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dreaj 's review for:
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
by Marie Benedict
Read for 52 Book Club Challenge 2023 #35 A book you meant to read last year.
Have been looking forward to this book for a long time, having read 'The Christie Affair' by Nina Gramont and watched the Lucy Worsley documentaries (not to mention 'The Unicorn and the Wasp' Doctor Who episode!!). The mystery of what really happened when Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days in unusual circumstances is obviously fertile ground.
The writing format of this book was clever, written in two timelines as an autobiographical manuscript by Agatha detailing the rise and fall of her relationship, plus her husband Archie's experiences following the disappearance. But it felt over-long and repetitive and neither of the two characters of Archie and Agatha were attractive. I love Agatha Christie and it was hard to see her portrayed as a wet, weak ingenue.
I listened to the audiobook, and the high, breathless style of the narrator didn't seem to suit either Agatha or Archie. It might have been interesting to have a male and female voice read the two timelines?
The twist at the end again was clever, but I felt I didn't care very much by that point...
Have been looking forward to this book for a long time, having read 'The Christie Affair' by Nina Gramont and watched the Lucy Worsley documentaries (not to mention 'The Unicorn and the Wasp' Doctor Who episode!!). The mystery of what really happened when Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days in unusual circumstances is obviously fertile ground.
The writing format of this book was clever, written in two timelines as an autobiographical manuscript by Agatha detailing the rise and fall of her relationship, plus her husband Archie's experiences following the disappearance. But it felt over-long and repetitive and neither of the two characters of Archie and Agatha were attractive. I love Agatha Christie and it was hard to see her portrayed as a wet, weak ingenue.
I listened to the audiobook, and the high, breathless style of the narrator didn't seem to suit either Agatha or Archie. It might have been interesting to have a male and female voice read the two timelines?
The twist at the end again was clever, but I felt I didn't care very much by that point...