Okay! I really want to read more by this guy! So good!
You meet the characters of this story every day in Agatha Christie. Which - though I don't approve of them - may be why I felt so in-sync with the story. It was like putting on a new sweatshirt as opposed to a new suit jacket; they both may fit, but the jacket takes getting used to, while the sweatshirt is easy as pie. I know these characters, and snap! it's easy to get into the story.
I can't say why I like this sort of story. A big squashy mix of reasons, I think. I like the real-life moral puzzle stuff. I like to see inside people's heads. I like a clean style. And a quick pace and lots of plot are always appreciated. So who knows.
I liked this story very much, felt sorry for both the characters (he because he was a moron, she because, well, obviously...), liked the style, liked it all - but I will never, ever approve of affairs. Never. People went on and on about Doctor Zhivago to me, and then I saw a new-ish film of it and didn't even wish I could shed a tear. I have a lot of very strong opinions about the difference between lust and love, but I'm going to spare you, my imaginary readers, and not air them here. Heaven knows they've been aired enough elsewhere.
CONCLUSION: As I said, I am so, so going to read more by this author. I LOVED this. These sorts of stories just
P.S.
Just did a spell-check re-read. Ha! How vulgar and cheap I am! "A quick pace and lots of plot" indeed. Gee whiz.
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