I read a lot of Christie when I was a teenager, which seems
to me a good age to encounter her.
My favorite "fair play" mystery writer is definitely John
Dickson Carr.
doug
--- Jacques Debierue <
matrxtech@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "crimeflix"
> <jmks100@a...>
> wrote:
> >
> Re Christie, I just wanted to mention I'm a huge
fan
> of her books.
> I've read most of them (although it's been
some
> time), find them
> hugely entertaining, and whether you like the
hard
> or soft stuff
> you can learn a ton about plotting from
her
> books...
> > J
> > http://www.jasonstarr.com
>
> Like Jason, I have read lots of her stuff and
mainly
> for the plots.
> She *also* had an unlimited reservoir of
nasty,
> dislikable
> characters. While she worked the
traditional
> detection mystery,
> many of her books are bleak about the human
animal.
> For me,
> Christie is definitely not light
entertainment.
>
> On the other hand, her characterization is not
very
> deep, probably
> because characters had to serve her devilish
plots
> and her
> rhythm requires quick rotation of
characters.
>
> Best,
>
> MrT
>
>
>
>
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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