I just finished reading Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories -love. Have you read Georgette Heyer’s mysteries? They were contemporaries. I find her wit and research on display in her Regency historic fiction too.
Oooh no I’ve never read any of hers! I knew she wrote historical fiction but I didn’t know about her mysteries! Definitely will check them out. Is there one you recommend to start with? Or is there a series that goes in order?
Maybe Footsteps in the Dark? Truth Be told, I prefer Christie’s mysteries, especially Tommy & Tuppence. Not all Heyer’s fiction was created equal either - I’ve read Snowdrift, The Grand Sophy, and Cotillion.
Oh I have only done Poirot! I need to expand my Christie horizons. Have either of you read The Christie Affair? About the time where she went missing. Or The Golden Age of Murder?
I've listened to the Golden Age of Murder (but I think the library took it back before I could finish) and I found The Christie Affair in a Little Free Library and have been meaning to read it!
1) I did my high school AP English’s special research paper on Edith Wharton and the three books of her I chose were the ones you mentioned Hannah, so that was so fun to hear. She is incredible. And I recommend Ethan Frome which I did read after reading Prior’s book. It’s very good and sad and so precisely written. I’m also a New England girl by birth/most of my life so that setting was very familiar to me.
2) Podcasts as the adult conversations you can’t always have as a busy Mom/Mom of very young ones is exactly how I got into them/feel about them, so that’s hilarious
3) Always happy with LOTR and Hobbit discourse. I took a while to get into LOTR after loving the Hobbit as a child, and in high school finally made it past “Concerning Hobbits” and haven’t looked back since/am obsessive now. Some books just have to hit you at the right time/right circumstances
4) 100% agree Jane Austen (with the exception of Persuasion and somewhat Northanger Abbey) are summer books. Especially P&P and Emma.
5) I use audiobooks the same way as you Kelsey-for comforting rereads and have basically the same ones I’m constantly using. I’m having serious third trimester insomnia and I’ve been listening to the Chronicles of Narnia when I can’t sleep and it’s made it more bearable that it would be otherwise 😂
I just finished reading Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories -love. Have you read Georgette Heyer’s mysteries? They were contemporaries. I find her wit and research on display in her Regency historic fiction too.
Oooh no I’ve never read any of hers! I knew she wrote historical fiction but I didn’t know about her mysteries! Definitely will check them out. Is there one you recommend to start with? Or is there a series that goes in order?
Maybe Footsteps in the Dark? Truth Be told, I prefer Christie’s mysteries, especially Tommy & Tuppence. Not all Heyer’s fiction was created equal either - I’ve read Snowdrift, The Grand Sophy, and Cotillion.
Oh I have only done Poirot! I need to expand my Christie horizons. Have either of you read The Christie Affair? About the time where she went missing. Or The Golden Age of Murder?
Not yet.
I've listened to the Golden Age of Murder (but I think the library took it back before I could finish) and I found The Christie Affair in a Little Free Library and have been meaning to read it!
More Golden Age authors! Yay!
1) I did my high school AP English’s special research paper on Edith Wharton and the three books of her I chose were the ones you mentioned Hannah, so that was so fun to hear. She is incredible. And I recommend Ethan Frome which I did read after reading Prior’s book. It’s very good and sad and so precisely written. I’m also a New England girl by birth/most of my life so that setting was very familiar to me.
2) Podcasts as the adult conversations you can’t always have as a busy Mom/Mom of very young ones is exactly how I got into them/feel about them, so that’s hilarious
3) Always happy with LOTR and Hobbit discourse. I took a while to get into LOTR after loving the Hobbit as a child, and in high school finally made it past “Concerning Hobbits” and haven’t looked back since/am obsessive now. Some books just have to hit you at the right time/right circumstances
4) 100% agree Jane Austen (with the exception of Persuasion and somewhat Northanger Abbey) are summer books. Especially P&P and Emma.
5) I use audiobooks the same way as you Kelsey-for comforting rereads and have basically the same ones I’m constantly using. I’m having serious third trimester insomnia and I’ve been listening to the Chronicles of Narnia when I can’t sleep and it’s made it more bearable that it would be otherwise 😂
You are such a kindred spirit!
It's been ages since I've read Edith Wharton! You're making me want to revisit her.
I love her!! My TBR is majorly piling up but I might have to make some room to re-read The House of Mirth along with Kelsie :)
Ah I was also feeling like I need to read The Violent Bear it Away with you. This is cute!