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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Taka trochę sensacja - coś innego, nie było najgorzej chociaż wolę chyba zagadkę typowo kryminalną
3.25 stars
There was a lot going on in this, I felt a little overwhelmed sometimes. Poirot is still a great character, but the story felt a bit disjointed. Because of that, I didn't find myself particularly hooked. It wasn't a terrible read, but it wasn't a great one either.
There was a lot going on in this, I felt a little overwhelmed sometimes. Poirot is still a great character, but the story felt a bit disjointed.
Spoiler
It was rather like reading a book version one of those epic spy-mystery-thriller movies where the main characters are forced to travel the world in order to save it from a world domination plot cooked up by a powerful evil organisation, only this was all Poirot-esque. If that made sense. In any case, it fell kind of flat.
What a SILLY book. Makes a lot more sense when you realize these were originally published as a 12-part magazine series. She somehow presaged James Bond villains and soap opera tropes, but the ending is too hasty and too much happens off the page. Still, I cannot in good faith give an Agatha book less than 3 stars because they are always always delightful
adventurous
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
I never really dislike a Christie novel but this one was kinda whack. Bond-esque global supervillain societies just don’t land the same as the usual cozy intimate murder mystery we see from Poirot.
Also after about the tenth time of someone passing out/getting drugged/suffering some accident and waking up in a mysterious location I grew weary of it as a plot device
Also after about the tenth time of someone passing out/getting drugged/suffering some accident and waking up in a mysterious location I grew weary of it as a plot device
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No