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A review by careymacaulay
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
3.0
"'It's dying out, you know,' he said, 'the real old-fashioned type of Christmas. People spend it at hotels nowadays. But an English Christmas with all the family gathered round, the children and their stockings, the Christmas tree, the turkey and plum pudding, the crackers. The snow-man outside the window --'
In the interests of exactitude, Hercule Poirot intervened.
'To make a snow-man one has to have the snow,' he remarked severely. 'And one cannot have snow to order, even for an English Christmas.'"
This is my first Agatha Christie. Why would I start with #35 you ask? When I borrowed it from the library, I didn't really think about the chronological aspect. I just thought, I haven't read anything by her yet and it's a Christmas read. Very glad I picked it up. I really enjoyed the writing, it is witty with a sense of humour, and every character is richly drawn. The only downside is that the mysteries were a bit too quick as this is a short story collection. I am sure the novels would be more intricate. The best of the bunch was the title story.
I am planning to do things right and start the series at the beginning in the not-too-distant future. I must learn more about this M. Hercule Poirot, Belgian detective
In the interests of exactitude, Hercule Poirot intervened.
'To make a snow-man one has to have the snow,' he remarked severely. 'And one cannot have snow to order, even for an English Christmas.'"
This is my first Agatha Christie. Why would I start with #35 you ask? When I borrowed it from the library, I didn't really think about the chronological aspect. I just thought, I haven't read anything by her yet and it's a Christmas read. Very glad I picked it up. I really enjoyed the writing, it is witty with a sense of humour, and every character is richly drawn. The only downside is that the mysteries were a bit too quick as this is a short story collection. I am sure the novels would be more intricate. The best of the bunch was the title story.
I am planning to do things right and start the series at the beginning in the not-too-distant future. I must learn more about this M. Hercule Poirot, Belgian detective