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3. Murder is Easy features several gruesome murders, more than we typically see in a Christie novel. Which murder sticks out to you, and why is it murder by infected cat ear? 🤢

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paper.reveries LMAO 😂😂 2y

bthegood I enjoyed this book, but read it a while ago - so the details are fuzzy - but I do recall the murders seemed very intricate - a lot of planning 🙂 2y

rubyslippersreads I can see I‘ll have to read this to make sure my cats don‘t murder me. 😹 2y

ferskner @rubyslippersreads 🤣🤣🤣 1y

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Murder is Easy | Agatha Christie

2. How did you feel about Luke Fitzwilliam as a sleuth? What about Bridget Conway? Why do you think Superintendent Battle was included in the book?

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2y

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ferskner

Murder is Easy | Agatha Christie

I'm trying to get caught up, dear #agathachristieclubR2 members! This month has been awesome but insane, between a trip to Europe (with several bookish stops that I somehow didn't post) and really intense committee work. As a result, it took me forever to get through this book so I just finished last week. Posting some questions now, with May's selection questions to come later this weekend:

1. Did you like this book? Why or why not?

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Hercule Poirot�s Christmas (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

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This one was for #AgathaChristieClubR2 (February😳getting there🤣) but I already answered the questions @ferskner What can I say? I enjoy Poirot who sometimes sounds arrogant and narcissistic☺️I like the way he develops his deductive reasoning to discover the murderer. This time he will analyze “...the character of the dead man” (p.173). I enjoy all these arguments about characters‘ personalities. 3/3.5⭐️ #BookSpinBingo (#8) @TheAromaOfBooks

Gissy 2nd book during #AwesomeApril @Andrew65 2y

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y

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My selections for May‘s #BookSpinBingo !

I‘m far behind in some ongoing #BuddyRead groups, so it‘s my hope to start either reviewing or catching up. I really let #AgathaChristieClubR2 drop, so I‘d like to revisit her works again and watch the progression of her writing style.

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JamieArc This is so pretty 😍 2y

Librarybelle @JamieArc Thank you…I love using Canva! 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

ferskner So fancy!! 2y

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Agatha Christie

5. Hercule Poirot's Christmas centers around the murder of a mentally abusive parent and his children, similar to the plot and characters of Appointment with Death, which we read last month. Which family did you prefer to read about, and why? Did one book have more psychological insight than the other?

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bthegood I feel the Christmas book was done better and I preferred this book . I feel it was more about the psyche of a powerful man and his money and I felt Christie let the reader see what drove the father to his cruelty, whereas in Appointment for Death I felt the mom (stepmom? I can't remember) was just mean - not sure why she was so cruel. Thanks for the questions and hosting😊 2y

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Agatha Christie

4. Did you think that Christie created a good sense of Christmas in the book? Why do you think she picked that time to center her novel?

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2y

bthegood I don't feel it had a good sense of Christmas - short of it being the reason everyone came home and there were decorations - I think she picked it as a time when families do come together and try to reconcile past hurts. 2y

Gissy Well, it is connected with what Poirot discussed with Colonel Johnson, is Christmas time a season of good cheer, an unlikely season for crime as indicated by Colonel Johnson? Or Is Christmas a season where hypocrisy, mental strain, physical malaise will burst until cataclysm occurs? Interesting discussion between these two about this aspect (pages74-76). So, this murder will proof what Poirot analyzed about Christmas and a person dark side.Genious 2y

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Agatha Christie

3. The Lee family is large and sprawling, with many sons, their wives, and some surprise members. Did you enjoy their dynamic? How did you feel about the blood relatives of Simeon Lee vs. those who had married into the family?

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bthegood I thought Christie did a good job with the family dynamics - the characters felt real - as if that is how the siblings would be compared to the in-laws - 🙂 2y

Gissy Yes I liked to see the dynamic of this dysfunctional family, their relationship between all these characters. Each son represented something in the novel. Simeon was a despicable character, terrible, his sons were part of what he was, and as Poirot said, interesting Ives, extended co-dependent relationships. The murder was a reflection of who he was as a person and what the character felt about Simeon, “The character of the dead man”. 2y

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Agatha Christie

2. This novel is a locked-room mystery. Are you a fan of that subgenre, and did you find Christie's take on it believable/plausible? How did you feel about the intensely gruesome murder, especially compared to Christie's normal depictions of murder?

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2y

bthegood I like the locked room mystery and I didn't feel the murder was very gruesome - of course I read a lot of horror😊 2y

Laughterhp I love locked room mysteries and the unraveling of what happened. It might have been gruesome for the time, but I didn‘t think it was that gruesome. I‘ve definitely read worse! 2y

Gissy Yes, I liked locked room mysteries, it gives me the idea will be more related with psychological aspect. The gruesome murder scene and comments from family members about the scene was so interesting, another curious psychological aspect of why they chose those phrases, they left an impact on them when they read those books. (edited) 2y

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Agatha Christie

It's time for our #agathachristieclubR2 questions! And I'm on time! It's a (Hercule Poirot's) Christmas miracle.

As always, please tag anyone who has already commented to keep the conversation flowing.

1. Did you like this book? Why or why not?

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2y

bthegood I liked it - I like this type of story, and I think Christie does it well. I had read Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan before this one - the two are very similar - so I did keep thinking I had read this before but I had not😊 2y

Laughterhp I‘ve read this book twice now and I do like it. Each time is an experience and I really like this mystery. 2y

Gissy I haven‘t post my review yet but I really enjoyed this book, I‘m always late in my readings🤷🏽‍♀️🙄
I liked the way characters are analyzed to find the murderer, simple? unreal? Well, maybe but is fascinated to see the psychological aspect of these analysis. Liked that sarcastic humor at times and Poirot narcissist personality...Reading it with the audiobook you just give life to those characters.
This is a re-read to me. (edited) 2y

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