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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I literally love Agatha Christie so darn freaking much and this one especially highlights why. Each persons personality matches their descriptors in a way not a lot of other authors can replicate, in that when Arlena, who is said to be a hot, cunning, and flirtatious woman, makes her introduction before her death (not a spoiler... it's on the back of the book...) I knew she was exactly that. Her mannerisms line up with the way that Agatha Christie says that she should be perceived and the same goes for everyone else in the book. Every character had a motive in this one. Like every single one. No one can be ruled out, but at the end it lines up perfectly. I did have it figured out like two pages before Poirot did so I was pretty proud of myself when I was right hehehe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-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
medium-paced
I remembered this book very well from the last time I read it--and from the Poirot television series. As I read this time, then, I was able to attend to how Christie developed the whole plot; I would say that in this book she is the master of the red herring. Not my favorite story, but well crafter.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
slow-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
Primo libro che leggo della Christie e mi ha abbastanza appassionato, i gialli non sono i miei preferiti ma comunque un libro piacevole e avvolgente. Le ambientazioni sono ben costruite e studiate e nulla รจ lasciato al caso. Un ottimo libro per iniziare con questa autrice.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No