The Secret of Chimneys

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

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Catch-up post the last: 🎧 This was my first Christie without Poirot or Marple. Honestly, it dragged quite a bit from middle to end. I think perhaps, it was because I was listening to it. I‘m listening to another now with the same problem. Could just be me.

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KathyWheeler

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The plot was completely improbable but the characters, especially Virginia & Anthony, were likable and fun. Bundle, who shows up more fully in The Seven Dials Mystery, is introduced. Again, the casual xenophobia and antisemitism is shocking. My library hold for The Light We Carry came in, so I switched to it for my walking book since I have the Agatha Christie bio on ScribD. #audiowalk

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Jeg

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I decided I might like to read my way through Agatha‘s books. Decided I‘d need another lifetime. 😊. So I‘m reading her short series featuring Superintendent Battle. 4 or 5 books I think. All except 1 in local library. I enjoyed this one . Very convoluted ending . Could never have worked out. Enjoyable read.

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BriannaT

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so-so

I‘m in Canada to visit family and this is one of the books I brought. Not my favorite standalone novel, and one of the “twists” at the end felt too convenient rather than being well-written.

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MelindaOtt

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Not my favorite…currently my least favorite.

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catsuit_mango

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Still very rainy here so tea and Lady Agatha are perfect.

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MeJeMiller

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I wanted something easy to listen/read at the end of the year. Agatha Christie isn‘t usually my go to but I know she‘s an author I can expect to somewhat enjoy. And I did somewhat enjoy this.

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Preciouz29

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While not one of her best, I enjoy this; it‘s as close to screwball as she gets.

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ImperfectCJ

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I might be getting the hang of Agatha Christie's novels. This one has characters I quite like and a solution that I found not entirely unpredictable, which is how I tend to like mysteries. I don't want the reveal to come out of left field, but I also don't want it to be obvious from the start. This novel struck that balance for me. Enjoyed despite the hoity-toity "England's the best and everyone else is a barbarian" overtones.

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ImperfectCJ

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I would prefer if he sat closer to me, but I can't blame him for wanting to sit in the sunshine. #catsoflitsy

BookishMarginalia Awwww! 4y

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ImperfectCJ

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Up to now, I've only listened to audiobooks of Agatha Christie's works. This time, however, I'm using a combination of audio and the print version, which revealed that the audio version omits several instances in the print book of an offensive term for someone of Italian or Spanish descent. I approve of this edit but it makes me wonder how many other offensive terms Christie used that I hadn't noticed because they'd been culled from the audiobook.

nanuska_153 I don't really approve of this kind of edits (and I'm Spanish).I don't need my sensibility to be spared, I want to read a book as it was written, as the author wanted me to read it.If the author was racist, I want to know it, and I'll decide for myself if I still appreciate the rest of the work. I rather appreciate how far we have come than to find myself adoring and defending an author that turns out to be heavily edited to not sound like a bigot 4y

ImperfectCJ @nanuska_153 I can see your point about wanting to see an author warts and all, so to speak. I do find myself less enthusiastic about my goal of reading all of Christie's novels now that I know about this side of her writing (combined with the anti-semitism, which I already knew about). I'm becoming more selective about which authors' heads I want to be inside for hours at a time. 4y

ImperfectCJ @nanuska_153 And like you suggest, an author is still a bigot even if she's been edited not to sound like one. Perhaps it's better to know the whole story. 4y

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nanuska_153 @ImperfectCJ I know what you mean, reading racist comments on the background does feel like constant micro aggressions and can really mess up with your mood and you need a break from that underlying violence. 4y

nanuska_153 @ImperfectCJ It happens to me also with movies, I really like Coppola, but I can't watch two of his movies one after the other, with that constant attitude towards women and normalised domestic violence... I just need to pace myself when consuming the products of certain artists, to be able to appreciate the rest of their work 4y

ImperfectCJ @nanuska_153 I know what you mean. I often feel it even more with movies than with books. Not sure why. Maybe reading has more wiggle room for interpretation of tone and nuance that a movie delivers more directly and explicitly through the actors, music, cinematography. Or maybe it's just that most of the movies I see are 1950s or later and I have less tolerance for this stuff in contemporary works than I do for things written pre-WWII. 4y

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BookNerdMama

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Ok, I adore a good British manor house mystery. And Christie is the queen of them.
But. The casual racism and antisemitism is jarring. You are having a great time all snug in the story and then BLAM! And you read and reread the passage like, 'Did she really just say that?' Yes. Yes, she did.
Yes, I know it was a different time, etc. But plenty of people had functioning consciences then, too. Just not her.

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writerlibrarian

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First #goodthing of 2021. Today, January 1 is Public Domain Day. A really good day for librarian, reader, writers...
Here are some of the books of 2021. You can read more at https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2021/

I've already read a few of these. I'm putting the Agatha Christie on my 2021 list.

alisiakae There are some great books entering the public domain this year! 4y

writerlibrarian Yes! One of them is on my top 5 books. I might reread Woolf this year too.

Manhattan Transfer: A Novel

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RamsFan1963

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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 187

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

Leniverse No judgement here. I could probably do that for every day of the year next year. 😅 4y

TheLibrarian Same with no judgment here. I could do this every day for about 5 years and that‘s not including what I would have purchased during those years 🤦🏼‍♀️ 4y

erzascarletbookgasm So do I! And that hasn‘t stopped me from buying more 😂. Have a good Christmas break. 4y

RamsFan1963 @Leniverse @TheLibrarian @ezrascarletbookgasm Like all diets, my book buying diet is suspended during the holidays. Come January 1st, I'll go back on a diet, cutting back on my buying to try to cut down my ever growing TBR shelves. 4y

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Hana321

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Can‘t say I‘m an Agatha Christie fan, but I love mysteries, so I‘m willing to give anything a go. I struggled to get onto this novel. I found the storyline to be very jumpy, and the characters under developed. I loved certain characters and wish there was more time spent on them. I had a hard time following the storyline. There were some areas of promise that didn‘t end up living up to my expectations.

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Linsy

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A fun romp where mystery abounds and the characters go bumbling around hilariously. I'll admit I miss Christie's more classic mysteries, but I enjoyed how this all came together!

Another Christie for #classicschallenge2020! Took me a while to get to this one, but I'll try to catch up with #agathachristieclubr2 soon. Roger Ackroyd here I come!

I up to about 9 hours now for #24b4Monday. Hoping for a big reading day tomorrow!!

BooksAndTea97 I'm positive you are gonna love Roger Ackroyd it's one of her best! 5y

Andrew65 A good time. 👏👏👏 5y

Buechersuechtling Lovely picture 📸. 5y

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Librarybelle

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Finished my first book for #stayhome24in48 #24in48 ...review to come later!

While enjoying breakfast, I continued to read Monogram Murders on my iPad, to keep the clock going.

Starting a reread for me - The Secret of Chimneys

24in48

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janeycanuck

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This felt a little like a “who‘s on first?” situation but was great fun to read. I‘m really enjoying this more thriller/caper side of Christie that I haven‘t seen before.

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ferskner

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5. Christie made up several elements of European geography, history, and culture for this book, yet used the Koh-i-Noor, a real British crown jewel, for as part of the plot. Why do you think she made these decisions?

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Laughterhp I had to google the country to see if it was real or not. I would say she probably didn‘t want to offend anyone with her geography because there was some racism in this book but I don‘t know if she was that forward thinking.. 5y

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes I think it's simpler for an author to have some things be from a “not real“ place because then no one can say that you're wrong about X - I'm slowly working my way through Ed McBain's 87th Precinct mysteries & he said originally he was going to set them in NYC but then realized that it would involve a lot more research & stress - so instead they are set in a made-up city very, very similar to NYC! @Laughterhp 5y

Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks Ohh that definitely makes a lot of sense! I totally get that. I know when I read books set in places I‘m familiar with, it pulls me out of the story when details are wrong. 5y

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TheAromaofBooks @Laughterhp - So yes, I have no idea what was going on in Christie's mind at the time, but I can definitely see her saying to her editor, “Well how do YOU know that isn't the way things work in Herzoslovakia?? Have YOU been there?“ LOL 5y

AnneCecilie I think you‘re on to something there @TheAromaofBooks With a made up country, she can more freely do what she wants. But do you think that people at the time new what country she was indirectly writing about? I wonder if anything specific was going on at the time? @Laughterhp 5y

TheAromaofBooks @AnneCecilie - Well, she does classify it as one of the Balkan states, all of which were in a bit of turmoil following World War I. Christie was definitely someone who stayed up on current events - there have been times that I've been studying a period of history & then read one of her books & been surprised at how she cleverly works things into her stories, so there is a definitely chance that we are missing some background info. @Laughterhp 5y

AnneCecilie @TheAromaofBooks I don‘t think it was just the Balkan‘s that was redefined after WWI, but all the countries that had been a part of the Austrian Hungarian domain. Not to forget the Russian Revolution and the lost Princesses. Every one in a while someone comes along and claims to be Anastasia. So I think we are probably missing something that was discussed at the time @Laughterhp 5y

ferskner @AnneCecilie @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks oooooo that's an great point about Anastasia! The Anna Anderson case happened in 1920-22 and she wrote this in 1925, so it seems reasonable that with all the turmoil after the war that such stories would have been on her mind. That makes me wish I liked this book more! I agree that she wants to vaguely point to the Balkan region without specifics, but why the real Koh-i- Noor? 5y

ferskner @AnneCecilie @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks maybe she wanted to use something the British public would recognize, although would the average person know the names of the crown jewels? I don't know! I like to think that maybe it drummed up more local tourism to view them. :) 5y

ferskner Although were they on view back then? I can't remember if they say so in the book. 5y

TheAromaofBooks I do feel like Christie consistently liked to tease about overly-serious government figures (i.e. Lomax in this book), so maybe using a real jewel that the government was in charge of protecting was her way of pointing out how often they are just pretending that they are doing their job?? @AnneCecilie @Laughterhp 5y

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ferskner

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4. The Secret of Chimneys bears some strong similarities to The Man in the Brown Suit. What similarities did you notice? Which book did you like better? Is it fair for Christie to reuse previous plot points?

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Laughterhp I definitely liked this book better than the Man in Brown Suit. I guess some of the story was similar but I didn‘t actually make a comparison of the two books while reading. I also think I need to read the physical books more, than the audio. I usually listen to Agatha Christie‘s books on audio. 5y

TheAromaofBooks I do think they are somewhat similar in the whole spy/thriller sense, but don't really feel like they are THAT much alike. The characters & conclusion are different enough for me to find them both entertaining. I think I may like Brown Suit slightly better because I have a huge soft spot for Sir Eustace!! @Laughterhp 5y

ferskner @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks that is so interesting to me! I feel like this is basically the same plot as TMITBS but without as many hijinks and fun. The international spy machinations, the hidden identity of a long-lost dashing young man, the marriage when the young man's identity is revealed. It kind of annoys me that Christie used so many similar plot points in back-to-back books. I really feel like she's phoning it in on this one. 5y

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TheAromaofBooks I can totally see that @ferskner - I guess I'm just used to rolling with the shenanigans of her spy stories haha @Laughterhp

Also, side note, I really appreciate that you used a different cover for each of the questions because it's super easy to see in the notifications which question is being discussed! 5y

Laughterhp @ferskner @TheAromaofBooks Wow you are totally right, they are basically the same plot line... I didn‘t listen to the Man in the Brown Suit very closely apparently. I‘ll have to start reading and stop listening to them on audio and getting distracted! 5y

ferskner @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks I did most on audio too! The All About Agatha podcast really helped me cement them in my head - I listened to each episode as soon as I finished the corresponding book. I have a surprisingly hard time paying attention to Christie audiobooks! There are just so many details. 5y

TheAromaofBooks I don't know how you all do audiobooks!! I can't listen to them at all, my mind wanders away almost immediately, even if I'm interested in the book haha @ferskner @Laughterhp 5y

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ferskner

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3. Bundle joins a long list of plucky Christie heroines (don't worry, we'll meet more). Did you like her, especially compared to other plucky it girls from previous books?

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Laughterhp Gah, Bundle was the daughter right? Not the girl who gets married at the end right? 😬😬 I just finished this book and I don‘t know why I‘m confusing the 2 women in the book 🤦‍♀️😂 5y

TheAromaofBooks Yes, she was the daughter!! I actually think she comes back in a second book (The Seven Dials maybe??). All the characters were great fun in this book. @Laughterhp 5y

Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks Oh I‘ve read the Seven Dials! It was the first Agatha Christie I ever read! I‘ll have to reread it when it comes into rotation for the book club! In this book, I really liked her. Yes, all the characters were great fun! 5y

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TheAromaofBooks @Laughterhp - I think Seven Dials is technically the second Battle book, so there are some overlapping characters, but it's rather vague in my mind haha I do remember really enjoying it - I just think her spy thrillers are SO funny. 5y

ferskner @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks I like Bundle, but I like her better in Seven Dials, which I like much more than Chimneys for some reason. We'll probably discuss that when we get to that book, so I won't say more here, but one of the things I love the most about Christie is her plucky heroines. I know I wouldn't have been one of I lived during that time (I'm too bookish and I don't drink), but I like to imagine it. Especially the clothes. :) 5y

TheAromaofBooks I do feel like Virginia is a bit more the plucky heroine in this one than Bundle is (Bundle comes to her own in Seven Dials), but I almost always feel like Christie writes women fairly well - for instance, I loved that Virginia was saucy and independent, but also totally willing to go find some muscle to come check out the suspicious noises downstairs!! @Laughterhp 5y

Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks Yes, I definitely think Virginia was more plucky. I think that‘s why I confused the 2 women at first because I didn‘t think Bundle was too prominent in this book. Even though her dad owned Chimneys. @ferskner 5y

ferskner @TheAromaofBooks @Laughterhp you're right, I think I'm probably conflating Bundle and Virginia together! Seven Dials sticks out so much more in my head (probably because the TV adaptation is so close to the book. 5y

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ferskner

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2. This is the first appearance of Inspector Battle. Did you enjoy his detecting? Do you like him better than Poirot?

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AnneCecilie I liked Battle, but Poirot will always be a favorite. There‘s just something about this Belgian 5y

Laughterhp I really liked Battle and look forward to seeing him again. You didn‘t really get a lot of his perspective, but he seemed a great detective. But I‘m with you @AnneCecilie I think Poirot will always be my favorite detective. 5y

TheAromaofBooks I really love Battle a lot (although I did think his eyes twinkled a little too frequently in this one!) & think it's interesting that Christie pretty much never gives us anything from his perspective/thoughts. But I love how he is a character that everyone underestimates but is actually quite intelligent. Of course, I love Poirot, but he & Battle are so different that it's hard to compare them, I think. @Laughterhp @AnneCecilie 5y

ferskner @AnneCecilie @Laughterhp @TheAromaofBooks I do like Battle! I enjoy Poirot's eccentricities more, but there's a solidness to Battle that feels very reassuring to me as a reader. 5y

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ferskner

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It's been a rough few days here in Nashville, so I'm late getting questions posted. But I just got word that my power is back on, so hooray!

As a reminder, please tag everyone who has already commented when you post a response to keep the conversation flowing.

1. Did you like the novel? How does it stack up against the other Christie novels we've read so far?

#agathachristieclubR2 @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @AnneCecilie

ferskner @Laughterhp @BookishMe 5y

ferskner @Geenie @hes7 5y

ferskner @Linsy @umbrellagirl 5y

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Laughterhp I really liked this one. It might be one of my favorite reads so far. Especially with it not being a Poirot novel (which are my favorite). @ferskner 5y

AnneCecilie I liked this better than the other non-Poirot book we read. There was more action in this one. @Laughterhp (edited) 5y

hes7 I liked it! Before getting into reading all her books, I really only knew about Christie‘s Poirot and Miss Marple, so it‘s fun to discover more of her characters. 5y

Crazeedi Many prayers for your community 💖 5y

BookishMe @hes7 have you seen this short collection? The first, more of a collection, was most fun.

The Complete Tommy & Tuppence Collection: The Secret Adversary, Partners in Crime, N or M?, By the Pricking of My Thumbs, and Postern of Fate

BookishMe @ferskner I have not read this yet but it's stacked ;D 5y

TheAromaofBooks Hopefully things settle down for you in Nashville!! Can't imagine how stressful that all is. Thank you for taking the time to post the questions! 5y

TheAromaofBooks I really love Christie's spy/thriller/random books a lot. This one is just such a delightful romp. I actually love a bunch of the secondary characters in this one (especially Lord Caterham - the owner of Chimneys) and think that they add a lot of humor and fun to the story. @Laughterhp @AnneCecilie @hes7 5y

ferskner @Crazeedi @TheAromaofBooks thank you so much! This is a great community. @Laughterhp @AnneCecilie @hes7 @BookishMe I have to admit that this is a very "meh" book for me. I don't like the Christie thrillers very much, and I think the plot of this one is a mess. I read this one a while ago but I listened to a synopsis/analysis podcast and I couldn't being myself to care enough to follow along. 5y

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Laughterhp

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I‘m so glad I switched to the print version of this book. I started on audio and knew there was going to be a lot going on and it made more sense to read. This book was so good! Such a great Agatha Christie mystery. (The book did have a lot of typos I noticed)

I of course didn‘t guess the mystery, the bad guy or the twist. I always enjoy reading Agatha Christie 💚

#AgathaChristieClubR2

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AnneCecilie

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A book that has it all - stolen letters, a murdered diplomat, English, French and American detectives. We meet our hero Anthony Cade and detective Battle. As usual Christie writes a great crime/ thriller.

And the twist at the end caught me by surprise.

#agathachristieclubR2

ferskner

Geenie 💖 Must read a Agatha Christie 😳 5y

AnneCecilie @Yoshi-and-a-book If you love crime, I would definitely give her a try. 5y

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Laughterhp

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#BookReport - Only finished 2 books this week and finished them both yesterday. I hate being sick 🤧🤒

This week though, I‘m on the mend and plan to get a ton of reading in to close out the month! I‘m in the mood for a good fantasy, so I‘m hoping Mazes of Power scratches that itch.

#WeeklyForecast

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Glad to hear you‘re feeling better 🧡I really enjoyed

Stay with Me

MuddyPuddle I tried but couldn‘t get into Echoes Among the Stones. Did you like it? 5y

Laughterhp @MuddyPuddle The mystery part was good but I didn‘t care for all the Christian/God talk. 5y

MemoirsForMe Glad you‘re feeling better! ❤️ 5y

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AnneCecilie

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#WeeklyForcast

📚The Christie is next up in #agathachristieclubR2
📚 Start Sweet Sorrow

🎧 Speed up my listening of the third Department Q book. The discussions are March 1 and I have 12,5 hrs left.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Do you prefer to read in English or Norwegian?? I love seeing all your books in another language 😍 5y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen That‘s a though question, I‘m actually not sure. Like everyone else, I read fastest in my native tongue. I‘ve also started to use the library again, and they will mostly have the translated books (there are of course many exceptions to this). On the other hand, I get influenced by social media and almost everyone I follow live in the UK and the US, and I want to read what everyone is talking about and not wait for a possible translation. 5y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen I also like to read books in its original language, if I can. 5y

Cinfhen Well props to you!!!! I can barely understand the cereal label when it‘s written in Hebrew 🙈 5y

johncadams I love this story! 5y

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ferskner

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A reminder that the #agathachristieclubR2 is reading The Secret of Chimneys in February. We hope you'll join our discussion! Questions will be posted at the end of the month.

TheAromaofBooks Good call!! I think this one is already on my shelves... somewhere... 😂 5y

Laughterhp Thanks!! 😊 5y

ferskner @BookishMe yay glad to have you here! 5y

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BookishMe @Yoshi-and-a-book here you are 😊😊 I just found out the books are read in order of publication. How cool is that! 😍😍 5y

Geenie Thx so much! 😊 @BookishMe 5y

BookishMe @Yoshi-and-a-book my pleasure! 😉😉 5y

ferskner @Yoshi-and-a-book woohoo! 5y

Geenie 😀 @ferskner 5y

Charityann How did I not know there was an Agatha Christie book club on Litsy?! I would love to join in for the March read. 5y

ferskner @Charityann please do! It's very informal but fun. 5y

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Juliwyant

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Finished The Man in the Brown Suit.....so moving on to The Secret of Chimneys in my quest to read all of Christie‘s writings in publication order. Almost done with The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot. :) My book stand is Chester.

Scochrane26 😻😻 5y

FlowerFairy Chester is absolutely adorable. 5y

raeintheworld The Secret of Chimneys is my very favorite Christie. 5y

NeedsMoreBooks 😻😻 5y

Susanita What a handsome bookstand. 5y

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AnneCecilie

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Picked up some books at the library today

The top one, tagged, is February‘s book for #agathachristieR2
The other 3 is from my #NewYearWhoDis! list given to me by @Pricel101

umbrellagirl Melmoth was good. 5y

Pricel101 Enjoy:) I look forward to your review!! 5y

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umbrellagirl

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Christmas holidays, day 8, book 10.
About halfway through this one, it‘s a Superintendent Battle, and well into my five hour goal for the day. How is your #24B42020 going?

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Creadnorthey

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Exactly as promised having”the ingredients of a light-hearted thriller”- emphasis on “light”. Nothing too deep.

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melrailey

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Agatha Christie and Scooby Doo - wonderful Sunday.

Velvetfur Dirty Dancing poster!!! 💜 6y

melrailey @Velvetfur And it‘s an antique. I bought it in the 80s when the movie came out. I had such a crush on Patrick Swayze. 6y

Velvetfur @melrailey Wow...that has just doubled the cool points achieved with this picture! 😎 6y

Crazeedi My daughter has that care bear!!! 6y

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Naomis-shelf

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My times may be divided but I did it! I loved/really enjoyed 5, one was meh, I dnfed A kiss in time and am still in the middle of two. In total, I read 2208 pages. I love this readathon! #24in48 #24b4monday

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Gissy

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Thank you @mabell for this book, a good way to start fall with a cozy mystery.Another story about how Scotland Yard, a French investigator and a man will try to resolve the mystery of 2 murders related with a manuscript and letters.What were the motives? Who were involved?I didn't see the end in one aspect.Written in that typical AC style full of sarcasm and irony😍There are some biased comments but maybe related with the time it was written3.5⭐️

mabell Glad you enjoyed it! Good review! 6y

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sparrowssavvy

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Finally got this finished as I kept getting distracted with other books. Really enjoyed but it didn't suck me in like her other books did.

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raeintheworld

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I am on a Christie tear right now. This is my fifth in two weeks, and I think this one is my favorite. I loved this and loved Hugh Fraser as the narrator.

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eshchory

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I got a bit behind with the February book for my Christie chronology.
This book was one of the fun country house 'bright young things' Christie mysteries with Royalty and Romance.

alisiakae

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I‘m a bit behind on the #agathachristieclub because it took ages to get my hands on this book without having to buy a copy!

Another fun Christie, but I am ready to start moving into her more enjoyable Miss Marple and Poirot books.

Fulfills #cozymystery for #Booked2018...and with that, I am done with the first season prompts! 🎉🎉

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Woohoo!!!! Post a photo wrap up 😄I‘m a visual learner 😂😂 7y

alisiakae @Cinfhen I will in a few days! 7y

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alisiakae

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What is a #booknerd to do when a 5 hour commitment finishes early? Why, spend 3 hours of impromptu free time reading of course!!

Wearing my Nevertheless, She Persisted socks in honor of #InternationalWomensDay.

SomedayAlmost Where did you get that awesome mug? Love it! 7y

alisiakae @SomedayAlmost Thanks! I ordered it online from Powell‘s when I was buying items for the #MugLove swap. I couldn‘t resist buying one for both myself and my swap match. 😂 7y

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alisiakae

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1. My water bottle and mug for the day. ☕️ 💦
2. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 📺
3. Just started the tagged book by Agatha Christie. 📖 Too early to say. And apparently the pause I had on a few holds ended, and now I have a library stack to compete with my #MountTBR stack!
4. Sunny and mild. A little windy. ☀️ 💨
5. Had a navel piercing, but I let it close. Ears. 👂Thinking about a sisters tattoo.

#HumpDayPost (glad it‘s back after a brief hiatus!)

MinDea

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alisiakae @Tamra Thanks!! 7y

DivaDiane Love Agents of SHIELD. 7y

alisiakae @DivaDiane I just started watching it, hence the binge watching. 😃 7y

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Rachbb3

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It took me a while to get into this one but once I did I could not put it down. Another great mystery by Dame Agatha. ❤

[DELETED] 3803335244 Love her! 7y

Marmie7 I just watched the BBC adaptation of this one. It was really good! 7y

Rachbb3 @Marmie7 I'll have to check that out! 7y

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Rachbb3

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

I've been waiting for this Saturday. It's the first one in a long time where I have nothing to do except lounge and read. ❤

Libby1 Enjoy! This one is good fun. Go, go Dame Agatha! 7y

LauraBrook Any day like that is the best! So happy you can be a reading lady of leisure! 7y

Rachbb3 @Libby1 @LauraBrook Hope your Saturday's are great as well. 💟 7y

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Rachbb3

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

My March #TBR pile. Looks like a good month to me. 😊 A lot of intentional reading. 💟

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DrexEdit I like that description "intentional reading." I read books for all kinds of reasons, but I don't do enough intentional reading, I think. This looks like a great stack. Should be a good month of reading for you! 7y

Rachbb3 @DrexEdit All these challenges I've joined makes me read intentionally. Lol. 😉 7y

Reviewsbylola Great month! 7y

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DGRachel

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

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I know a lot of Littens don‘t care for the international intrigue novels, but I found this to be delightful. The characters were great, the story was engaging, and as ever, I did not see the twists coming. Anthony, Virginia, Bundle, and Lord Caterham were absolutely splendid characters. So much fun. All the stars🌟! #agathachristieclub. Oh, and Hugh Fraser is a phenomenal audiobook narrator.

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CSeydel Ooh, is there an official Agatha Christie club? Where can I find the list? Of course I already have 3 Mary Westmacotts queued up ... I‘m not a fast enough reader for all the clubs 😩 (edited) 7y

DGRachel @CSeydel Yes! @Bambolina_81 started it last year and we‘re reading all of her books in publication order. I‘m behind by two, I think. It‘s totally no pressure. You can google “Agatha Christie books in publication order” and find the list. @Bambolina_81 - do you have a link you can share? I‘m on my phone at work, not my iPad. 😔 7y

CSeydel Thanks! 7y

mabell I love this one too! I ❤️Virginia! 7y

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PurpleyPumpkin

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

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Finished listening to this on on my never ending commute this morning and it was really good! Dame Christie lives up to her reputation with this one. I was guessing until almost the very end and was impressed with the wrap up. I highly recommend this one and the audiobook was awesome! 4/5⭐️#agathachristieclub

DGRachel I wholeheartedly agree with the audiobook recommendation! Hugh Fraser was fantastic and I loved this one! 7y

PurpleyPumpkin @DGRachel Yes, loved Hugh Fraser! You‘ve reminded me that I need to look for other books that he‘s narrated. He‘s mesmerizing. 👍🏽 7y

PurpleyPumpkin @DGRachel Wow, looks like he‘s covered just about every AC publication! 😁 (edited) 7y

DGRachel I think he‘s my favorite of the AC narrators. I‘ve listened to him, David Suchet, and Dan Stevens. I liked Stevens‘ narration of And Then There Were None, but not his voices in Murder on the Orient Express. 7y

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DGRachel

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

More efiling at work today, so listening to another Agatha to try to catch up for with #agathachristieclub. Hugh Fraser is the 4th or 5th narrator I‘ve listened to for Christie‘s novels and he just might be my favorite.

dsfisher, Bambolina_81

Bambolina_81 I listened to him for Roger Ackroyd and really enjoyed his narration. 7y

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