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A review by kouw
Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie
3.0
Whilst it was a bit too long and could have stood more careful editing, it is great to be taken on Mrs Mallowan's journey to Syria. This book was published in 1946 - and Agatha Christie was an upper middle class woman - so it's obviously filled with awful descriptions and there's not a bit of PC in sight.
So perhaps great is not a good description, but it's definitely amusing. Stories of a makeshift lorry getting stuck in the mud, preposterous discussions with Postmasters and 'sheiks', detailed narratives of Agatha Christie's own peculiarities: it's all very entertaining.
The description of her dealings with a group of Kurdish women is so vivid, I can hear them laugh amd imagine their dress and the way they hold themselves.
But also high expectations - putting several Syrian families out of their homes because they needed them. The way the workmen are dealt with. The tales about children in rags. It's all told with a tone that does leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Obviously, the esteemed authoress - shy and strangely socially awkward at times - finds travel and exploring thrilling and because of that, we get to share in that feeling.
Mixed feelings then. But definitely worth the read for a fan.
So perhaps great is not a good description, but it's definitely amusing. Stories of a makeshift lorry getting stuck in the mud, preposterous discussions with Postmasters and 'sheiks', detailed narratives of Agatha Christie's own peculiarities: it's all very entertaining.
The description of her dealings with a group of Kurdish women is so vivid, I can hear them laugh amd imagine their dress and the way they hold themselves.
But also high expectations - putting several Syrian families out of their homes because they needed them. The way the workmen are dealt with. The tales about children in rags. It's all told with a tone that does leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Obviously, the esteemed authoress - shy and strangely socially awkward at times - finds travel and exploring thrilling and because of that, we get to share in that feeling.
Mixed feelings then. But definitely worth the read for a fan.