Reviews

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

dfay's review against another edition

4.0

WHATT!!!????

phoenix2's review against another edition

mysterious

3.75

'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' is a Poirot mystery being told by a local doctor.

The story is quite twisty, with many players that have their own motives to have done the murder. And yet, that ending was quite shocking.

llysenw's review against another edition

4.0

 This is a re-read. The ending turned out the same, strangely enough, and I'd remembered that. But I had forgotten some of the red herrings along the way. Not sure that re-reading a who dun it is a good thing to do. Still, quite clever problem for which Christie received much grief. 

lizziebennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

maybreads's review against another edition

4.0

Now you see, I read this book for a seminar called

the unreliable narrator. So I was kind of attuned to what would likely happen here

This is a interesting little whodunnit which I would definitely recommend to anyone interested in mystery books. It was a breeze to read. Christie writes very pleasant prose and I am actually curious to pick up other fiction by her now. I do low-key wish I had read this under different circumstances so that

the plot twist would have hit harder.

nevertheless I can’t say that I guessed every little detail.

Also... Poirot straight up made that guy kilk himself??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

beth2000's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

diamond12's review against another edition

4.0

Agatha Christie is the Queen of Mystery for a reason. This book blew my mind.

vailasleep's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

kalauandromeda's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

As with all of Agatha Christie's books, I'm really late to enjoy them unspoiled T^T . Many of them were subtly(or not) adapted into some sort of television programmes or movies that you would always have the actually clever answer to the riddle planted in the back of your mind and I myself felt intrigued by that while reading the book. I was always subconsciously drawn towards the true culprit without actually having a real reason for it.

Then as the book progressed, in the initial phases, when I placed things objectively in order, my suspicions skyrocketed and at this point, I felt maybe I was over fitting things to that person. Upon trying to leave that idea and proceed with the book, I genuinely did not observe many things from the clues like Poirot did ;) . I guess it's true when he said, "I merely present the facts, but it is up to us what the interpretation of those is". Just like my first sentence suggests, the killer is the one who I first had my eyes on. Upon reading the post script , I just realised that the killer never exactly confessed to their own perspective of what they have done the eventful night.

I've also observed that I've not caught all the subtle hints dropped even after having one eye on the killer all the time. And some of the fanfic theories are wild too. I could see this to be a potentially enjoyable re-read. Would love to, some time in the future :)

nsambhi's review against another edition

5.0

Roger Ackroyd goes up with And Then There Were None with her best work. Incredibly skilful and intricate, the writing is awe-inspiring. The murderer reveal at the end was the bomb drop of the century, leaving me completely suspicious and mistrusting of everything I thought I knew about literary narratives.