Agatha Christie Enduring Appeal

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The Enduring Appeal of Agatha Christie is a very well written essay with a very clear essay structure. This is effective essay because it follows the writing of this well written essay such as the Introduction, the 3 body paragraph and the conclusion. When reading the essay what really pulled my attention was the introduction because it started with the question “Who does not enjoy a good mystery?”. That was great way to catch reader’s attention. Also, the introduction is very detailed and lists the different authors which also can grab reader’s attention. The thesis is very written. But, some parts of the introduction had uncoordinated sentences such as; “On the beach, on the subway, people tend into the worlds of these authors”. I felt like

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