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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
Twelve neat little puzzles for the reader to match his/her brain cells with those of the famous Hercule(s) Poirot.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"The Labours of Hercules... Mais oui, c' est une idée, ça"
I find Christie's idea of great ingenuity. Hercule Poirot, the Belgian neat detective, takes on twelve cases that resemble the Labours of Hercules, his great predecessor, but they are modernised. I must admit that the idea was good but the stories themselves were fairly "queer" because there was no time for the case to be developed and, as a result, the end was very strange for the reader. Nevertheless, it is a rather good collection of short stories that it is worth to read.
mysterious
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While some of these stories were incredibly clever, offering excellent twists and surprisingly vivid characters (surprising given the short number of pages Christie had to develop them), other stories fell flat as they were both predictable and simply not compelling. It's a collection worth reading - particularly if you're an avid fan of Christie's work - but it definitely doesn't rank among her best.