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Murder at the Vicarage
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bookshelves: oancc-2017, zz-owned-books, det-agatha-christie, detectives-challenge-mm-2017
Jan 27, 2017
bookshelves: oancc-2017, zz-owned-books, det-agatha-christie, detectives-challenge-mm-2017
Read 2 times. Last read January 6, 2021 to January 9, 2021.
2021 English Mysteries - Miss Marple Group Read
Having read this less than 4 years I was surprised at how little I remembered of the book. Is it age or just the fact that in the intervening years I have read a large number of detective mystery stories. I'm plumping for the latter option. 😊
This book, the first with Miss Marple, is set entirely within St Mary Mead, in fact the vast majority is within 100 yards of The Vicarage, and guess who happens to live next door ? Yes, thats right, the redoubtable Miss Marple.
This book sees Miss Marple bring all her knowledge of humanity to bear to solve the crime, obviously with a little help from Colonel Meltchet.
I originally gave this book 4 stars , but am seriously considering upping to 5 stars. I shall ponder.
2017 Reading the Detectives - Miss Marple Group Read
What a marvellous book, I had forgotten how enjoyable it is to read Agatha Christie's books. I read this many years ago but only remembered the Joan Hickson TV adaptation, and even then I didn't guess who did it prior to the denouement. Every time Miss Marple is mentioned I just see Joan Hickson (not Geraldine McEwan, nor Angela Lansbury, nor Margaret Rutherford, nor Julia McKenzie), always Joan Hickson, I can see her hesitating and saying "oh well" in a self deprecating manner as she does in the book.
Anyway enough on actresses, the book, was excellent and has spurred me on to read more Marples.
Having read this less than 4 years I was surprised at how little I remembered of the book. Is it age or just the fact that in the intervening years I have read a large number of detective mystery stories. I'm plumping for the latter option. 😊
This book, the first with Miss Marple, is set entirely within St Mary Mead, in fact the vast majority is within 100 yards of The Vicarage, and guess who happens to live next door ? Yes, thats right, the redoubtable Miss Marple.
This book sees Miss Marple bring all her knowledge of humanity to bear to solve the crime, obviously with a little help from Colonel Meltchet.
I originally gave this book 4 stars , but am seriously considering upping to 5 stars. I shall ponder.
2017 Reading the Detectives - Miss Marple Group Read
What a marvellous book, I had forgotten how enjoyable it is to read Agatha Christie's books. I read this many years ago but only remembered the Joan Hickson TV adaptation, and even then I didn't guess who did it prior to the denouement. Every time Miss Marple is mentioned I just see Joan Hickson (not Geraldine McEwan, nor Angela Lansbury, nor Margaret Rutherford, nor Julia McKenzie), always Joan Hickson, I can see her hesitating and saying "oh well" in a self deprecating manner as she does in the book.
Anyway enough on actresses, the book, was excellent and has spurred me on to read more Marples.
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Reading Progress
December 30, 2016
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December 30, 2016
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oancc-2017
December 30, 2016
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zz-owned-books
December 30, 2016
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to-read
December 30, 2016
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det-agatha-christie
January 20, 2017
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Started Reading
January 26, 2017
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Finished Reading
January 29, 2017
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detectives-challenge-mm-2017
January 6, 2021
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Started Reading
January 9, 2021
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Finished Reading
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Jan 28, 2017 06:20PM
Me too. Miss Marple will always be Joan Hickson, just like Inspector Poirot will always be Peter Ustinov.
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@MandyI'm glad you agree Mandy, and I'm with you on Poirot !!
I have to agree about Joan Hickson (though I prefer David Suchet for Poirot). Interestingly, Agatha Christie apparently said years before, after I think seeing Joan on the stage, that she wanted her to play Miss Marple. So if she thought Joan was the perfect person to play the part, that says it all!
Wow, I didn't know that about Joan Hickson, very interesting and quite right.As to Poirot, I think (given I have the complete box set) that Suchet is excellent as Poirot, Ustinov is wonderful in the films he did, but Suchet having done them all is just superb.
I've just read on Wikipedia that "Hickson played the housekeeper in the Marple film Murder, She Said in 1961 (based on Agatha Christie's original novel 4.50 From Paddington), which starred Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple." Possibly that's how Christie saw her - can't recall where I read about it now.
Good review, Adrian. I know what you mean about putting an actor's face on a book character. Sometimes they seem more real that way.
Joe wrote: "Good review, Adrian. I know what you mean about putting an actor's face on a book character. Sometimes they seem more real that way."Thats exactly it Joe, some characters are just certain actors, and a lot depends on your age ha ha
