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Το σύμπλεγμα του Κάιν

Agatha Christie

3.6 AVERAGE

deedhonk's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

maebel's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

I try not to judge books from this era too much for the racism. It's just how they are. Normally I roll my eyes internally and move on. But this book just wouldn't let me. Every single time a person of color is mentioned, their race is pointed out, to say nothing of all of the stereotyping. It's tiresome.

The characters are all incredibly annoying anyways (including old Poirot himself), and I'm not at all interested in the mystery, so I'll pass.

scarletts_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cynicaldreamerx's review against another edition

4.0

Agatha Christie is my comfort author for a reason. Even the books that don't blow me away still don't disappoint me either:)

susysstories's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not sure why, but I had a hard time keeping straight who was who and what was going on in this book, it felt a bit disjointed. Glad I watched the Suchet episode afterwards. Loved Hugh Fraser as always.

Characters 6
Atmosphere 6
Writing Style 6
Premise 7
Execution/Plot 6
Execution/Pace 6
Execution/Setup 6
Enjoyment/Engrossment 6
Narration 8

ginaparrish's review against another edition

3.0

This was a light and entertaining murder mystery. I have been reading Christie’s books chronologically and found this one less cleverly developed than the others, but still worth reading. I liked that there were people of many nationalities and backgrounds represented, which does not always happen in Christie’s books.

One thing I have noticed is that she is able to talk more freely about taboo topics than her earlier works. It is interesting to see that change.