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Holly on 23 Sep 2008 at 8:20 a.m. GMT
It has been a while since I last red Death On The Nile. However, it is a book I like very much, and I would give it 10/10, too. As usual, Christie's characters are very real, and very interesting. My favourite character in this novel is Tim Allerton.
Have you seen any of the TV adaptations yet? I know the old adaptation with Peter Ustinov very well, and like it a lot. Unfortunately, I was not very taken with the newer adaptation with David Suchet as Poirot. David Suchet was perfect as usual in his role, but I didn't like the changes that were made.
detectivepauljohn on 23 Sep 2008 at 8:39 a.m. GMT
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Holly
It has been a while since I last red Death On The Nile. However, it is a book I like very much, and I would give it 10/10, too. As usual, Christie's characters are very real, and very interesting. My favourite character in this novel is Tim Allerton.
Have you seen any of the TV adaptations yet? I know the old adaptation with Peter Ustinov very well, and like it a lot. Unfortunately, I was not very taken with the newer adaptation with David Suchet as Poirot. David Suchet was perfect as usual in his role, but I didn't like the changes that were made.
Yes.The David Suchet version made too much changes but the movie is still good. They also deleted the Nurse Bowers and James Fanthorp.Thanks for replying.
Holly on 23 Sep 2008 at 11:36 a.m. GMT
Well, they made a few changes to characters in the Peter Ustinov version, too. But I didn't mind those changes so much. I'd rather have no Tim Allerton at all than an unlikeable one :)
curious on 24 Sep 2008 at 6 p.m. GMT
Hello!
Death on the Nile is just great, the plot is so ingenious! I think I would rate the book 9½ /10.
dada222 on 27 Sep 2008 at 8:22 a.m. GMT
I liked Death of the Nile, but I wouldn't say it is one of my best. The ending didn't come as a total surprise.
ariadnepoirotmarple on 27 Sep 2008 at 2:11 p.m. GMT
felix_moore on 30 Sep 2008 at 3:19 p.m. GMT
AnneBeddingfield on 01 Oct 2008 at 1:02 p.m. GMT
I enjoyed reading Death on the Nile and i would rate it 9.5/10. It's definitely one of my bests + i absolutely loved the Egyptian setting. In fact i love the Christie novels when they are set in exotic places. You tend to lose yourself as you read along. After all that's the genius of Agatha Christie.
I haven't seen the Tv adaptation though. I prefer to stick to the books most of the time.
But Death On the Nile is a must-read.
squatty on 02 Oct 2008 at 9:55 p.m. GMT
detectivepauljohn on 04 Oct 2008 at 12:52 p.m. GMT
squattyJJ Field is good and the other one is also good.
detectivepauljohn on 05 Oct 2008 at 3:28 a.m. GMT
squattyThat is a man who played as Simon Doyle in the David Suchet version. duhhh I thought he is very famous like Tom Cruise but you still don't know who JJ was.
squatty on 05 Oct 2008 at 6:59 a.m. GMT
Ferguson_37 on 07 Oct 2008 at 4:30 p.m. GMT
nessie_smith on 09 Oct 2008 at 12:21 p.m. GMT
ariadnepoirotmarple on 13 Oct 2008 at 9:41 p.m. GMT
detectivepauljohn on 15 Oct 2008 at 9:42 a.m. GMT
ariadnepoirotmarpleI really agree with you ariadnepoirotmarple or whatever your name is. I hate Simon Doyle. I also dislike the maid Louise Bourget. The Otterbournes are funny sometimes. I'll read it again... DOTN is really an excellent whodunit novel!
ariadnepoirotmarple on 15 Oct 2008 at 7:22 p.m. GMT
detectivepauljohn on 16 Oct 2008 at 10:29 a.m. GMT
ariadnepoirotmarpleI agree. I think Linnet is kind because she shares her fortunes. I like Cornelia for her simplicity and honesty and being happy but I dislike Ms. Schuyler but yes she's sometimes funny when Ms. Schuyler always say things to people.
ariadnepoirotmarple on 19 Oct 2008 at 10:27 a.m. GMT
detectivepauljohn on 20 Oct 2008 at 9:57 a.m. GMT
I agree with you but I still dislike Jacqueline. I like the old woman Ms. Van Schuyler because she's talking funny sometimes specially when she ask things. The Otterbournes are also quite funny especially Salome Otterbourne. My favorite characters are Mrs. Allerton and Cornelia Robson. This is my fave book by AC. I think you should also read "Evil Under the Sun" and "Cards On the Table" because they are very good books! have a nice day =)
count_andreny on 20 Oct 2008 at 1:38 p.m. GMT
detectivepauljohn on 25 Oct 2008 at 8:11 a.m. GMT
Mr. Ferguson has no human feelings at all- I agree. I dislike Jacqueline but I like Linnet. You know, Linnet is kind and generous. Read the first pages of the book and there are some scenes there that proves Linnet is kind.
ariadnepoirotmarple on 25 Jan 2009 at 7:27 p.m. GMT
AndThenThereWasTim on 26 Jan 2009 at 4:17 a.m. GMT
Best Book Yet... Location was magical and the emotion was so real. Characters interacted prefectly and the ending (even though I saw the movie first) was ingeaneous! 111/10
sapphire_arisa on 26 Feb 2009 at 3:44 a.m. GMT
I've seen the movie, but not the actual book. I rate the movie 9/10, so I think the original novel will be better.
mirror on 03 Mar 2009 at 12:21 a.m. GMT
squatty on 04 Mar 2009 at 2:49 p.m. GMT
Without giving the game away mirror, can you say what the "strange evidence" was?
AnnieN on 11 Mar 2009 at 4:43 p.m. GMT
nessie_smithi'v only ever seen death on the nile, but even so i loooooooved it to!!! it was Actually the first agatha christie story i'ed seen!
Me too! It was watching the fab (albeit far from the book) Ustinov film that got me into Christie in the first place, many, many moons ago. I've never quite liked the book as much as the film, shows you should generally read the book first before the film colours your views!
Inspector_Kelly on 18 Mar 2009 at 10:37 a.m. GMT
Death on the nile is one of the best Poirot and Christie books I've read. The charcaters and location is fantastic, and the writing itself is very interesting and makes you want to read more. The actual killing itself is very clever as well as who dunnit!
Matillies on 23 Mar 2009 at 1:09 a.m. GMT
I loved Death On the Nile and I have no idea why I dodn't figure it out. At the end there was a whole ten minutes of OOHH! Everyone else is going on about the Otterbournes and Fanthrop so I'll be different and say that my favourite character, through-and-through is none other than the great Hercule Poirot.
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Hello guys! I bought this book last Saturday. I finished reading it last Monday. I really love this book. I'm so shocked at the end of the story. My favorite characters are Cornelia Robson and Mrs. Allerton. Salome Otterbourne is also my fave but she didn't talked too much but Mrs. Allerton did. I rate this book 10/10 or 20/10 because this book is really excellent! How about you?