Reviews

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

taerbear87's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

heyk8burns's review

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kkumaki18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

euneunn_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

pedzzo's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

bewildered_kouprey's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

gi_gourgel08's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

meganwentworth's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

jk818's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

oliviacasellini's review against another edition

3.0

I was hoping for a murder mystery I couldn't figure out. I looked at the reviews an had high hopes. Those hopes were squished down to nothing. I figured out who did it before the murder even happened. The plot followed the most basic murder progression I've ever seen. Predicting the murder isn't that big of a deal, I've predicted the ending of five star books before. But I had no interest in the motive.
Besides the lack of interesting plot, the writing was boring. It was either dialogue or telling me what happened. I was overall disappointed with the whole book, especially considering Agatha Christie has so many other novels. I'm not particularly inclined to read the rest of her books.
The only reason I gave this three stars is because I was entertained for 286 pages. I didn't hate it, but I certainly didn't love it.