Agatha Christie & a Review
Here are some recommendations for reading Christie's works
& a review for A is For Arsenic, by Kathryn Harkup
link to the Goodreads page here
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*Book kindly provided by the publisher Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review!*
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Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up . . .
"Agatha Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other crime fiction writer. The poison was a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random... Christie demonstrated her extensive chemical knowledge (much of it gleaned by working in a pharmacy during both world wars)...
Written by former research chemist Kathryn Harkup, each chapter takes a different novel and investigates the poison used by the murderer. Fact- and fun-packed, A is for Arsenic looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering, and detecting these poisons, both when Christie was writing and today."
A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.
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Review
Stars:✦✦✦✦✧
If you like Agatha Christie, her books, chemistry, backround information or want to learn of real life cases (from which Christie may have gotten ideas) - this book is for you!
Whether or not you've read any of her books you'll find this extremely fascinating, superbly constructed and jam-packed with information.
Though it has some spoilers they aren't bothersome, but rather makes me want to read the books. The book is constructed so that if you choose to read about just a certain poison, how they kill, antidotes, real-life cases, historical facts or Agatha's dive into them, you totally can.
What really fascinated me was to read about real-life cases during Christie's time and how they were potentially solved. As a chemistry student I also found it very entertaining when reading about how the poison actually interacts with your system.
So overall, I really loved this book, and if your interested at all I'd recommend you pick it up.
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*Book kindly provided by the publisher Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review!*
><><><Written by former research chemist Kathryn Harkup, each chapter takes a different novel and investigates the poison used by the murderer. Fact- and fun-packed, A is for Arsenic looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering, and detecting these poisons, both when Christie was writing and today."
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Review
Stars:✦✦✦✦✧
Whether or not you've read any of her books you'll find this extremely fascinating, superbly constructed and jam-packed with information.
Though it has some spoilers they aren't bothersome, but rather makes me want to read the books. The book is constructed so that if you choose to read about just a certain poison, how they kill, antidotes, real-life cases, historical facts or Agatha's dive into them, you totally can.
What really fascinated me was to read about real-life cases during Christie's time and how they were potentially solved. As a chemistry student I also found it very entertaining when reading about how the poison actually interacts with your system.
So overall, I really loved this book, and if your interested at all I'd recommend you pick it up.
