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mrp27
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Hope to get back into #christiescapers with September‘s #bookspin pick.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 28m
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kelli7990

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.

#christiescapers

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LitsyEvents
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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! 1d
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ImperfectCJ
Hallowe'en Party | Agatha Christie
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Pickpick

It seems a little bit wrong to describe a mystery in which children are murdered as "fun," however, I did find this story fun. I figured out 2/3 of the solution before the reveal, which is unusual for me, and I found the descriptions of the party games intriguing (although also a great way to spread illness (bobbing for apples) and a big fire risk (snap-dragon, which I kind of want to do anyway)). I also like the use of the word "sartorial."

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Librarybelle
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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

Cuilin I‘ve already started. 😊 2d
Sparklemn I may be able to join you. I‘ll see how my next week goes. 2d
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Librarybelle That‘s great, @Sparklemn ! Would you like to be tagged for just this book or included for the whole readalong? 2d
JenlovesJT47 My sister brought me a copy of this in French, excited for a reread! 1d
Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @JenlovesJT47 ! 1d
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suvata
The Big Four (Poirot) | Agatha Christie
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Pickpick

Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle #AgathaChristieClubR3

4 Stars • In Agatha Christie's The Big Four (1927), Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings investigate a shadowy international crime syndicate known as the Big Four. ⬇️

suvata The group, led by four enigmatic figures—a Chinese mastermind, an American millionaire, a French scientist, and a elusive operative—plots global domination. Poirot and Hastings follow a trail of mysterious deaths and conspiracies in a thrilling, espionage-driven adventure to stop them.

#TheBigFour #HerculePoirot #AgathaChristie #Bookish
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kspenmoll Love your review! 3d
Librarybelle Glad you liked this one! 3d
suvata So far, I have been loving all of them. I am so glad I decided to do this read along. 3d
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Librarybelle
The Big Four | Agatha Christie
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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

Aims42 Can‘t wait for next month‘s read 🤗 3d
Librarybelle @Aims42 I think it‘s better than this month‘s book! 3d
Aims42 @Librarybelle Wahoo! 🥳 3d
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Librarybelle
The Big Four | Agatha Christie
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5. The ending...Poirot faking his own death to unmask the rest of the Numbers! We of course know that Poirot cannot possibly die at the end of this book, but imagine being a reader in 1927. Would you believe that Poirot was dead?

Incidentally, critics do say that this aspect was a good Poirot move...the book is not great, but at least there is a glimmer of the real Poirot in this move. #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Cuilin Yeah, I probably would‘ve believed that. Christie was killing of Poirot but I liked that part of the story. I‘m not sure about the twin aspect though. 3d
MallenNC I would have believed it back then and been surprised, I think. The twin bother trick was a little less believable though. 3d
dabbe Christie plays a masterful trick not just on the characters, but on her entire audience. She exploits the absolute trust the reader has in the narrator (Hastings) and the unspoken rules of the detective genre, only to shatter them in a spectacular and joyful reversal. For a few brief, heartbreaking chapters, the world would have genuinely believed the little Belgian detective was gone. Or would they? #sherlockinthefinalproblem

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Librarybelle
The Big Four | Agatha Christie
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4. Let's think about the characters beyond Poirot. We have Hastings back in this novel, and we fall into the conspiracy rabbit hole with this group of individuals who wish to control the world. Any thoughts on the Numbers? Any other characters worthy of discussion? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

OutsmartYourShelf Hastings didn't irritate me as much as usual in this one. 3d
MallenNC I was somewhat interested in the female scientist in the Big Four. She was unusual as a villain 3d
willaful @MallenNC yeah, a bit less of a type than the others. 3d
dabbe To me, Madame Olivier is perhaps the most chilling member, representing the corruption of knowledge and intellect. Science, which should be used for human betterment, is in her hands a tool for destruction. Her development of powerful explosives and deadly radium-based weapons prefigures the real-world anxieties of the nuclear age. She symbolizes the danger of scientific advancement without ethical constraints. 3d
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Librarybelle
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3. Poirot the action hero?!? Poirot's portrayal in this novel differs a bit from our prior reads. We still see Poirot putting together the pieces to the international crime cartel, but it just feels...well, different. Think back to our prior Poirot reads. Compare and contrast Poirot's methods in The Big Four versus his prior cases. Can the Poirot we know really be an action hero??? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Cuilin Yeah, Poirot and action doesn‘t really fit for me. It was all a bit farcical. 3d
OutsmartYourShelf I really can't picture the famously rotund Poirot climbing down the ivy on the side of a house! 😂 3d
MallenNC The “action” definitely felt out of character to me. 3d
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