Book Reading.......

[disneydream06]

Not sleeping again, so I finished off Book No. 31.
I read "The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side" by Agatha Chirstie.
I was vaguely familiar with this story from seeing the movie starring Elizabeth Taylor several years ago, so it wasn't a total mystery of who did what, but the little details were all filled in again.
All in all there was a lot of sadness in this story of big Hollywood movie star how moves to a small English village while filming a movie. They throw a party for a local ambulance association and promptly have a death/murder occur at the party. :o
More threats of murder continue against the movie star. Eventually 2-3 more people are killed.
Miss Marple eventually figures things out and the sad truth is revealed.

I had started another book, but one night at work I was sitting with a patient in a dark room, so to pass the time while he slept I got my Nook out and started in on this book. Once you start a Christie mystery you just have to finish it. lol...
I will hopefully get back to the other book, although it's a bit dry. I am a 1/4 of the way into it, so that's good. :)


Book List 2016:
1. Schooled in Revenge by Jesse Lasky
2. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
3. Kicking and Dreaming by Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross
4. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
5. A Kingdom Keepers Adventure: The Syndrome:Finders Keepers Losers Sleepers by Ridley Pearson
6. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
7. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
8. Before Tomorrowland by Jeff Jensen/Jonathan Case/Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof
9. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
10. Dean and Me(A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan
11. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
12. Detective Strongoak and The Case of the Dead Elf by Terry Newman
13. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
14. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord
15. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
16. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
17. The Return: Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson
18. The Return: Legacy of Secrets by Ridley Pearson
19. Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
20. If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White
21. Confirmed Diagnosis by Mary King
22. The Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
23. Cyndi Lauper A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper with Jancee Dunn
24. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
25. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
26. 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
27. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
28. Complications by Mary King
29. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino
30. The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic by Jason Surrell
31. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Cristie

Comments

[nucleosides.livejournal.com]

I remember when Jason had to have an EEG (they thought staring spells could have been seizure-like activity and had to rule it out, nope, just autistic daydreams).

We had to sit in a dark room and he was supposed to fall asleep, but he kept poking the monitor that was recording his vitals so the nurse had to turn it off, and then he persistently kept trying to interact with me so I had to give him 1mg melatonin at the nurse's advising and ignore him until he fell asleep. I played on my phone and texted my mom ("nope, he's still not asleep").

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I do prefer real books, but a lighted Nook really does come in handy some times. :)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Well done! I've started a Western, the first one I've read in quite some time! I'm sorry that I couldn't arrange to meet you in person. You were in the cities twice while I was visiting. Both times I was tied up looking at real estate:( Hopefully, another time!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Hopefully we will have plenty of times to meet up. :)
Any thing look promising?

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

I somehow never was interested in A. Christie's books although they are so famous and a big success.
I'm glad you like them though

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

I really do like her stories. :)

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

hehe I know :o)

[britalone.livejournal.com]

I remember that film with Liz taylor and Rock Hudson. I've seen other versions as well, but I've not read the book. That will go on my to read list.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

The only thing I really don't enjoy about many of the Marple books are she's portrayed/looked upon as a helpless old woman/invalid.
I grew up with the Margaret Rutherford image of Miss Marple, and she's so not an invalid. lol...

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

Sort of a congrats, I am sorry situation of no sleep and a good book.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I would gladly give up the book numbers for some more sleep lately. lol.....

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

"sitting with a patient in a dark room", how often do you have to do that? Thank goodness for electronic books with back lighting :-o

You are so right, an Agatha Christie book must be finished :-)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Lately it hasn't been too often that I have had to sit all night. But even if I am not sitting all night, I usually end up having to cover breaks of nurses or other aides, and so that's an hour at a crack.

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a nice window of opportunity to read :-)

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

It's okay as long as the patient is quiet, other wise it's a HUGE PIA. :p
I will probably have to do it this weekend now. Yippy... NOT...

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

Patient: Blah blah blah
You: Shut up I am reading! No?
LOL!!!!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if that would work? :p

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

Or maybe something more polite...
I am sorry but I am kind of busy trying to read this right now. I will discuss your issue in 15 minutes.
:-D :-D

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Oh so polite. :p

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Another Christie - definitely a fan.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!