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Christie, Two Takes

The Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

October 15, 2021 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

The Murder on the Links and The Murder on the Orient Express and The Secret Adversary and And Then There Were None Agatha Christie has always been one of my go-to re-reads. It’s my literary comfort food. I’ve read and re-read most of what I have in my library, but didn’t feel like cracking the cover of an old favorite once again. My to-read pile didn’t look appealing, either, so what to do? I had a bunch of Audible credits and found a bunch of (free) […]

It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915.

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

June 18, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I had avoided this book for awhile because the first two times I tried reading it I couldn’t get past the first chapter. I stuck with it this time, and I ended really liking it. The reason the first chapter was, and still is a hang up is that Tommy and Tuppence, two best friends reuniting after the war who decide to start an adventure for hire (sort of underworld factota), speak initially in what I think is Agatha Christie playfully mocking post-war slang. It’s […]

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