tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post8996670172297637857..comments2024-03-25T07:54:22.672+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: Agatha Christie: Five Little Pigs (TV adaptation)Juliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-53169237811254001942011-02-01T15:49:42.656+00:002011-02-01T15:49:42.656+00:00Oh, Sleeping Murder is another of my favorites. Ab...Oh, Sleeping Murder is another of my favorites. Absolutely. I must have seen some production as a child, because when I read it I had the weirdest sense of deja vu with her rediscovering the house, especially the wallpaper. And in that book that has a weird amplifying effect. <br />I've read most if not all Christie books, and I usually find the books better than the adaptations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-65269484163158682932011-02-01T11:03:04.184+00:002011-02-01T11:03:04.184+00:00I must read the book, I haven't read many but ...I must read the book, I haven't read many but I do like her writing! I'm very fond of Sleeping Murder, the last Marple and also a cold case book - in that case I think I prefer the book to both TV adaptations as well!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-13656028083659669262011-01-31T22:05:35.797+00:002011-01-31T22:05:35.797+00:00I've always thought this is one of the best Ch...I've always thought this is one of the best Christie books. That image of the dying painter seen by his friends but unable to call out is repeated in the book, through the various witness accounts. This is emphasised by his continuing to paint until the last moments, and the fact that he not only knew he was dying but knew who had poisoned him. This reverberates even stronger in the descriptions of the vibrancy of the painting and its subject. I think Socrates was added on by the production, though. <br />The sense of tragedy is strongly felt there in the book, and in the other cold case type book she has: Elephants Can Remember. Maybe she felt she could focus on that aspect only given enough perspective and distance from the events. That's another recommended book, by the way, although not as strong as Five Little Pigs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-57726417119845366432010-06-07T11:19:49.145+01:002010-06-07T11:19:49.145+01:00I haven't seen any of these in years, but Davi...I haven't seen any of these in years, but David Suchet is an absolutely brilliant Poirot. In fact, I would go so far as to say that his Poirot is the equivalent of Jeremy Brett's Holmes. They always played a little fast and loose with the source material, though, keeping Hastings around and eventually letting Miss Lemon get much more involved in cases.<br /><br />I'm not sure about the exact wording of Socrates' claim, but I do know that it was connected with the Delphic oracle's statement that Socrates was the wisest man in Athens. This was proof of his wisdom. The cock for Asklepios could have been an outstanding debt or he may have vowed it if his death was painless. Or it might be connected in some way with the fact that the person being executed had to pay for the hemlock himself (the alternative being a rather nasty combination of crucifixion and strangulation). Socrates was lucky that he had rich friends who could afford it; the stuff wasn't cheap.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-80685314098022502512010-06-07T00:12:23.007+01:002010-06-07T00:12:23.007+01:00OK, confession time... I do know that Socrates sai...OK, confession time... I do know that Socrates said 'All I know is that I know nothing' (or words to that effect - in Greek!) but, er, I know that because they said so in Bill and Ted's Excelent Adventure. Ahem. My Socrates knowledge is not what it should be. But I think they were right! (All we are is dust in the wind dude...)<br /><br />World Oceans blog post hasn't shown up in my Google Reader yet, will check it out tomorrow! Will have a think - depends if I can find something suitable (and how much time I have between waitressing and conference papers)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-81704864847521735022010-06-06T22:20:16.450+01:002010-06-06T22:20:16.450+01:00I've probably read this... but I get them (the...I've probably read this... but I get them (the Poirot cases) so muddled together I can't remember!<br /><br />My memory of Socrates is the famous "Je ne sais qu'une chose, et c'est que je ne sais rien." ("I only know that I know nothing"? I studied in French so I don't know the English translation...<br /><br />On a side-note... did you see my latest post on World Oceans Day? Care to participate in the Blog-A-Thon? It would be interesting to have a "classical" view on the oceans...<br /><br />cheers!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.com