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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Este año me había planteado leer algunos libros de Agatha Christie, cosa que no he hecho. Al menos quería leer uno antes de que acabara al año.
Un barco, Poirot y varios asesinatos. Me encantan los libros en los que hay muchos sospechosos y muchas líneas de investigación, ir descartando sospechosos hasta dar con el asesino. Este libro es muy entretenido como todos los de la autora. Me encanta su manera de escribir y como plantea los casos.
A ver si el año que viene cae alguno más.
Un barco, Poirot y varios asesinatos. Me encantan los libros en los que hay muchos sospechosos y muchas líneas de investigación, ir descartando sospechosos hasta dar con el asesino. Este libro es muy entretenido como todos los de la autora. Me encanta su manera de escribir y como plantea los casos.
A ver si el año que viene cae alguno más.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
3 stars-
Hate to give an Agatha Christie such a low rating! The pacing in this one didn’t really work for me. I appreciated her attempt at trying to really develop the characters before the main mystery plot, but it also meant that I knew exactly what happened the whole time. I’ve never guessed a Christie twist before (and I don’t try to!) but this one felt pretty obvious to me.
Obviously her prose is as lovely as ever and Poirot is a delight. Just a weaker story of hers in my opinion!
Hate to give an Agatha Christie such a low rating! The pacing in this one didn’t really work for me. I appreciated her attempt at trying to really develop the characters before the main mystery plot, but it also meant that I knew exactly what happened the whole time. I’ve never guessed a Christie twist before (and I don’t try to!) but this one felt pretty obvious to me.
Obviously her prose is as lovely as ever and Poirot is a delight. Just a weaker story of hers in my opinion!
Of all the Christie novels I’ve read, this one was by far the easiest to solve in my opinion. There is a moment at the very beginning that made me suspect the twist the entire time and as it turns out I solved it even before Poirot himself. Thanks litte grey cells :)
mysterious
fast-paced
Primera vez leyendo a Agatha Christie y quedé obsesionado con su estilo. Creo que es único y original. Aunque de seguro se ha replicado, la experiencia al leerla no la había sentido jamás.
Me encanta que sus libros sean cortos y ágiles. Creo que la experiencia hubiera sido mejor si leía todo de una vez o en dos días.
Solo digo que necesito leer más o incluso todo lo de esta autora. Una genia.
Me encanta que sus libros sean cortos y ágiles. Creo que la experiencia hubiera sido mejor si leía todo de una vez o en dos días.
Solo digo que necesito leer más o incluso todo lo de esta autora. Una genia.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, I’ve only read one other Agatha Christie book, Murder on the Orient Express, which I liked.
I couldn’t get into this one as much. I didn’t like any of the characters except for Poirot, the plot was a bit predictable and had a soap-opera like love triangle (and the end - what?). Being set in Egypt, it was hard to see past the pretty blatant racism/classism. I know this is in a lot of her books from this time period but still.
All of these factors led me to not like it much, though I will say in true Agatha Christie fashion it was suspenseful and a quick page-turner.
I couldn’t get into this one as much. I didn’t like any of the characters except for Poirot, the plot was a bit predictable and had a soap-opera like love triangle (and the end - what?). Being set in Egypt, it was hard to see past the pretty blatant racism/classism. I know this is in a lot of her books from this time period but still.
All of these factors led me to not like it much, though I will say in true Agatha Christie fashion it was suspenseful and a quick page-turner.
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No