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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
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Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors and her books are a comfort read for me when I want to distance myself away from my usual fantasy reads. Up to this point, I have been a bigger fan of Poirot and Miss Marple books were okay! This is my third book in the Miss Marple series that I read and is actually the book that introduces her!
There is a certain formula in the books I read by Agatha and I think it was missing here! I think the main problem here is that Marple is supposed to be the hero of the story but she is absent for the most of it, she is not a detective, the main character narrating the story is also not a detective which makes the whole thing a bit disjointed and sounds less professional than Poirot books!
Usually characters are explored more thoroughly in the books I read, now I don’t know where does this fall between all her published books but I think Agatha was still developing as a writer then. This was published in 1930 and I think every time I read her books, it feels like going through a time machine and discovering a whole new (or old?) world!
The plot itself is not very special, it is a typical case of a whodunit where things initially looks like one thing and then grow to involve everyone and closes with us finding the real culprit! To be fair, I still got the rush I get whenever the last chapters reveal everything but in this particular book I think it was not enough to make up for the whole book!
Summary: Another good book by Chritstie which is the introduction of Miss Marple, the book seemed choppy at many points and I did not connect to the characters as much as I wanted but overall, it was still a satisfying read!
“The young people think the old people are fools � but the old people know the young people are fools.�
Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors and her books are a comfort read for me when I want to distance myself away from my usual fantasy reads. Up to this point, I have been a bigger fan of Poirot and Miss Marple books were okay! This is my third book in the Miss Marple series that I read and is actually the book that introduces her!
There is a certain formula in the books I read by Agatha and I think it was missing here! I think the main problem here is that Marple is supposed to be the hero of the story but she is absent for the most of it, she is not a detective, the main character narrating the story is also not a detective which makes the whole thing a bit disjointed and sounds less professional than Poirot books!
“There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.�
Usually characters are explored more thoroughly in the books I read, now I don’t know where does this fall between all her published books but I think Agatha was still developing as a writer then. This was published in 1930 and I think every time I read her books, it feels like going through a time machine and discovering a whole new (or old?) world!
The plot itself is not very special, it is a typical case of a whodunit where things initially looks like one thing and then grow to involve everyone and closes with us finding the real culprit! To be fair, I still got the rush I get whenever the last chapters reveal everything but in this particular book I think it was not enough to make up for the whole book!
“I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.�
Summary: Another good book by Chritstie which is the introduction of Miss Marple, the book seemed choppy at many points and I did not connect to the characters as much as I wanted but overall, it was still a satisfying read!
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Oct 07, 2020 09:11AM
I want a good Poirot book among her not so famous titles because I've read all the famous ones.. Any suggestions?
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Devanshi wrote: "I want a good Poirot book among her not so famous titles because I've read all the famous ones.. Any suggestions?"The Mystery of the Blue Train maybe? I have mostly read the famous ones so I may not be able to provide much help.
Belle wrote: "Aren't you the murderer though?"BUSTED!!!!
I do believe I need to start reading more by Miss Christie.
Jonathan wrote: "I do believe I need to start reading more by Miss Christie."I think I support this idea very much!
It's amazing how her work stands the test of time. It is a bit dated now but I've enjoyed the few books I've read by dear Agatha.
Michael wrote: "It's amazing how her work stands the test of time. It is a bit dated now but I've enjoyed the few books I've read by dear Agatha."I just love how brilliant she was! Definitely deserves her title as the Queen of Mystery and most sold author ever!
I need to re-read her books. It’s been ages.
Hilal Milmo wrote: "I need to re-read her books. It’s been ages."We need to buddy read something of hers together then!
