tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677670.post3576041561491542848..comments2023-05-28T05:10:51.486-07:00Comments on tea reads: By the decade challenge: Murder on the Orient Expressteabirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01789062795176641187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677670.post-84650950320016363702007-03-31T17:57:00.000-07:002007-03-31T17:57:00.000-07:00I'm glad you raised the outdated cultural themes! ...I'm glad you raised the outdated cultural themes! I had decided not to touch on it but I bet a few other raise the same point. Thanks for commenting over at Our Coffee Rings!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677670.post-32138948856866373942007-03-30T16:09:00.000-07:002007-03-30T16:09:00.000-07:00Hi Melanie - I came to your site via Jenclair's. I...Hi Melanie - I came to your site via Jenclair's. I just had to comment that your review of Murder on the Orient Express was great. I read it earlier this month and had some of the same thoughts. I too was totally unprepared for the ending. I see you are going to read The Seven Sisters... I also read that one and I quite liked it too. Good luck on your challenge!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677670.post-41101485777270926332007-03-30T09:43:00.000-07:002007-03-30T09:43:00.000-07:00I was on a Christie binge a few months back, and I...I was on a Christie binge a few months back, and I noticed the same thing: lots of uncomfortable moments with cultural stereotypes. There also seemed to be a whole lot of references to women who adopted children and then miraculously got pregnant because they relaxed, which is a theme I wouldn't have paid any attention to before a friend of mine started IVF. Apparently that's a very common piece of unasked-for advice today, as well.<BR/><BR/>She certainly is engrossing, though, isn't she?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227698394068242509noreply@blogger.com