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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
fast-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Despite Murder on the Orient Express being over seventy-five years old, this locked room mystery was intriguing and timeless, and the solution was as logical as it was surprising. For mystery readers that like to guess whodunit, .
This was my first exposure to Hercule Poirot and my second to Agatha Christie, my first being The Murder in the Vicarage, a Miss Marple mystery. On that small sample size, I think I prefer Poirot to Marple.
Spoiler
this is one rare case where almost any guess is partially correct, as almost every character in the book had a hand in the murder, literallyThis was my first exposure to Hercule Poirot and my second to Agatha Christie, my first being The Murder in the Vicarage, a Miss Marple mystery. On that small sample size, I think I prefer Poirot to Marple.
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Branagh did a good job with the narration - handling the changing accents quite well. And Ms. Christie knows how to spin a good story.
mysterious
medium-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
A fun read, this was my first book by Agatha Christie that featured Poirot, a very fun detective character to go with while reading. The writing style is old, you can tell, it didn't bother me that much, but it's obvious this is a book from the 30s.
I was confused a lot at the start. There are waaay too many characters thrown at once (there are 13 suspects!!), and there are a lot of French words and phrases thrown at you, which was a bit distracting to me personally. I wasn't sure if I was meant to understand the French phrases or not!
I was kinda losing interest a bit in the first half, when like 40% of the book was just one-on-one interviews with the suspects, and there are a lot of them, so it took a while. But it paid off, because then hearing the reasoning of Poirot was satisfying.
Not sure I understood all the clues that were presented, such as theWoman in the scarlet kimono, I am not sure if that was ever explained too well, I guess it was just a plain misdirection.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, the latter half, hearing the reasoning was fun, especially since they provide you with the diagram of the train, all the characters' names written in a list, with described alibis and clues, very cool. I didn't figure it out myself. I am sure it's possible, maybe, but there are so many characters and alibis and times to keep track of, I couldn't keep up. It's better here to just go with the ride and enjoy seeing how Poirot unravels the case :)
I was confused a lot at the start. There are waaay too many characters thrown at once (there are 13 suspects!!), and there are a lot of French words and phrases thrown at you, which was a bit distracting to me personally. I wasn't sure if I was meant to understand the French phrases or not!
I was kinda losing interest a bit in the first half, when like 40% of the book was just one-on-one interviews with the suspects, and there are a lot of them, so it took a while. But it paid off, because then hearing the reasoning of Poirot was satisfying.
Not sure I understood all the clues that were presented, such as the
Overall, I enjoyed the book, the latter half, hearing the reasoning was fun, especially since they provide you with the diagram of the train, all the characters' names written in a list, with described alibis and clues, very cool. I didn't figure it out myself. I am sure it's possible, maybe, but there are so many characters and alibis and times to keep track of, I couldn't keep up. It's better here to just go with the ride and enjoy seeing how Poirot unravels the case :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping