Birthday today, Dame Agatha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-43985102202484579352011-09-15T07:17:55.103-07:002011-09-15T07:17:55.103-07:00Absolutely. You are both right on the mark! As any...Absolutely. You are both right on the mark! As anyone who ever attempts it will discover, writing a plausible, readable, well-paced mystery novel is no mean feat.Elizabeth Frengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489003861886452176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-74540773155321809122011-09-15T06:49:07.632-07:002011-09-15T06:49:07.632-07:00I was going to say just what Margaret did. I think...I was going to say just what Margaret did. I think she was a genius. I think she offers a great deal of depth to her characters. Human beings are complex, and she writes of the complexities in such an interesting way. I've found myself referring to her in regular conversation ever since I've been reading Agatha more seriously. I'll say, well there was a character who said or did much the same thing. :<) Sometimes because an author is prolific and popular the critics begin to criticize them. I put Agatha in the same category as my most favorite of all time, P.G. Wodehouse. That's the highest praise this reader can offer.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-705695345614959272011-09-14T22:35:14.212-07:002011-09-14T22:35:14.212-07:00The more of her books I read the more convinced I ...The more of her books I read the more convinced I am that she was a genius. Her books appear simple but they're so well plotted that you don't notice the depth at first. I'll be reading John Curran's book for sure.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-23426398284311349112011-09-14T18:43:19.960-07:002011-09-14T18:43:19.960-07:00And that's the beauty of her work, I think ......And that's the beauty of her work, I think ... complexity couched in simplicity. Agatha lulls her readers into a false sense of security, and then bang! They're handed another surprise ending.Elizabeth Frengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489003861886452176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165889875073228484.post-7530655336516523552011-09-14T18:26:52.963-07:002011-09-14T18:26:52.963-07:00I once thought Agatha Christie novels were shallow...I once thought Agatha Christie novels were shallow reads but then I was only in my late teens and I read them at random. I don't know why I thought she didn't do character development very well, and why I could read them "with half an eye". I must have missed so much! I see them very differently now particularly since I've been re-reading them in orderKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.com