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3 January 2009

ACRC Update - 2 January 2009

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

I am mainly borrowing the books from my local library and as such am a bit subject to some outside influences, and as a result may do a little out of order reading.

Check the opening blog of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge here.
  1. 1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES - finished
  2. 1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY- finished
  3. 1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS - finished
  4. 1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT - finished
    1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US) - I have a copy of this
  5. 1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS - finished
  6. 1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD - finished
  7. 1927, THE BIG FOUR
  8. 1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
  9. 1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY - I have a copy of this
  10. 1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
I am using the list at Wikipedia of novels and collections of short stories. I will interlace the short story collections into the list where I can, but may have to read them out of order. I have decided on a method for reporting on the short stories.

Please feel free to join in my challenge, comment on my reviews etc.

I have set up a block over in the right hand column called Agatha Christie Reading Challenge (with the same logo as this post) where I am listing the books I'm currently reading and those I've finished.
The challenge is called ACRC so each review will be preceded by those letters.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 January 2009 at 15:42

    Kerrie,
    I would like to join you in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge. I love her books and believe this challenge would be a great template to, as you said, follow her development as a writer. I am posting my decision to join on my blog and have taken your button. Thanks for sponsoring this challenge.

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  2. Kerrie6 January 2009 at 19:57

    You are very welcome Margot. I've been trying to work out how to make it more organised, so any suggestions you have are very welcome.

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  3. Anonymous30 January 2009 at 06:05

    Kerrie, I am joining you...I just wrote a post about it over at my blog and will be using a button in the near future on a challenges page. I just got the first book from the library today. I'm sooo excited.

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