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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2019/10/17/review-1407-murder-at-the-vicarage/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2019/10/17/review-1407-murder-at-the-vicarage/
More like 3.5! This is always on top Christie lists, but I have read others I enjoyed more! I wanted more of Miss Marple! It is told through the Vicar’s pov, and some characters seem flat compared to her other novels. I do love my Agatha though.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Creo que es de mis favoritos de Marple. Interviene poco pero lo justo y necesario. Hay varias personas a la vez investigando pero la narración la lleva el vicario.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another great Christie mystery. Although this was a reread for me, I couldn't remember who the murderer was and was fooled - once again! This puts me in the interesting position of being fooled twice by the same mystery, indicating that it's very good, but also not having remembered in the first place, suggesting that, unlike some of Christie's other works, the story isn't as impactful. Dilemma.
Still, it's a fun cast here, with Miss Marple lurking in the background against the usual assembly of vicars, old women, bright young things, artists and all the other characters you'd expect to inhabit an english village at the time. There's some absolutely cracking humour here too (Agatha was genuinely such a talented humourist) and this is particularly evident in the form of Griselda - the vicar's wife who doesn't give a fig about housekeeping or being a good wife - a rather refreshing narrative.
All in all, a solid Christie offering.
Still, it's a fun cast here, with Miss Marple lurking in the background against the usual assembly of vicars, old women, bright young things, artists and all the other characters you'd expect to inhabit an english village at the time. There's some absolutely cracking humour here too (Agatha was genuinely such a talented humourist) and this is particularly evident in the form of Griselda - the vicar's wife who doesn't give a fig about housekeeping or being a good wife - a rather refreshing narrative.
All in all, a solid Christie offering.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction