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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
fast-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
This is another great entry in the series. Miss Marple is more frail in Mirror Cracked, but she deduces a lot from her arm chair. By the end, she regains her strength and springs into action. If you enjoy the book, you'll also dig the film adaptation starring Angela Lansbury and Elizabeth Taylor; it hues fairly closely to the text.
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:
Complicated
3,5/5
No creo que sea un libro tan memorable.
Me dejó pensando más en como tratamos a los ancianos que en el crimen.
Aún así, me pareció increíble, el asunto se desenvolvió maravillosamente y recomendaría este libro muchísimo, pero solo a aquellos que ya leyeron a Agatha Christie, especialmente a aquellos que conocen a Miss Marple, y le tienen cierto aprecio.
No creo que sea un libro tan memorable.
Me dejó pensando más en como tratamos a los ancianos que en el crimen.
Aún así, me pareció increíble, el asunto se desenvolvió maravillosamente y recomendaría este libro muchísimo, pero solo a aquellos que ya leyeron a Agatha Christie, especialmente a aquellos que conocen a Miss Marple, y le tienen cierto aprecio.
I actually figured one out! I'm so proud of myself, haha. It was fun seeing how all the pieces fit together once I had an idea of what the solution was going to be. This has all the marks of a classic Christie mystery — the red herrings and secret identities and imminent danger, as well as the less favorable aspects like denigrating adopted children, using a slur for Italian people, and other questionable elements. And you can tell the books when Christie was getting up there in age (she was around 72 when this one came out) because there are a lot of characters going on at length in disapproval of various modern trends and fashions. Anyway, this was typical for a Christie mystery, but I enjoyed it slightly more than usual because of it being a rare case that I actually put the pieces together early on.
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
This one was a little messy. Sometimes I was more invested in Miss Marple's journey to finding a new, more compatible housekeeper who would let her solve mysteries than I was in the actual mystery.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Hmm.. not one of the best. I had trouble keeping up with the characters, and found some to be (purposefully) annoying. But the solution paid off, for sure and bumped it up a star.