ChristiesCapers

The Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates | Agatha Christie

I haven‘t started reading this month‘s book yet. I saw this on my Instagram feed, reposted it to my Instagram account and wanted to share it with everyone participating in #christiescapers because I thought it was cool to see. I didn‘t know there was an Agatha Christie statue.

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Cuilin Oh thank you for sharing. That is so cool!!!! 7h

JenlovesJT47 Nice! ♥️ 7h

dabbe Cool! 💜🩶🧡 6h

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Librarybelle That‘s awesome! Thanks for sharing! 6h

willaful Oh, I wish I'd known about that when I was in London! 5h

AnnCrystal A wonderful share 🤩📚💝. 4h

kspenmoll Thanks!! 4h

MallenNC That‘s fun! Thanks for sharing 3h

Sparklemn Very cool! 1h

mrp27 Very nice! 32m

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dabbe

The Big Four | Agatha Christie

so-so

#ChristiesCapers @Librarybelle

I would not recommend this book as a first one to read of Christie's; it is clearly not her best. The novel's origin as a short story collection is glaringly obvious. The narrative feels fragmented, jumping from one escapade to the next without the seamless plot construction Christie is renowned for. Also, there is no central puzzle for the reader to solve. The clues are not laid out for the armchair detective; ⬇️

dabbe ... instead, the reveals rely on information Poirot uncovers off-page or through his “little grey cells“ in ways the reader cannot follow. This can be deeply unsatisfying for those seeking a traditional mystery. However, judged on its own terms as a pulp adventure thriller, it is a fast-paced and lightly enjoyable romp and might appel to readers who enjoy vintage adventure serials. 2d

DGRachel I listened to this on audio 7 years ago and found Poirot unbearable, but I did have a suggestion on how to improve the reading experience. 🤣🤣 2d

ferskner I remember reading this for the first time and was absolutely shocked that Christie could write something I didn't like. 2d

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Librarybelle This is one of my least favorites, and it‘s a pan for me! 😂 2d

dabbe @DGRachel Oh do share! 💛💜🧡
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dabbe @ferskner IKR? 😂🤩😍 2d

dabbe @Librarybelle W😂WZA! 💛💜🧡 2d

DGRachel Every time Poirot says “The Big Four” someone should say “dunh dunh dunh”. Someone else suggested turning that into a drinking game, but I think you‘d die of alcohol poisoning before you got halfway through. 🤣🤣🤣 (edited) 2d

rwmg From Professor Moriarty onwards, I just don't like criminal masterminds 2d

dabbe @DGRachel As I just spit out my wine reading this! 😂🤩😂 And the villains! I always saw them in my head, twirling that dastardly mustaches--even the crazy woman scientist! 2d

dabbe @rwmg I like my villain to be on level with my detective/hero. I simply cannot tolerate an unintelligent villain. But mastermind? I agree; it's a big overstretch. Unless it's SH, of course--who would make the best criminal mastermind. 🖤 2d

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mrp27

The Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates | Agatha Christie

Hope to get back into #christiescapers with September‘s #bookspin pick.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 6d

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kelli7990

The Mystery of the Blue Train (Poirot) | Agatha Christie

I‘ve noticed recently when listening to these Agatha Christie books on Audible that Richard Armitage stopped narrating them. He only narrated a few of them and then he stopped. Now the only narrator I‘m listening to is Hugh Fraser. Hugh Fraser has a nice voice but I got used to listening to Richard Armitage. I miss Richard Armitage‘s voice. I wish he would‘ve continued narrating these stories.

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LitsyEvents

The Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates | Agatha Christie

Repost for @Librarybelle

The September #ChristiesCapers is the sixth book featuring Hercule Poirot. Let‘s hop on the blue train and solve the mystery using our little gray cells.

Discussion on September 28th. All are welcome! Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2896617

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 1w

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kelli7990

Kindle Manual for Beginners: The Perfect Kindle Guide for Beginners, Seniors, & New Kindle Users | Joe Malacina

Here‘s how I did on my August #readyourkindle picks. I read the Agatha Christie book this month for #christiescapers and I read 1 of the digital ARCs I had on my list this month.

CBee

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kelli7990

Kindle Manual for Beginners: The Perfect Kindle Guide for Beginners, Seniors, & New Kindle Users | Joe Malacina

Here‘s how I did on my #readyourkindle list for August. I read Sherlock Holmes for the #noplacelikeholmes buddy read, read the Agatha Christie book I needed to read for the #christiescapers buddy. I had 7 digital ARCs on my list this month and I read 5 of them.

CBee

CBee Great job, Kelli 💚 1w

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kelli7990

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

Here‘s how I did on my August #bookspinbingo list. I finished reading Sherlock Holmes for the #noplacelikeholmes buddy read, read the Agatha Christie book I needed to read for the #christiescapers buddy read. I had 7 digital ARCs on my list this month and I read 5 of them.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic progress!! 1w

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Librarybelle

The Mystery of the Blue Train: Hercule Poirot Investigates | Agatha Christie

The September #ChristiesCapers is the sixth book featuring Hercule Poirot. Let‘s hop on the blue train and solve the mystery using our little gray cells.

Discussion on September 28th. All are welcome! Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

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Cuilin I‘ve already started. 😊 1w

Sparklemn I may be able to join you. I‘ll see how my next week goes. 1w

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 1w

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Librarybelle @Cuilin 😁 1w

Librarybelle That‘s great, @Sparklemn ! Would you like to be tagged for just this book or included for the whole readalong? 1w

Librarybelle Thanks, @Liz_M ! 1w

JenlovesJT47 My sister brought me a copy of this in French, excited for a reread! 1w

Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @JenlovesJT47 ! 1w

BookNook Got onto this bandwagon late. I've enjoyed many of ACs mysteries over the past many years and it will be interesting to go through them in order of publication as I can squeeze them in between my other stacked books. I love the way she has of “tickling the little grey cells“. 4d

Librarybelle That‘s wonderful, @BookNook ! Some in the group are squeezing in the books as well. 3d

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Librarybelle

The Big Four | Agatha Christie

It‘s time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! I have five questions posted as spoilers; you can find them on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtags.

Next month is another Poirot novel; this time, we‘re traveling on the Blue Train! Official post tomorrow! #AgathaChristieClubR3

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Aims42 Can‘t wait for next month‘s read 🤗 1w

Librarybelle @Aims42 I think it‘s better than this month‘s book! 1w

Aims42 @Librarybelle Wahoo! 🥳 1w

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