Reviews

A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

drron's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

booksbyallie's review against another edition

3.0

Es el libro de Agatha Christie que mas me ha costado terminar, a pesar de que lo cogí con muchas ganas me resultó muy complicado llegar a empatizar con los personajes por el gran numero de ellos y sus respectivos desvaríos.

Del mismo modo creo que toda la acción o al menos las partes que me han enganchado fueron el inicio y el desenlace; obligándome a leer el resto, esperando algún hecho relevante. No es mi obra favorita de esta autora, pero bajo esta premisa pretendo releerlo en un futuro y espero que mi opinión sobre él mejore.

literaryscouser's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

readerlylife's review against another edition

mysterious

5.0

cynicaldreamerx's review

3.0

Kinda predictable

caitz's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

pagesbylara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

sarahlmck's review against another edition

4.0

This is the first time I've correctly guessed the murderer. Didn't get the reason right but got the person at least 

ginaparrish's review

3.0

This is one of the better Miss Marple stories. None of the characters really stood out to me...nobody truly likable. However I liked the twists and turns.

robotswithpersonality's review against another edition

Delightfully twisty as always. I liked how much Marple was involved this time 'round, she didn't just pop in at the end, as has happened occasionally before. I'll admit that I would have had a better time if the number of characters whose primary descriptors could be 'flaky, irritating' was reduced, but there were a number of points where such flighty tendencies were useful for plot purposes. Did not care for the level of xenophobia, there's a point at which 'foreign' being the primary way to describe someone makes it clear where the prejudices lay. Mitzi may have been characterized as a pill, but overall the lack of sympathy and the automatic suspicion shown to a refugee is nauseating. Also not fond of the way things landed for Philippa and Edmund -

sure she was hiding a not-dead husband,  but nobody took seriously her claims as a seeming widow with a young son

that she wouldn't marry again, including her suitor, who in one scene evidenced stalker/work place harrassment behavior. Bleah. 
If anyone's got modern comps for Christie - NOT thrillers, straight mysteries, cleverly plotted and more open minded, I'd appreciate them.
 I'll keep Miss Marple, but there are a number of things about her time I would happily ditch.
 ⚠️xenophobia, bigotry, ableism