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New Agatha Christie
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I hope she'll pull this off, too. I've added it to my wish list as well. (And I'm pretty excited!)gali wrote:I love Agatha Christie's books! I added that book to my wish list. I hope Sophie Hannah will pull this off.
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Hannah's fiction is the kind that's deceptive, somewhat like Tana French.David Dawson wrote:Not really familiar with Hannah's fiction (I've read some of her poetry), but I don't see why she shouldn't pull it off. As good as Christie was at what she did, I don't think she's inimitable.
I think you're right about Christie, but I think it is difficult to capture the aura of an era the way someone who lives in the era can do without the benefit (or influence) of hindsight.
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Christie is considered the queen of crime and it will be difficult to fill her shoes. She has a unique style of writing and humor to boot which I didn't encounter in other books. YES, I am a big fan of her.David Dawson wrote:Not really familiar with Hannah's fiction (I've read some of her poetry), but I don't see why she shouldn't pull it off. As good as Christie was at what she did, I don't think she's inimitable.
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Oh, I don't disagree. But still genre fiction (to indulge in a snobbery that I often complain about), and as such I think something that a good writer would be able to capture.gali wrote:Christie is considered the queen of crime and it will be difficult to fill her shoes. She has a unique style of writing and humor to boot which I didn't encounter in other books. YES, I am a big fan of her.David Dawson wrote:Not really familiar with Hannah's fiction (I've read some of her poetry), but I don't see why she shouldn't pull it off. As good as Christie was at what she did, I don't think she's inimitable.
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It depends on the author...David Dawson wrote:Oh, I don't disagree. But still genre fiction (to indulge in a snobbery that I often complain about), and as such I think something that a good writer would be able to capture.gali wrote:Christie is considered the queen of crime and it will be difficult to fill her shoes. She has a unique style of writing and humor to boot which I didn't encounter in other books. YES, I am a big fan of her.David Dawson wrote:Not really familiar with Hannah's fiction (I've read some of her poetry), but I don't see why she shouldn't pull it off. As good as Christie was at what she did, I don't think she's inimitable.
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True. Some of the WWI series (and just after WWI) are very good, for example. I really love Charles Todd's books.David Dawson wrote:Oh, I don't disagree. But still genre fiction (to indulge in a snobbery that I often complain about), and as such I think something that a good writer would be able to capture.gali wrote:Christie is considered the queen of crime and it will be difficult to fill her shoes. She has a unique style of writing and humor to boot which I didn't encounter in other books. YES, I am a big fan of her.David Dawson wrote:Not really familiar with Hannah's fiction (I've read some of her poetry), but I don't see why she shouldn't pull it off. As good as Christie was at what she did, I don't think she's inimitable.
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