tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post8766639077250321656..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: DEATH ON THE NILE, Agatha ChristieKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-60770909488744258372011-02-04T07:41:36.209+10:302011-02-04T07:41:36.209+10:30I like this book a lot. I like the motivation and ...I like this book a lot. I like the motivation and the obvious mis-direction. This is one of Christie's bloodier books, I think.<br />I mean there's murder upon murder in this one. Remember in the film how at the end they show the porters carrying all the bodies off the boat. I mean, wow!<br /><br />I too like Colonel Race and I'm so glad that David Niven got to play him in the movie.<br /><br />My only quibble with this book is that there are no likable characters outside of Poirot and Race.<br /><br />Kerrie, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a diagram of the boat. Maybe there was on in the hardcover?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-55334821741525612642011-02-01T08:51:59.082+10:302011-02-01T08:51:59.082+10:30This is one of my favorite Christie books. I'...This is one of my favorite Christie books. I'm pretty sure the edition I read, at least one of the times I read this book, had a diagram. And, yes, the order of the rooms is so important. I like the books that feature Colonel Race. I also like CARDS ON THE TABLE, where the Colonel also plays a part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-34574034374520377002011-01-31T23:05:57.219+10:302011-01-31T23:05:57.219+10:30Kerrie - Thanks for this :-). I've always real...Kerrie - Thanks for this :-). I've always really liked the way Poirot and Race slowly uncover the truths about all of the people on board the cruise ship. And I agree; Christie probably did have a very clear mental picture of the boat. I'm glad, actually, that she includes sketches of the boat, as some of the clues do depend on where different cabins and rooms are...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com