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zuomiriam's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty interesting read, as Agatha Christie's books are, but it's got a lot of supernatural events that don't tend to pop up as much in her other books. Not sure if I really buy the ending, but still fun to read.
rebeccasreadingrambles's review against another edition
3.0
This was one of my least favorite AC books. I wasn't really attached to any of the characters and got many of them confused when I heard their names. Though it is an intriguing idea, I just didn't like the way it jumped from the mystery to the police all of a sudden having the answer. For some reason, when Poriot or Miss Marple make inquires and find the solution "out of thin air" it seems more believable. But in this novel, I just wasn't convinced, especially as the Police were not even really involved until the end. It was a good idea to have the black magic involved Enjoyable, but not my favorite.
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and used as a coverup for a simple poisoning crime. I definitely didn't see the ending coming or even suspect the murderer. Also Mrs Oliver was barely in this novel and definitely didn't seem that important of a character in the solving of this mystery. Though she is a fun character.larissadesa's review against another edition
2.0
Vou sem bem sincera que esse livro demorou muito pra me pegar e ficar interessada de vez, tudo no começo tava confuso na minha cabeça.
Porque a lista dos nomes ter sido um alvo importante no começo do livro pra no final sinceramente não mudar nada no enredo?
Porque as bruxas no começo parecem ser tão intrigantes e misteriosas pra no final não ter nada de sobrenatural nos crimes?
Isso eu fiquei bem chateada porque esperava que o final fosse pelo menos esclarecido com os criminosos sendo presos e não algo muito fantasioso como foi parecendo no final
Não sei se eu entendi errado mas quando eu li eu senti isso diversas vezes, e é triste porque quando eu comecei a me apegar nessa leitura que já é mais ou menos metade do livro, ele acabou se mostrando um mistério tão irreal e confuso no final.
Ainda pretendo ler outros livros da Agatha Christie porque essa primeira leitura que eu tive dela, eu acredito que não influenciará em outros livros, e que foi só uma história que não me pegou. E eu já vi que ela tem bastante livros de crimes com histórias bem distintas e interessantes, espero que tenha sido apenas uma má escolha da minha parte.
Porque a lista dos nomes ter sido um alvo importante no começo do livro pra no final sinceramente não mudar nada no enredo?
Porque as bruxas no começo parecem ser tão intrigantes e misteriosas pra no final não ter nada de sobrenatural nos crimes?
Isso eu fiquei bem chateada porque esperava que o final fosse pelo menos esclarecido com os criminosos sendo presos e não algo muito fantasioso como foi parecendo no final
Não sei se eu entendi errado mas quando eu li eu senti isso diversas vezes, e é triste porque quando eu comecei a me apegar nessa leitura que já é mais ou menos metade do livro, ele acabou se mostrando um mistério tão irreal e confuso no final.
Ainda pretendo ler outros livros da Agatha Christie porque essa primeira leitura que eu tive dela, eu acredito que não influenciará em outros livros, e que foi só uma história que não me pegou. E eu já vi que ela tem bastante livros de crimes com histórias bem distintas e interessantes, espero que tenha sido apenas uma má escolha da minha parte.
knitnetic's review against another edition
5.0
At this point I’ve read about 70% of what Christie wrote and this is almost certainly my favorite!
frances_the_red's review against another edition
2.0
Ein untypischer Christie.
Ich war nach wenigen Seiten eigentlich nur noch an der Lösung des Falles interessiert und hätte die restlichen 9o Prozent des Buches gern als Zusammenfassung gehabt. Normalerweise erfreue ich mich an der 'Reise' zur Auflösung.
Der schwächste Christie den ich bis jetzt gelesen habe.
Ich war nach wenigen Seiten eigentlich nur noch an der Lösung des Falles interessiert und hätte die restlichen 9o Prozent des Buches gern als Zusammenfassung gehabt. Normalerweise erfreue ich mich an der 'Reise' zur Auflösung.
Der schwächste Christie den ich bis jetzt gelesen habe.
xxamyvxx's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
thenovelbook's review against another edition
3.0
This feels a lot different than your typical Agatha Christie. First, it has a somewhat more somber atmosphere than some of her others, with a lot of supernatural trappings. If you trust Agatha Christie as a writer, though (and I do), you know she's going to pilot you out of those waters eventually and land you on the shore of solid fact. Still, your mileage may vary as to whether you'll want to read this kind of thing or not. There was a scene towards the end that I basically skipped over because I just wasn't comfortable with it.
Second, although there IS a twist, I would say it's of secondary importance. The real crux of the plot is not who, but how.
I do love the inclusion of Ariadne Oliver, however! She--a sort of stand-in for Agatha herself?--provided some much needed lightness and occasional comic relief.
Second, although there IS a twist, I would say it's of secondary importance. The real crux of the plot is not who, but how.
I do love the inclusion of Ariadne Oliver, however! She--a sort of stand-in for Agatha herself?--provided some much needed lightness and occasional comic relief.
ranee_samaniego's review against another edition
4.0
This started off slow, but I became fully engrossed in this mystery! And the twist at the end totally surprised me.
puffin_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
5.0
I was honestly bowled over by this. It's so interesting the pacing, the murders, the dark magic, all of it just perfectly told. The storyline while taking a little to get going is wonderfully atmospheric and I immediately wanted to know what was going on with the witchy ladies and Venables and the strange deaths.
I worked out some bits of the ending but not all which in my opinion is the perfect feeling an ending of a mystery book can give you. Satisfied cause you figured some of it out but also surprised because some of it got past you. Love it love it love it. A new all-time favourite 💕
I worked out some bits of the ending but not all which in my opinion is the perfect feeling an ending of a mystery book can give you. Satisfied cause you figured some of it out but also surprised because some of it got past you. Love it love it love it. A new all-time favourite 💕