tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post993554961931239124..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Happy Birthday, Agatha Christie!Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8778865034610751102008-09-17T10:57:00.000-04:002008-09-17T10:57:00.000-04:00Ah, yes. I heard someone slam Ruth Rendell at a r...Ah, yes. I heard someone slam Ruth Rendell at a recent writer's conference--they dismissed her and PD James as "dry, academic writers" and I was offended on their behalf.<BR/><BR/>That's a great one, Lonnie. It really surprised me in a good way.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81774253799232587452008-09-16T23:00:00.000-04:002008-09-16T23:00:00.000-04:00Mine is THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. I love readi...Mine is THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. I love reading Christie.Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-11193379030056417802008-09-15T19:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T19:56:00.000-04:00I didn't start reading mysteries until I was in my...I didn't start reading mysteries until I was in my early thirties (no childhood spent devouring Nancy Drew for me -- I've still never read a single Nancy Drew). During one summer, I read just about everything Agatha Christie wrote, and my interest in mysteries was born. After I discovered Ruth Rendell, I realized the Christie type of story wasn't for me -- I want something much darker and more Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54404484874998655962008-09-15T07:55:00.000-04:002008-09-15T07:55:00.000-04:00That is a classic, David! I remember reading it a...That is a classic, David! I remember reading it and getting closer and closer to the end, thinking "She can't do this!" But she did. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-86959479237515157292008-09-15T07:40:00.000-04:002008-09-15T07:40:00.000-04:00I just read They Came to Baghdad a few months ago....I just read <I>They Came to Baghdad</I> a few months ago. It's still a great read. My favorite Christie would have to be <I>And Then There Were None</I>.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com