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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > Reading challenge 2014: I've read 99 books but GRRM ain't one
 
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Carbon Thief
Oct 11, 2009

Diamonds aren't the only things that are forever.
Since I slowed down and only finished half of last year's goal of 52, I'm making this year's goal 30 books.

Here's my Goodreads profile.

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Carbon Thief
Oct 11, 2009

Diamonds aren't the only things that are forever.

Dirty Frank posted:

2) The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christy

Utter shite, first book by Christy I've read I thought id like it based on Poirot off the TV. Apparently not. I'm interested if this is representative of her work or not.

That's not really a great one. I'd try reading one of her classics that stars Poirot, like 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', 'Death on the Nile', or 'Murder on the Orient Express' and see what you think. 'And Then There Were None' is also considered one of her best, and I loved 'Crooked House'. But if you don't get hooked in on one of those I mentioned, I'd give up, because they're all kind of a similar style after a while. I read them all as a teenager, but probably wouldn't re-read very many of them now.

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Carbon Thief
Oct 11, 2009

Diamonds aren't the only things that are forever.

ProfessorProf posted:

Ackroyd is unfair bullshit, but the rest of these are probably good suggestions.

Yes, I agree, but it was uniquely unfair bullshit that influenced the mystery genre significantly. However, Crooked House and And Then There Were None are hopefully a lot less frustrating to read. If I remember correctly, Crooked House was one of Christie's personal favourites.

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