tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post2101557353652168973..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Murder most refinedJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-4271674057079548822009-01-14T07:46:00.000+05:302009-01-14T07:46:00.000+05:30eyefry: yes, I love it when that happens. Have exp...eyefry: yes, I love it when that happens. Have experienced quite a few similar things in recent times.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86804716977598529302009-01-14T02:37:00.000+05:302009-01-14T02:37:00.000+05:30Amazing bit of synchronicity, this. I got an updat...Amazing bit of synchronicity, this. I got an update about this post of yours through my feed aggregator at the precise moment that I was listening to an old BBC radio dramatization of the Murder on the Orient Express. I just HAD to stop and mention it :)eyefryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965731594675005620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-39069436715701639812009-01-09T14:24:00.000+05:302009-01-09T14:24:00.000+05:30Hey, thanks. I had no frigging clue, that Wodehous...Hey, thanks. I had no frigging clue, that Wodehouse was called Plum/Plummy. <BR/><BR/>Also, the "arrogant" in my previous comment was actually meant to be "ignorant".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15429727918128040742009-01-09T12:58:00.000+05:302009-01-09T12:58:00.000+05:30Anon: Plummy (or "Plum") was a nickname for Sir Pe...Anon: Plummy (or "Plum") was a nickname for Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14328520952726225902009-01-09T12:44:00.000+05:302009-01-09T12:44:00.000+05:30"Alas, it would seem young Plummy doesn't have the..."Alas, it would seem young Plummy doesn't have the sense of humour that his venerable namesake did."<BR/><BR/> <BR/>At the risk of sounding extremely arrogant (and annoying plummy further), who is this venerable namesake? Which movie/play/book/story did he feature in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-39307588059888322522009-01-08T12:55:00.000+05:302009-01-08T12:55:00.000+05:30tsk Jay..just ignore the young 'un, do!tsk Jay..just ignore the young 'un, do!Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447597898792549814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19664600512112596642009-01-08T11:59:00.000+05:302009-01-08T11:59:00.000+05:30plummy: no, you're right, it probably is beyond my...plummy: no, you're right, it probably is beyond my level of maturity. I'll do my best though - thanks for the lesson.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-35216724117509328202009-01-08T11:36:00.000+05:302009-01-08T11:36:00.000+05:30Well, old jabberwock, young plummy could level the...Well, old jabberwock, young plummy could level the same charge at you, if you can see this objectively, you know.<BR/>I guess it might be beyond your levels of maturity to do that. You can try, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15488998449233133612009-01-07T22:54:00.000+05:302009-01-07T22:54:00.000+05:30'And Then There Were None' was one amazing book.Th...'And Then There Were None' was one amazing book.<BR/><BR/>The best Agatha Christie i have read. They really dont write that sort of stuff these days.<BR/><BR/>Except maybe Michael Crichton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77702575649135937502009-01-07T19:51:00.000+05:302009-01-07T19:51:00.000+05:30Alas, it would seem young Plummy doesn't have the ...Alas, it would seem young Plummy doesn't have the sense of humour that his venerable namesake did.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65074605407243651722009-01-07T19:45:00.000+05:302009-01-07T19:45:00.000+05:30"We" is used quite commonly in that context to imp..."We" is used quite commonly in that context to imply you? I thought you might knew it. Over-estimation. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Radhika, "we" might have better standards for choosing things to snort at, I see. Not to worry. Nothing wrong with having lower standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5652120547399831352009-01-07T13:01:00.000+05:302009-01-07T13:01:00.000+05:30Jai, you just caused me to snort loudly (in office...Jai, you just caused me to snort loudly (in office!!!), not because of the excellent blog post, but the your comment-reply above. Your irritation is so palpable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-50869095927828292882009-01-07T12:37:00.000+05:302009-01-07T12:37:00.000+05:30Are we saying that Christie doesnt compare with Do...<I>Are we saying that Christie doesnt compare with Doyle for murder plots, nor with Wodehouse for inegenuously English plots? But as a combination of both, there is no peer?</I><BR/><BR/>plummy: who is the "we" you're talking about? I haven't been saying any of these things, though I agree that Christie isn't in the same league as Wodehouse as a writer.<BR/><BR/>My earlier comment about Wodehouse writing murder stories was a joke, but I'm sure you already knew that!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51000205016171754262009-01-07T12:24:00.000+05:302009-01-07T12:24:00.000+05:30Is there actually murder in a PGW story? Or even b...Is there actually murder in a PGW story? Or even blood?<BR/><BR/>Are we saying that Christie doesnt compare with Doyle for murder plots, nor with Wodehouse for inegenuously English plots? But as a combination of both, there is no peer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-4069515153627670982009-01-07T00:06:00.000+05:302009-01-07T00:06:00.000+05:30I dont really like the Poirot books so much, but I...I dont really like the Poirot books so much, but I have a weakness for the Tommy and Tuppence books. I think N or M must be my favourite.<BR/><BR/>I also like her 'Come, Tell Me How You Live', which I enjoyed very much, and remember thinking that the style was very un-Christie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64392491979271403342009-01-06T23:11:00.000+05:302009-01-06T23:11:00.000+05:30christie has long been the comfort food of books f...christie has long been the comfort food of books for me :)<BR/>I thought evil under the sun was one of her better books...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-16017192923170547252009-01-06T21:01:00.000+05:302009-01-06T21:01:00.000+05:30plummy: I meant that the short story "The Butler C...plummy: I meant that the short story "The Butler Couldn't Have Done It" - the one where Bertie discovers Jeeves lying in the study with a knife in his back - wasn't as adeptly plotted as Christie's best work.<BR/><BR/>Gaurav: start rereading. You'll feel younger. Worked for me.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51287241312167727032009-01-06T20:52:00.000+05:302009-01-06T20:52:00.000+05:30The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is special..right up t...The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is special..right up there with Crooked House. Takes me back to school.. I feel ancient suddenly..Gaurav Varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825147891505473676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3921292781044815312009-01-06T20:49:00.000+05:302009-01-06T20:49:00.000+05:30"Well, yes, but how good were Wodehouse's murder p..."Well, yes, but how good were Wodehouse's murder plots?"<BR/>What exactly do you mean there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65536739226074619022009-01-06T20:04:00.000+05:302009-01-06T20:04:00.000+05:30there is more than adequate literature which holds...<I>there is more than adequate literature which holds the view that she broke one of the main canons of whodunit writing</I><BR/><BR/>Aaren: yes, I'm aware of that - but then these "canons" do keep changing with time, which isn't a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>I liked <I>Death in the Clouds</I> too - the modus operandi involved a dentist's gown, right? And there was a cute little diagram of the seats in the airplane.<BR/><BR/>Anon: no, thanks - the idea doesn't appeal to me, and even if it did there would be a minor conflict of interest since I helped put the issue together.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-18281607600920585192009-01-06T19:53:00.000+05:302009-01-06T19:53:00.000+05:30Jai,I would love to hear your comments on the Tehe...Jai,<BR/><BR/>I would love to hear your comments on the Tehelka "EXCESS" issue. Is it possible for you to scribbles a few lines on each story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25239825929505190802009-01-06T19:33:00.000+05:302009-01-06T19:33:00.000+05:30Quirky Quill: yes, I should have included Roger Ac...Quirky Quill: yes, I should have included Roger Ackroyd in my favourites list too. But it wasn't her first book - that was <I>The Mysterious Affair at Styles</I>. Check the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie#Novels" REL="nofollow">list</A>.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-7511026862207737612009-01-06T18:21:00.000+05:302009-01-06T18:21:00.000+05:30The Murder of Roger Ackroyd??The first and the bes...The Murder of Roger Ackroyd??<BR/>The first and the best A.C. wrote- of course the "first" might have influenced the second.Quirky Quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108815045067725917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-28108196451385463792009-01-06T16:58:00.000+05:302009-01-06T16:58:00.000+05:30Krishnan: no, it isn't for the LR - it's for a sma...Krishnan: no, it isn't for the LR - it's for a smaller space, and it isn't going to be a particularly "literary" piece. More like a HarperCollins initiative to publicise a reissue of the book.<BR/><BR/>Shrikanth: The film is fun, but mostly as a star-gazing exercise. Back in 1991, it provided me with my first sightings of Lauren Bacall, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark and John Gielgud among others.<BR/><BR/><I>His plots are every bit as ingenious and English as those of Christie and he also happens to be a much superior writer</I><BR/><BR/>Well, yes, but how good were Wodehouse's murder plots? Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind reading a Psmith-meets-Poirot book!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82691060665912139062009-01-06T16:43:00.000+05:302009-01-06T16:43:00.000+05:30How's the Lumet movie version of 'Orient Express'?...How's the Lumet movie version of 'Orient Express'? Have neither read the book nor watched the movie.<BR/><BR/>I read my first Christie after having read a great deal of Sherlock Holmes and found it anticlimactic. Found Poirot and his methods a little slow and dim-witted compared to those of Holmes. Also, I felt Conan Doyle to be a better writer than Christie.<BR/><BR/>One can argue that Christie must be savoured for the sheer ingenuity and complexity of her very English murder plots. Well, I'd any day prefer a Wodehouse over a Christie in this regard. His plots are every bit as ingenious and English as those of Christie and he also happens to be a much superior writer.<BR/><BR/>My favourite Christie - Murder in Mesopotamia, a whoddunnit i read twice in quick succession in my early teens.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126643746269376552noreply@blogger.com