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annika2304's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
mbod's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hannahjane451's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lisas_library_factory's review against another edition
4.0
After reading many Poirot mysteries, it was a great experience to go back to the beginning of the famous Belgian detective.
Already in this very first novel by the later "Queen of Crime", Christie shows her remarkable talent of creating characters and settings and thread them together into a thrilling murdery mystery.
It was an absolute delight to detect all the aspects of Poirot, which make him unique in his own way and would become typical character traits in the later novels. Furthermore, we get to know the relationship between him and Hastings and are left with sort of a cliffhanger that indicates that they will be reunited for another case.
Furthermore, the female characters, which I have come to love in Christie's novels, were already existent in this early work of hers, which made the book even more readable.
All the characters were created with such detail, that they fitted perfectly into the story, without giving any reveal about who the murderer is.
The storyline with an English country house, a family tragedy and a seemingly complicated case is also striking. In this book, Christie (still) adheres to the rules of the detective novel by revealing to the reader all the clues that Poirot also discovers, thus giving them the opportunity to solve the mystery themselves.
I give this novel a single deduction because it took me a while for the story to pick up speed. I therefore rate "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" with 4/5 stars.
Already in this very first novel by the later "Queen of Crime", Christie shows her remarkable talent of creating characters and settings and thread them together into a thrilling murdery mystery.
It was an absolute delight to detect all the aspects of Poirot, which make him unique in his own way and would become typical character traits in the later novels. Furthermore, we get to know the relationship between him and Hastings and are left with sort of a cliffhanger that indicates that they will be reunited for another case.
Furthermore, the female characters, which I have come to love in Christie's novels, were already existent in this early work of hers, which made the book even more readable.
All the characters were created with such detail, that they fitted perfectly into the story, without giving any reveal about who the murderer is.
The storyline with an English country house, a family tragedy and a seemingly complicated case is also striking. In this book, Christie (still) adheres to the rules of the detective novel by revealing to the reader all the clues that Poirot also discovers, thus giving them the opportunity to solve the mystery themselves.
I give this novel a single deduction because it took me a while for the story to pick up speed. I therefore rate "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" with 4/5 stars.
zspetra01's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kerbohydrate's review against another edition
4.0
Odd pacing. Arthur Hastings is such an unreliable narrator. Can we get rid of him?
finezziz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
aranzaalonsoo22's review against another edition
3.0
Me gusto pero tampoco entraria en mis lecturas favoritas.
Me revolvi un poco con los nombres pero creo q es porq no lo lei de forma fisica.
Hasting dios santo ya callate deja trabajar a Poirot.
Me imagine a Poirot como Daniel Craig en knives out Mystery
Me revolvi un poco con los nombres pero creo q es porq no lo lei de forma fisica.
Hasting dios santo ya callate deja trabajar a Poirot.
Me imagine a Poirot como Daniel Craig en knives out Mystery
pyuk's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25