The genius of Agatha Christie

Here's what made Agatha Christie so unique in the world of crime fiction.

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[krzysamm]

I like Poirot but then again watching David Suchet play him makes him all that much better.

[KandiQTC]

As a non-brit in the UK, it is a country that has long been and continues to be a place that LOVES its cozy mystery stories! Which I adore! I will say, there are some wording and descriptions of people that I felt are very 'dated' or 'of their time', is the polite way of saying it. But while I am trying to work my way through more books, she is undoubtedly fun and even the mystery that is her own life makes it more exciting to read her books! Definitely, the pinnacle of it's a rainy day, drinking a warm cup of tea, curled under a blanket, and time to enjoy a murder mystery story type of read! (Which, to be fair, rainy days with a cuppa happen quite frequently here in the UK, XD lol)

[ursulafroude]

I actually do think the Murder of Roger Ackroyd could be solvable. I didn’t solve it when reading it, but looking back there were so many clues I overlooked. It’s like Christie was bypassing Poirot and dropping hints directly to the (observant) reader. Love your videos!

[mynameisrama]

Love a cozy mystery :)

For those of you who have dried up the well of Christie adaptations and other cozy mystery shows/movies to watch on a Sunday evening, may I suggest the show Poker Face? Rian Johnson is a huge Christie fan (those who have watched Knives Out & Glass Onion will know this), and Poker Face is his attempt at doing Columbo. Very cozy.

[saidnassr]

I adore everything written by the genius, the queen of mystery Agatha Christie... I am always bewildered the soonest my eyes lay down on sentences of her books and I am instantly filled with joy... The way she wrote down the plot of the different events in her books, the way your heart batters when you reach the climax of the events, and the way she unravelled the secrets behind the mysteries, make me wander about her greatness as a an author... My favourite mystery novels author of all times

[noeisnothere]

Never read an Agatha Christie book yet, but my country has been translating a lot of her novels that weren't translated before in a new collection that seems very affordable, so I know I will eventually pick them up

[administrator]

Would love to see more of this series! And Then There Were None was also my first Agatha Christie book, I was so scared by it i had to finish it in one sitting. Now I've re-read/listened to it so many times it's become cosy to me 😂

[arbanornelasseverin]

I loved this! ❤ I’ll be watching this again for sure! How about “The Genius of Daphne du Maurier” ?

[awebofstories]

You are speaking my language...I love Agatha Christie. I was spoiled on the solution before I read Roger Ackroyd, so I can't speak to that one, but I've actually found a lot of the Poirots I've read so far to be solvable, albeit it is difficult. Of course, I'm kind of/sort of reading her books in publication order, so I'm really only dealing with the earlier Poirot novels. I have yet to read the ABC Murders, but I'm really looking forward to that one.

[micaelagonzalez]

I like cozy mysteries, I like dark thrillers, I like detective stories. But I would love to find more "puzzle" books/mysteries that focus on crimes other than murders. I want missing people, financial crimes... I don't know.
I've read 3 Christie's and I think that's gonna be it for a while.

[Maryjane]

I love the crook house too!! This is so brilliant!! I'm learning so much now!!! 👏🏼👏🏼 😌

[Amoscrts]

I love your take on Dame Agatha and your perspective on Poirot, but I couldn’t take my eyes off of your copy of Grady Hendrix’s How to Sell a Haunted House. It’s my third favorite Hendrix novel, after The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and We Sold Our Souls. I would love to hear you review any/all of them!

[skeletonkeybooks]

Thank you for this beautifully executed analysis! I'd love to see more, and I second the suggestion of Daphne du Maurier.

I have read everything Christie wrote except her "romance" novels and a few of her more obscure plays, and Crooked House is also my favorite. I've embarked on a chronological reading of her œuvre and I can't wait to get to that one again!

[archmagexiv]

Well said Willow, and what a cute bunny you have!💜💜💜 (I had to do some repairs on my own, the stitching under the arm came a little loose)

[JamesBrown-ijpx]

Wonderful assessment and praise of Agatha Christie. I agree! Thank you! 💝 If I may offer an additional thought about her 'hate' for Poirot ... In addition to creating a sometimes/mostly 'unlikable' character in Poirot, the main reason that she grew to 'hate' him was because her publishers forced her to keep writing 'best-selling' novels that had him in the stories because HE is what the public wanted. Although Christie DID create other detective characters and other forms of novels, Poirot was her 'bread and butter' and the engine that really paid the bills! She felt like a 'slave' to him, and that is the reason that turned her feelings towards him to 'hate'. Arthur Conan Doyle grew to feel the same way toward 'Sherlock Holmes'. Thank you.

[micaelagonzalez]

I forgot to include this in my other comment: Yes! Please make more "The genious of..." videos. I loved this. It helps me decide whether to read any book by an author more than a review of a specific book. But that doesn't mean that I don't like book-specific reviews XD

[krisprepolec]

Loved this! I am currently doing a chronological read through the Christie canon, but am getting distracted by new releases.

[EmmyAngua]

I'd be really interested to see your thoughts on Christie's Death Comes as the End, which is acknowledged as the first ever historical mystery novel. It's a classic Christie story (with inheritence bitterness, sibling rivalry, a father marrying a young new wife to the fury of his grown children etc) set in a relatively ordinary family in Ancient Egypt. It's also the only book of hers with entirely non-white characters.

(Also Miss. Marple is often overlooked and dismissed as cosy but where Poirot is a 'technical' detective, Miss. Marple is a psychological one, and her stories often go to emotionally darker places.)

[JonathElemRechokim]

“.. I can’t thank her enough for it “ 👍 💯

[PotrzebieConolly]

After I read one of Christie's books, I always have to immediately re-read it, to appreciate all the clues I didn't get the first time around. I think she plays fair with Poirot. It's been awhile since I read Roger Ackroyd, but I do remember at the end he reveals he sent a telegram and got an answer. But that was just to confirm something he had already deduced from the information that we as well as he were given. He not only has to figure out who did it - he has to come up with proof for the authorities, which the reader doesn't have to do.