tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post8528573336376928730..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Whose Endings Left Me Agog, Agape and Aghast.Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91360724320235722522011-10-10T10:10:01.156-04:002011-10-10T10:10:01.156-04:00It's on my list, Kathy. Oh if only there were ...It's on my list, Kathy. Oh if only there were more hours in the day. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87643055075676825092011-10-10T00:35:48.699-04:002011-10-10T00:35:48.699-04:00Read Nemesis by Jo Nesbo, if you haven't, a th...Read Nemesis by Jo Nesbo, if you haven't, a thriller but with character development.<br /><br />Two plots, twists and turns until the last page, surprises.<br /><br />I didn't figure it all out. A friend figured out one plot line.<br /><br />But it's still very well-written.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53961036993559067932011-10-09T10:21:57.231-04:002011-10-09T10:21:57.231-04:00wutheringwillow: Oh, I don't care if I know th...wutheringwillow: Oh, I don't care if I know the ending, I reread all the time. But I do admit that on my first reading of all these books I was initially surprised.<br /><br />Most of the time now, from having read all the classic Christies and Rex Stouts and all the rest, I can pretty much figure out who did what to whom. Modern day writers can't stump me much any more. <br /><br />But I kind of miss the ability to be stumped. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90180507033765606882011-10-09T04:12:43.595-04:002011-10-09T04:12:43.595-04:00The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and And Then There Wer...<i>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</i> and <i>And Then There Were None</i>, along with many other Christie books, didn't surprise me because my mom spoiled them all for me. From my experience with her I have become totally immune to spoilers. They do not impede my enjoyment of books at all. <br /><br /><i>Plot It Yourself</i> didn't really shock me either. Come to think of it, I can't remember any book that has ever shocked me. Must be something wrong with me.wutheringwillowhttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-24726820544015334692011-10-06T14:10:44.570-04:002011-10-06T14:10:44.570-04:00Yes. Enough to make a Luddite out of me.Yes. Enough to make a Luddite out of me.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51499405513382593682011-10-06T09:55:40.133-04:002011-10-06T09:55:40.133-04:00Kathy: Sorry you're having computer woes. They...Kathy: Sorry you're having computer woes. They are the pits!<br /><br />Yes, Wolfe and Archie will be waiting for you at any time. They'll always be there. When you're ready to visit, they will welcome you. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23111942521535109812011-10-06T09:53:47.505-04:002011-10-06T09:53:47.505-04:00neer: Same here. My wish list is enormous!!neer: Same here. My wish list is enormous!!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-48259740606786825872011-10-06T09:52:59.567-04:002011-10-06T09:52:59.567-04:00Les: It's on my list already. Thanks for the r...Les: It's on my list already. Thanks for the reminder that I need to get my hands on it. :)<br /><br />LOVED the film with Alastair Sim!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16040286408125178542011-10-06T09:51:16.013-04:002011-10-06T09:51:16.013-04:00Prashant: Poirot and Holmes together? I like the i...Prashant: Poirot and Holmes together? I like the idea. :)<br /><br />Two giant brains and egos. The crime would have to be gigantic as well. <br /><br />I love David Suchet. He is wonderful as Poirot. Born to play the part.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62787768167285568082011-10-06T02:28:19.170-04:002011-10-06T02:28:19.170-04:00Oh, yes, I've got Murder by the Book in my Wol...Oh, yes, I've got Murder by the Book in my Wolfeman part of the TBR mountain.<br /><br />I have The Red Box and The Rubber Band but barely any reading time week.<br /><br />An my computer monitor crashed. I got quick tech help from a friend and a loan of a laptop, but it's nervewracking.<br /><br />Anyway, Wolfe and Archie are on hold for a bit. They can keep themselves entertained with wisecracks and brilliant observations, you know that "feel for phenomenon."kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8595320340438901812011-10-05T22:37:39.949-04:002011-10-05T22:37:39.949-04:00After reading the comments and all, I so so want t...After reading the comments and all, I so so want to read Plot it Yourself and Green for Danger. The Wishlist just becomes longer and longer.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54058876597840809162011-10-05T19:34:42.411-04:002011-10-05T19:34:42.411-04:00One to add to your list, Yvette, is Christianna Br...One to add to your list, Yvette, is Christianna Brand's brilliant "Green for Danger." The ending, with its incredible series of sudden twists, will leave you gasping - and yet it has all been fairly clued for you (just as Christie provided clues and cunningly misled us).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54504416361133432332011-10-05T15:36:20.948-04:002011-10-05T15:36:20.948-04:00Yes, I remember that, except it's hard to thin...Yes, I remember that, except it's hard to think of Poirot as a refugee and indebted to his benefactor, Emily Inglethorp. But then the gentlemanly Poirot is gracious enough to acknowledge kindness.<br /><br />David Suchet, with a perfect egg-shaped head like Poirot's, is to Dame Agatha's famous detective what Jeremy Brett is to Sir Arthur's legendary sleuth. <br /><br />It's a pity Christie and Conan Doyle didn't collaborate and bring them together into one story. It might have been one heck of a murder mystery to solve. Think of the Poirot-Holmes ego clash!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-86908796002401086132011-10-05T11:23:17.795-04:002011-10-05T11:23:17.795-04:00Yvette,
The ending to "Ethan Frome" cha...Yvette,<br /><br />The ending to "Ethan Frome" changes the story from a sad rural love story to one of horror. <br /><br />I've read a number of her novels and short stories, and none have an ending that comes close to "EF.".Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83412637395675829942011-10-05T09:28:07.086-04:002011-10-05T09:28:07.086-04:00Prashant: Yes, she learned her forensics while wor...Prashant: Yes, she learned her forensics while working during the war. But the talent was all there just waiting. I think her sister dared her to write her first story and she did: THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES where we first meet Poirot as a Belgian refugee.<br /><br />The BBC adaptation, by the way, done many years ago with David Suchet is excellent. They didn't twist the plot hardly at all.<br /><br />I actually prefer THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT to THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, but I know most everyone disagrees. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-39535897008636491472011-10-05T09:24:52.573-04:002011-10-05T09:24:52.573-04:00Kathy: You won't go wrong with most any Agatha...Kathy: You won't go wrong with most any Agatha Christie. She was the Queen of the surprise ending.<br /><br />You will love PLOT IT YOURSELF and also, MURDER BY THE BOOK. Don't forget that one.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15798217905025763902011-10-05T09:22:59.105-04:002011-10-05T09:22:59.105-04:00neer: You may be right about BRAT FARRAR...But for...neer: You may be right about BRAT FARRAR...But for me, the whole book is one big surprise. Can't say why without SPOILING it for those who haven't read it. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83050411594877533592011-10-05T09:21:42.781-04:002011-10-05T09:21:42.781-04:00Dorian: Thanks, kiddo! I love putting together lis...Dorian: Thanks, kiddo! I love putting together lists. It's my favorite blog to-do. :)<br /><br />PLOT IT YOURSELF is a doozy, no question. In a million years you'd never guess who did it. Mind-boggling.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22364346558696546242011-10-05T02:52:43.664-04:002011-10-05T02:52:43.664-04:00Four out of 10 is my familiarity score on this imp...Four out of 10 is my familiarity score on this impressive list of books and they are the three Agathas and Edith Wharton whose HOUSE OF MIRTH is also sitting on my bookshelf, waiting to be read. The rest go into my little book of lists. Your selection of Agatha Christie is spot on and her three titles deserve their place on top. I can't comment on her endings because I usually like all of them. Imagine Christie dealt with forensics and toxicology from her very first book THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES published in 1920. That was nearly a hundred years ago! Never mind she learnt all about it on the job, working as a nurse and a pharmacist. <br /><br />Incidentally, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE are two out of ten of Christie's favourite books too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-63354433346555628322011-10-05T01:04:21.478-04:002011-10-05T01:04:21.478-04:00I haven't read these books, however, The Man i...I haven't read these books, however, The Man in the Brown Suit and Plot It Yourself are on my TBR list because I read about them here.<br /><br />I'm wending my way through the Wolfeman's stories, but other books -- and tasks -- do intervene. I'll get there eventually.<br /><br />Oh, to be reading now.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44484463796551848792011-10-04T22:35:59.608-04:002011-10-04T22:35:59.608-04:00Agree with the Agatha Christies esp the first two ...Agree with the Agatha Christies esp the first two (sorry can't remember much of Brown suit) but Brat Farrar did not really have much of a surprise element. One knew one fact from the beginning and the other was more or less obvious. <br /><br />really must read rex stout.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74495208527362393652011-10-04T18:43:09.897-04:002011-10-04T18:43:09.897-04:00Yvette, your choices for today were superb! I'...Yvette, your choices for today were superb! I've read and loved the Agatha Christie titles you mentioned, but I was especially pleased that you included Rex Stout's PLOT IT YOURSELF, one of my favorites! I need to figure out how to squeeze more reading into my schedule. Great selections, Yvette, as always!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59714104481925708552011-10-04T18:13:56.755-04:002011-10-04T18:13:56.755-04:00Shanella: The Queen of Surprise Endings. :)Shanella: The Queen of Surprise Endings. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-56683630520445433342011-10-04T18:13:31.947-04:002011-10-04T18:13:31.947-04:00Annie: I've always found that ending devastati...Annie: I've always found that ending devastating. ETHAN FROME. What a brutally unhappy man.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75097391441718684482011-10-04T17:31:48.431-04:002011-10-04T17:31:48.431-04:00I agree with you about Agatha Christie! I love so ...I agree with you about Agatha Christie! I love so many of her stories =)Shanellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391499384099162475noreply@blogger.com