http://unfinishedperson.com/2009/02/01/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-tss/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://unfinishedperson.com/2009/02/01/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-tss/#comment-370 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:33:50 +0000 http://unfinishedperson.com/?p=764#comment-370 [...] getting off to an excellent start in The Mysterious Affair at Styles and the introduction of her most famous character Hercule Poirot, Christie goes in a different [...]

]]> http://unfinishedperson.com/2009/02/01/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-tss/#comment-365 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:22:02 +0000 http://unfinishedperson.com/?p=764#comment-365 I try not to be cruel. Attribute it to my Southern upbringing (my mother’s from North Carolina), I guess.

]]> http://unfinishedperson.com/2009/02/01/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-tss/#comment-364 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:21:02 +0000 http://unfinishedperson.com/?p=764#comment-364 I’ve been into this 1,000-page tomes in a previous incarnation. I can’t seem to do it much anymore. If you’re interested in the history of the Civil Rights era, I highly recommend Taylor’s Branch’s Parting The Waters. It’s the first of a three-part series. I tried the other ones, but this one was the best. I also enjoyed David McCullough’s Truman. Of course, those mentioned might be too pedestrian for your tastes.

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