so-soI‘m rereading the Tommy and Tuppence books, and I don‘t think Christie liked Tuppence very much. The other characters are rude to her. She constantly gets bashed about the head. Everyone refers to her as elderly (she‘s mid fifties max). Bah. At least this was funnier than I remember.
Although I had previously read a Tommy & Tuppence story in a detective story anthology, this was the first novel featuring the married duo I have read & what an absolute delight. Set during WWII Tommy is tasked with trying to determine who might be behind the Fifth Column in Britain. Not one to be left behind, Tuppence secretly joins him. My minor gripe about this novel is that the reveal about the major players def have a deus ex machina (CONT)
pickSlowly getting caught up on reviews. Read this back in Feb and never posted 😅 I liked this more than I thought I would. Usually I‘m not one for espionage-esque plots but this one didn‘t bother me so much. The characters were endearing and I‘m looking forward to the other Tommy and Tuppence adventures. #ChristiesCapers
pickCatching up with first few books ... Reading with Christie‘s Capers Group on #Litsy (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle
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4 Stars • "The Secret Adversary," Agatha Christie's 1922 novel, introduces Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley, unemployed friends who start "The Young Adventurers, Ltd." ⬇️
pickHere‘s my review for a book I just finished reading for the #christiescapers buddy read. I‘m going to start reading The Murder On The Links next.
I just finished reading this book for the #christiescapers buddy read. I‘ll write my review for it tomorrow and then I‘ll start The Murder On The Links after that. I‘m close to being caught up with the buddy read now.
I just started listening to this book for the #christiescapers buddy read. I like it so far.
pickAnother belated review… this was the #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 pick for February.
I was excited to read this because I hadn‘t read any of the Tommy & Tuppence books before, and it was such fun—in spite of the more improbable & unrealistic aspects of the plot! Both Tommy & Tuppence annoyed me a little at times, but I did enjoy their youthful energy and banter—as well as seeing Agatha Christie write younger protagonists. ⤵️
pickNo idea why my ebook is marked as Hercule Poirot mystery. 🧐 It is definitely not one. Language-wise it had been quite challenging for me as non-native English speaker & very interesting as an English teacher because I had to look up many words which I feel broadened my knowledge and horizon. That‘s something that normally does not happen with Poirot. Content-wise it was a 50-50 chance of who is the culprit short after the beginning. Of course I…
