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threads usually enjoy a debate about good reads. This week, however,
thoughts turned to terrible ones. We've all struggled with poorly
written books; ironically, they're often the ones we can't get rid of,
gathering dust on our shelves.
MsCarey kick-started the debate with these thoughts:
What's the worst book on your bookshelves? I was just browsing my shelves and came upon Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie. It's an absolute stinker. Unreadably bad.
Surprising
words, perhaps, from a self-confessed "big Christie fan". Sadly, for
MsCarey, "the book's turgidity, ludicrous pomposity and a literally
nonsensical plot which clearly hadn't been edited properly by author or
editor" are the book's only legacy.
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