I did not think it counted very greatly as evidence against him. The girl in question had had several boyfriends who had gone further than friendship. Their mothers insist, very often, that they should call it rape. Girls, you must remember, are far more ready to be raped nowadays than they used to be. He had conceivable raped her, but he had not attempted to strangle her and in my opinion - I have seen a great many cases which come before the Assizes - it seemed to me highly unlikely that there was a very definite case of rape. I mean, let’s take a look at this part (in my edition - the Harper paperback published in 2011 - it is on pages 136-137), in which Professor Wanstead is talking about Michael Rafiel having been found guilty of rape some time before being accused of the murder of Verity Hunt: This being said, I’m still really disgusted by what I’ve read in that book, and I think one can be angry at Christie for that despite the fact that she wrote it half a century ago, because it was very irresponsible on her part to write like that about such a grave topic that she evidently knows absolutely nothing about. Now, yes, I am aware that this was published in 1971, and that back then victim-blaming in cases of sexual assault was a lot more common (I know that victim-blaming unfortunately still happens very often nowadays), and that what her characters say in Nemesis would probably not have been that shocking to anyone living in that year. (If you think I misinterpreted something, feel free to correct me.) TRIGGER WARNING FOR MENTIONS OF RAPE - those who have read the book know what I’m referring to However, it isn’t the plot itself that highly frustrated me it is the views expressed by various characters, including many “good” characters, regarding a very serious subject that Christie clearly does not know how to write about at all. This is by far my least favourite novel of hers, from what I’ve read by now (like sixteen other books). I listened to the audiobook, which was a first for me, and the run time was under 9 hours.I have just finished reading Agatha Christie’s Nemesis (published in 1971, with Jane Marple as the protagonist), and I’m upset. It turned out I was wrong, but I was pretty close.Īs with the majority of Agatha Christie’s book, this is a quick read. I actually thought I had the mystery solved before the end. Once her task was figured out, the book became more interesting. Rafiel offering this chance to Miss Marple. There wasn’t a mystery to solve, other than why was Mr. ![]() I felt as though the first quarter of the book dragged on a bit. Does that make sense? It may be because I am not a huge fan of Miss Marple. My OpinionsĪdmittedly, this book is not my favorite Agatha Christie book. But I think with this book, there were more characters than needed. I understand with the way Christie wrote, twists and turns had to happen. I must admit, at times, I felt the story dragged on. ![]() It’s Agatha Christie, enough said! Right? I mean she isn’t the Queen of Mystery for nothing. As she learns the details, Miss Marple is left wondering who is trying to keep the secrets buried. ![]() One for a challenge, Miss Marple accepts the challenge and finds herself on a bus tour around England, looking at grand houses and glorious gardens.Īt one stop on the trip, Miss Marple learns more about what her task is. The problem is, he didn’t tell her what that wrong was. ![]() He had recently passed away and was hoping she could assist him in righting a wrong. Miss Marple received a letter from an acquaintance, a Mr.
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