Reviews - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Agatha Christie

3.84 AVERAGE

chrismckenna10's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious medium-paced

jublyjules's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nashnct's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zackovar's review against another edition

3.5

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: No

drjayqwellin's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-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

Content Warnings

hannahstohelit's review against another edition

4.25

REREAD

This is one of those that was actually better than I remembered- the only major overstep I think it had was

having Arthur Badcock be Marina's first husband

, but otherwise everything was much more neatly plotted than I'd remembered. I'm actually a bit disappointed we didn't get the Baker family as recurring Marple characters- I wonder if Christie intended it but changed her mind? But I liked them better than I'd expected.

It's interesting, now that I'm a bit more familiar with old Hollywood than I was when I first read this, how much more it feels like Christie didn't just mine that Gene Tierney story for plot but also other real life Hollywood stories- I'm sure Jane Russell wasn't the only person to adopt a child whose parents offered them up to raise for better opportunities, but that definitely happened, and while that child was from Ireland not the UK it's still a pretty striking coincidence. I haven't read anything about Hollywood actors abandoning their adopted children after having biological ones, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. In retrospect it also seems blaringly obvious that Marina's prior marriage to the playwright is based on Marilyn Monroe's to Arthur Miller. It's an interesting approach that I'm glad Christie only used the once.

jani_a's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

J'ai beaucoup apprécié cette lecture, bien que j'aie attribué une note de 3,5, car j'aurais souhaité davantage d'intrigue et de suspense vers le milieu du livre, la fin étant prévisible. Cependant, cela reste une lecture intéressante, et j'ai beaucoup aimé la citation à la fin.