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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I grew up with several shelves' worth of Agatha Christie books in the built-in bookcase above the stairs, but I only ever read one short story or novella. I borrowed a few books from my parents the last time I visited, and the first sentence of this one introduced a novelist. What writer doesn't enjoy reading about novelists? So I started with this one.
The story was fine, interesting and engaging enough, but it lit none of the fires that Sayers usually does for me, or that Hammett and Highsmith recently did. I might go on to read By the Pricking of My Thumbs and The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side because those are the only titles that have stuck with me since my youth, but I don't think I'll miss much if I leave the rest be.
The story was fine, interesting and engaging enough, but it lit none of the fires that Sayers usually does for me, or that Hammett and Highsmith recently did. I might go on to read By the Pricking of My Thumbs and The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side because those are the only titles that have stuck with me since my youth, but I don't think I'll miss much if I leave the rest be.
4,5*
I bought this book for only €1,- and since most reviews on here weren't too positive, I did not expect much from this story when I started reading it. That said, my low expectations weren't at all needed: I enjoyed this story MUCH more than I thought I would. I did not find this book cheesy at all (something I read in other reviews) and I liked the way Ms. Oliver played a very big part in this story. Overall, I would recommend this book to all Christie fans!
I bought this book for only €1,- and since most reviews on here weren't too positive, I did not expect much from this story when I started reading it. That said, my low expectations weren't at all needed: I enjoyed this story MUCH more than I thought I would. I did not find this book cheesy at all (something I read in other reviews) and I liked the way Ms. Oliver played a very big part in this story. Overall, I would recommend this book to all Christie fans!
Probably my least favorite Hercule Poirot story. It just kind of dragged on. As Mrs. Olivier says at the end “Elephants can remember...but mercifully humans can forget.” And I will definitely forget most of this story.
عند قرأتة هذا الكتاب استغربة من شهرة الكاتب اذ انه ممل ولا حبكة فيه ويسهل التكهن بالأحداث
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really one of her weaker ones. I knew the solution almost immediately, and I'm so bad at guessing the answers when I read Christie.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
99% hot goss between old English ladies- could not have asked for more
“It’s a terrible story,” said Mrs. Oliver, “terrible. And all those people I talked to—yes, I can see now, they all remembered something.”
- I think this passage here sums the entire novel in a sense.
“We will drive back to London. We must return to everyday life, forget tragedies and love affairs.”
- The story of the demise of the twins and General Ravenscroft is a horrible and terrible indeed. I do hope nothing like that have happened or will ever happen in real life.
This is my favorite quote from the novel and suits as the proper ending too:
“Elephants can remember,” said Mrs. Oliver, “but we are human beings and mercifully human beings can forget.”
Excerpts From
Elephants Can Remember
Agatha Christie
- I think this passage here sums the entire novel in a sense.
“We will drive back to London. We must return to everyday life, forget tragedies and love affairs.”
- The story of the demise of the twins and General Ravenscroft is a horrible and terrible indeed. I do hope nothing like that have happened or will ever happen in real life.
This is my favorite quote from the novel and suits as the proper ending too:
“Elephants can remember,” said Mrs. Oliver, “but we are human beings and mercifully human beings can forget.”
Excerpts From
Elephants Can Remember
Agatha Christie