Finishing Agatha Christie | Reading Vlog 1

[@blessedtobealive]

I'm sorry about your father. My deepest condolences..

[@jemgem9593]

Yes I am sending sympathies for your dad too. Big thoughts. And well done with the channel 📖💛

[@cathyl3526]

OMG, this was a wild ride. It's got everything... travel, tornados, emergency surgery, a pandemic!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Haha, 2020 has had a lot of life in it!!

[@hiigghhggg9150]

You recently got me hooked on Christie, I just got 3 today in the mail. Cards on the table which you love, abc murders which I know you don’t love but it interests me. And crooked house which we know you love and I started crooked house, I really like it! But I think I figured it out already, I have two possibilities in my head right now, so I just wanted to say thanks for finally getting me to start reading Christie!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Hurrah! Enjoy your Christie journey!! :)

[@SloanePaoPow]

The "unwashed girls" of the 60s that Christie complains about are from the counter culture beatnick scene, not the mod fashion that we always associate with the sixties. Specifically, girls stopped cutting and perming/setting their hair and wore it straggly and long, which was considered gauche and unkempt by the older generation who were more image conscious. This video from british pathé illustrates this well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKukZqGCpZ10iZY

[@kwalton7690]

Very insightful. Thanks for sharing!

[@bookslikewhoa]

I never think of the beatniks continuing into the 60s, but that makes sense!

[@remyhocage9854]

I ran into the same annoyance (apporx. 6/10ts in) when I had first read TPH. Stopped reading at that point 'cause of the science/mind control point she kept hammering long after that nail should have retired. Did listen to the audiobook after your comments. I found the last quarter very exciting. Had a guess who was the "head." And was right ! Very good tangled story. p.s. am sorry for your loss.

[@itchystitchy]

I just wanted to say I'm really into the links you've been adding under "register to vote", lately. Luvin it. I watched the jammidodger's rebuttal to JKR's essay, and learned so much. Soaking in the knowledge.

[@bookslikewhoa]

Yay, glad you are enjoying them!!

[@nathaliapanesi3474]

I really want part 2 to see if you'll get emotional lol I'm nostalgic just thinking about it (and i've only read 13 of her books)

[@lifefullofwords]

Congratulations! I’m reading all of Christie’s mysteries too but I’m only about halfway through. I’m fine with that though, I’ll be sad when it’s over!

[@eamongilligan3262]

The joy on your face as you spoke about The Man in the Brown Suit was so wonderful to see, I love that book too. Also really enjoy The Pale Horse; wasn't too sure about the recent adaptation though, despite liking a lot of the actors from other things. I kinda was watching the clock the whole time. I've said this before, I'm sure, but I always love pointing out that The Pale Horse actually helped solve some real life murders when nurses reading the book recognised something similar going on in the hospitals they were working at. You've already started reading your remaining four, I'm sure, but I will say that based on what you've said you've enjoyed in the past, I think you will really like Partners in Crime. For me personally, I would say Death Comes As the End, Partners in Crime and N or M are all perfectly enjoyable. N or M is probably my favourite of the T&T books. Of course it contains some silliness in parts as her thrillers tend to, but I do remember enjoying it (and I'm not a huge T&T fan) and it's interesting in that it's the only novel of hers written during the second world war that is actually set during that war. All this to say, I hope you enjoy the final books still. Your cats are gorgeous and I love the names you've given them! :)

[@bookslikewhoa]

I've read Death Comes as the End since this, and it was an interesting one, though not a fav. N or M is up next, so hopefully it will be a good one!!

[@lupaecainis]

Interesting to see at hindsight how different time February 2020 was. It's been a year. And so much kitties. Yay. Glad to see you so excited for The Brown Coat. I hope the last 4 will have be nice experiences too.

[@benaztla1506]

Wow awesome for you! Congratulations

[@Cocobird5]

The Man in the Brown Suit has always been one of my favorites. I also enjoyed The Secret Adversary. The Pale Horse and Destination Unknown are okay. I recently re-read The Hollow, and it was a joy to get back to the quirkly characters. Looking forward to part 2.

[@locutusdborg126]

Agree completely.

[@janetsmith8566]

One of her sleight of hands. Clever girl. It's so "60s". Went through the same mental machinations you did first time I read it. She got me.

[@goldacarolwilkerson-shoun4408]

Thank you for the Vlog - is that what you call it - never listened to one before or read a blog before either. I'm of a much older generation and still find the technology world a bit weird. I've always been a huge Christie fan. It was a lovely surprise to know that you live in Tennessee. I've lived in Britain most my adult life but I was born in Tennessee (Bristol) and still have family there, and in North Carolina. I too really enjoy the 'mystery' Christie books the most, and not the thriller ones so much. Look forward to part two if I can find my way back here, as I got here by complete accident! Thanks again 🙂

[@bookslikewhoa]

Thank you and welcome!

[@luckyjewel87]

Once you finish ALL of the Agatha Christie books you should do a Tier List video rating them all!

[@bookslikewhoa]

I actually do have a ranking video up, but will update it once I finish off these last ones!

[@plannersparkle8352]

I love Agatha books ! If you are interested in spiritual books , do you have any recommendation ?

[@megwithbooks]

I’m slowly making my way through her books and loving it!! Loved this vlog!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Yay! Thank you!

[@annajo6576]

Hastings other possible name : hercule puurrroit. Did you end up watching The Pale Horse adaptation? I enjoyed it. Excited for part 2 !

[@abbiel7566]

Part 2 is on Amazon Prime! So good!

[@puirYorick]

Thanks for guiding me through which titles to definitely avoid.

[@janetsmith8566]

You’ve been Agatha’d!!

[@thewickerman4083]

Really enjoyed your video and looking forward to part 2. Be interesting to see what your top 10 or 20 Agatha Christie books are at some point in the future.

[@bookslikewhoa]

I actually do have a ranking video up, but will update it once I finish off these last ones!

[@kimesch9698]

Happy kitties! You’re a good pet mommy!

[@teddytodorova]

I had the same reaction as yours for Man in the Brown Suit. Love this book. And had so much fun with Sir Eustace diary :)) I cannot wait to see your review of Death Comes as the End

[@johnjumper7066]

Sorry to hear about your Dad, I can related. I love Pueblo Bonito Pacifica in Cabo!!!

[@ericaallen9971]

I loved the Man in the Brown Suit especially the movie

[@dreamer11349]

I love your channel 🥰

[@ameliapc3943]

Have you read/ plan to read the new Poirot books by Sophie Hannah?

[@timmeyer9191]

I really enjoy Agatha Christie's work myself. I did read a couple of her short stories like Love Detectives and a T&T short in which the plots were recycled for a later novel. I will not mention which cuz of spoilers. I'm currently on some Marple novels now. Do you think you'll do a Raymond Chandler run of reviews? What is next for the channel after Christie? Now I haven't read all of Christie's novels yet, but some of my favorites would include in no particular order... 1. And then there were none 2. Death on the Nile 3. Murder on the Orient Express 4. Murder at the Vicarage 5. N or M 6. Five Little Pigs 7. Towards Zero 8. Murder of Roger Ackroyd. 9. Mysterious Affair at Styles.

[@bookslikewhoa]

I'm not a huge Chandler fan, but a Sayers read through will likely come at some point

[@Tarasreadingnook]

Yes a part 2

[@Natilra]

I recommend checking out the 2010 Pale Horse. Yes, they added Marple (to make it part of the series) but it's close-er to the book. And JJ Field, who was Doyle in Suchet's Death on the Nile, plays Osbourne.

[@Alex-lm5en]

What is your opinion about the book Poirot’s Early Cases ?

[@bookslikewhoa]

I really love Christie short stories, but YMMV :)

[@johnjumper7066]

Love your videos. Youre are very photogenic too beautiful. Be safe with Covid.

[@thelibrarianofalexandria6200]

Hmm so always when you listen to audiobooks you do chores? I often listen to audiobooks and do jigsawpuzzle at the same time. I listened to many christie books last weeks. Short stories mostly.

[@bookslikewhoa]

I used to mostly listen to audiobooks during my commute, so I'm trying to find other ways to get them in while working from home :)

[@thelibrarianofalexandria6200]

@@bookslikewhoa seems like many do that. I tend to also listen while I take walks

[@annmcneal7804]

Love Agatha

[@Tarasreadingnook]

The Wales 😍

[@nellobarto]

The Pale horse adaptation was definitely better than the book, and this really is rare

[@timmeyer9191]

Which adaptation? I know some film/TV adaptations are jarring and strange, but some are decent too. Example, the David Suchet version of Murder on the Orient Express is so much better than the Kenneth Branaugh version. The Suchet version really grapples with the question, "Would you compromise truth and morals for justice?" The 2016 BBC version of And Then There Were None is the best adaptation of that particular novel ever. Some of the books adapted for the Miss Marple TV series were hit and miss, adding more contemporary views and themes or adding the Miss Marple character to books that did not have her at all. Suchet's version of the Murder of Roger Ackroyd lacks the great POV the book has. Except for a small contemporary flip, Five Little Pigs is masterful. Some adaptations might even better than the books like Suchet's Appointment with Death. It's all personal opinion though, and if you have the funds and/or time give both a chance.

[@kwalton7690]

You are a dedicated Christie fan! I recognize that, while I enjoy a lot of Christie, a good amount are not for me. No thank you on any of her spy/thriller stories (Secret of Chimneys and Destination Unknown will last me my lifetime). They are often too complicated and unnecessarily cruel on depictions of minorities (yes, even for the time period).

[@bookslikewhoa]

Totally understandable-- in that case, don't even make eye contact with The Big Four

[@itchystitchy]

Why'd you name one of the kitties the less obvious choice of Hastings, and not Poirot?

[@bookslikewhoa]

I couldn't quite picture myself calling "Poirot" out to get him to come for me :D-- plus I like that he's technically a captain this way

[@janetsmith8566]

But compare the grooming habits of almost any decade within memory to the 69s and I get her perspective on the unwashed girls. Ladies of the 50s were immaculate. Kind of like when grunge came in I despaired....it was such a contrast.

[@annmcneal7804]

New subscriber

[@bookslikewhoa]

Welcome!!

[@srnc]

I found the Pale Horse adaptation boring honestly :/

[@yadukrishnan5991]

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[@markhanson6563]

home boy >> Home Office boy

[@bookslikewhoa]

nice lol :D

[@virginiafernandes336]

I am reading all AC in order of publication and yes, she has some problematic moments and comments because of the world situation (racism, colonialism, xenofobia). But what she REALLY HATES and you can FELL IT is young people 😂😂.