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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
by Marie Benedict
⭐2.5
"As I reread it for a final time, it occurred to me that we are all unreliable narrators of our own lives, crafting stories about ourselves that omit unsavory truths and highlight our invented identities."
This is the tale of what exactly transpired the 11 days where Agatha Christie went missing and the events the lead up to that mysterious first day of disappearance. Even though Agatha Christie has an autobiography and was very well known, no one is exactly sure what happened and why she disappeared.
I am someone who isn't super familiar about Agatha Christie, only truly aware of her novels. So many times I had to look up names on google to figure out how they were connected to the famous mystery author. Benedict does a great job explaining the connection with the people who were very close to her but there is somethings I was not aware of before looking it up. I was so clueless, I wasn't aware that Christie wasn't her maiden name and that she was married twice!
The story is separated 50/50 with the present day of Agatha missing and everyone looking for her (following her husband), and the past (Told by herself).
And sadly, I found one half rather lacking and had to really force myself through it. I didn't particularly like how one of the characters were written which made it hard to get through those parts. This is purely my own opinion since it made sense of the time and I do like the development the story took by the ending.
However, I do not find myself being able to reread this due to this fact. Enjoyable first read to see where the story lead and see how Benedict perceived the events but would probably be a slug to get through a second time.
"As I reread it for a final time, it occurred to me that we are all unreliable narrators of our own lives, crafting stories about ourselves that omit unsavory truths and highlight our invented identities."
This is the tale of what exactly transpired the 11 days where Agatha Christie went missing and the events the lead up to that mysterious first day of disappearance. Even though Agatha Christie has an autobiography and was very well known, no one is exactly sure what happened and why she disappeared.
I am someone who isn't super familiar about Agatha Christie, only truly aware of her novels. So many times I had to look up names on google to figure out how they were connected to the famous mystery author. Benedict does a great job explaining the connection with the people who were very close to her but there is somethings I was not aware of before looking it up. I was so clueless, I wasn't aware that Christie wasn't her maiden name and that she was married twice!
The story is separated 50/50 with the present day of Agatha missing and everyone looking for her (following her husband), and the past (Told by herself).
And sadly, I found one half rather lacking and had to really force myself through it. I didn't particularly like how one of the characters were written which made it hard to get through those parts. This is purely my own opinion since it made sense of the time and I do like the development the story took by the ending.
However, I do not find myself being able to reread this due to this fact. Enjoyable first read to see where the story lead and see how Benedict perceived the events but would probably be a slug to get through a second time.