tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post30048470995767887..comments2023-09-21T12:38:29.150+01:00Comments on The Pocketeers: Advent Heroines Day ThreeThe Pocketeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124101740561917118noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-5749324068562393422012-12-05T22:30:15.855+00:002012-12-05T22:30:15.855+00:00Thanks, Helen. I might try to get that myself.Thanks, Helen. I might try to get that myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591413042967320059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-75268772452090817242012-12-05T22:28:06.420+00:002012-12-05T22:28:06.420+00:00Yes, I see what you mean, Sally. It's certainl...Yes, I see what you mean, Sally. It's certainly worked for her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591413042967320059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-11259706140988493932012-12-04T15:36:52.731+00:002012-12-04T15:36:52.731+00:00That's very true!That's very true! Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-46687155752612016102012-12-04T15:22:59.390+00:002012-12-04T15:22:59.390+00:00Yes, Sally, I meant *her detractors* accused her o...Yes, Sally, I meant *her detractors* accused her of being stereotyped and hackneyed. And cliches have only become cliches because they were copied. Aggie often got there first and was copied by others.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-67087773748049963742012-12-04T13:16:01.162+00:002012-12-04T13:16:01.162+00:00I think her work only seems stereotyped and hackne...I think her work only seems stereotyped and hackneyed to us, Jeannie, because so many have followed her example. When I'm not in the mood for anything too challenging, but still want an enjoyable read, I always turn to Agatha.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-47573385125950220052012-12-04T09:13:54.800+00:002012-12-04T09:13:54.800+00:00Agatha Christie's work has been derided by man...Agatha Christie's work has been derided by many as stereotyped and hackneyed, but there must be something in it, as she just goes on and on. I find her books an easy read, and I once read one of her Mary Westmacott books and was surprised at how good the story was.Jeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-39323040322014447752012-12-04T07:47:26.584+00:002012-12-04T07:47:26.584+00:00She certainly did, Womag! I can read and re-read h...She certainly did, Womag! I can read and re-read her books over and over again, even when I know who the murderer is.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-2483501672049729782012-12-04T07:46:47.514+00:002012-12-04T07:46:47.514+00:00That sounds interesting, Helen. I'll have to s...That sounds interesting, Helen. I'll have to see if I can get that. Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-57816728735142051222012-12-04T07:46:22.772+00:002012-12-04T07:46:22.772+00:00Yes, Antonia, I thought so too. I think what it co...Yes, Antonia, I thought so too. I think what it comes down to is that she didn't talk down to people. She used ordinary every day language and didn't try to set herself apart from her readers. Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-77095261898590674552012-12-03T20:54:09.911+00:002012-12-03T20:54:09.911+00:00I absolutely love Agatha Christie. There's a r...I absolutely love Agatha Christie. There's a really good book about her novels by Robert Barnard called A Talent To Deceive, which evaluates each one.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-23032109506998845892012-12-03T20:26:08.368+00:002012-12-03T20:26:08.368+00:00Wow! Just read it, Sally. Very interesting.Wow! Just read it, Sally. Very interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591413042967320059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-23203030901296211772012-12-03T20:11:01.967+00:002012-12-03T20:11:01.967+00:00She defined a genre - inspirational! She defined a genre - inspirational! Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-69366601421851802032012-12-03T17:51:53.774+00:002012-12-03T17:51:53.774+00:00Many murder mysteries have a lot of characters, an...Many murder mysteries have a lot of characters, and I tend to use quite a lot in my books too. I think it makes it harder to pin down the culprit when there are more people. <br /><br />It means juggling a lot of balls in the air at once, whilst still keeping the story understandable. I don't pretend to do it as well as Agatha does but I do enjoy trying to do it. Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-79202499623273531032012-12-03T17:04:11.576+00:002012-12-03T17:04:11.576+00:00Fascinating post Sally. I've only ever tried h...Fascinating post Sally. I've only ever tried her books once or twice and found there were too many characters for me although reading the Code I can see that for some people getting lost in all of it is part of the attraction. I may well try her again some time!Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-85077024613258210652012-12-03T16:14:49.679+00:002012-12-03T16:14:49.679+00:00I think they were what we might call hackneyed phr...I think they were what we might call hackneyed phrases, Antonia. I didn't have time to search earlier as I was in a hurry to put this post up before it was too late. But I've just found this, as I couldn't find the original study I read. Scroll down to where it talks about her use of language and 'The Agatha Christie' code: http://www.christiemystery.co.uk/method.htmlQuillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-57566946344871049912012-12-03T15:38:26.363+00:002012-12-03T15:38:26.363+00:00That's really interesting about the recognisab...That's really interesting about the recognisable phrases Agatha used. Do you have an example? Love the fact she wrote some romance in amongst the crime. Real life is often like that, so it makes a lot of sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591413042967320059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-16885999744167671752012-12-03T15:03:03.584+00:002012-12-03T15:03:03.584+00:00Same hereSame hereRomance Writer Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602207070043612899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-49566176498132349632012-12-03T14:30:31.254+00:002012-12-03T14:30:31.254+00:00Me too, Patricia! Me too, Patricia! Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-24558728091612239832012-12-03T14:26:37.329+00:002012-12-03T14:26:37.329+00:00Just love Agatha Christie and mysteries of many ki...Just love Agatha Christie and mysteries of many kinds. Patricia Keysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082225991760220713noreply@blogger.com