Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Murder Monday

Oct 17, 2016 00:05

What I've Finished Reading

Could I possibly have enjoyed The Man in the Brown Suit more? Maybe we could all have done with a little less colonial condescension along the African tourist route, but that's in character for Anne “the Adventuress” Beddingfeld, whom I suspect has more than a few things in common with Agatha Christie. This book includes ( Read more... )

murder mondays, hercule poirot, contemporary mystery, agatha christie

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osprey_archer October 17 2016, 13:48:42 UTC
wherein the plucky career girl wants nothing more than to be slung over the shoulder of The Right Man and dumped on the floor of a rustic cabin while he paces around going, “Don't tempt me, Anne!”

AhahahaHA this is so intensely 1930s screwball comedy that it's hilarious. It's like Christie glommed together every single trope at once!

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evelyn_b October 17 2016, 16:04:25 UTC
It's the best. I mean, not the best, but it's so earnest and goofy and good-natured that I can't begrudge it anything. If Anne were less endearing or her POV less sharply drawn I might balk at the serious conversations about What Women Want (among other things: a guy you can trust to strangle you properly, should he settle on murder) but not this time. It's a big trope trifle with extra whipped cream.

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liadtbunny October 17 2016, 15:29:25 UTC
Where would the lower classes be without a criminal mastermind to organise them into villainy? Another trope down:)

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evelyn_b October 17 2016, 15:50:09 UTC
Obviously, knowing their place, going to church picnics and engaging in wholesome sports on the half-day off, and wearing sober class-appropriate clothing as God intended. Criminal masterminds have a lot to answer for.

The background of this strike/riot is never explored (because it's entirely the work of criminal masterminds, naturally) and South African history is complicated and mostly unknown to me; it would be interesting to look at what was actually going on at this time.

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liadtbunny October 18 2016, 14:33:20 UTC
It would! Another book to add to the pile:)

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lost_spook October 17 2016, 17:28:07 UTC
I don't remember the details of TMitBS, but I'm fairly sure I enjoyed it too!

Of course black-bearded man was not Havering only you or Japp would have such an idea wire me description of housekeeper and what clothes she wore this morning same of Mrs. Havering do not waste time taking photographs of interiors they are underexposed and not in the least artistic.

:lol: Poirot... <3

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evelyn_b October 17 2016, 18:38:07 UTC
I wish all Poirot stories had exasperated Poirot-grams in them. <3

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scripsi October 17 2016, 19:34:02 UTC
I know I have read Poirot Investigates, but I don't remember anything about it...

I read the first Maisie Dobbs nobels with some delight, but then my interest kind of petered out. I don't know why, really.

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evelyn_b October 17 2016, 19:39:43 UTC
I think the stories in Poirot Investigates are not hugely memorable, though they do have some excellent Poirot moments.

We'll see what happens with Maisie Dobbs!

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a_phoenixdragon October 17 2016, 23:49:37 UTC
Dude...I almost wanna read Maisie Dobbs!!

*HUGS*

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evelyn_b October 18 2016, 14:17:03 UTC
It can't hurt to try! It seems like the sort of thing a library would have.

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