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yvo_about_books's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Finished reading: November 9th 2024
"It is my experience that no one, in the course of conversation, can fail to give themselves away sooner or later…Everyone has an irresistible urge to talk about themselves."
I've been slowly making my way through the Hercule Poirot books, and when I was looking for more books to help me complete the Reading Through The Centuries challenge I discovered that this particular sequel fitted the bill. I liked the sound of the premise of Death In The Clouds, which is basically a locked room mystery with the murder happening on a plane. And I have to say that this is probably one of my favorite Hercule Poirot mysteries to date! I can't say that I'm surprised, because I do have a weak spot for a good locked room mystery... And the murder on the plane was quite intriguing indeed. There are a limited amount of suspects, and most of them seem to be hiding something. Of course, Poirot will do his usual investigating and it was fun to follow him on this journey to discover the truth. He has in fact his own name to clear after all! And while I did suspect certain things about the ending, I never did see the full truth before it was revealed... Which is always a bonus of course. If you like the Hercule Poirot books, this is another nifty little mystery! I imagine this would make for such a great movie adaptation as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
renpuspita's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Kasus pembunuhan dimana pelakunya sebenarnya cukup mujur karena kalau saja seandainya Poirot waktu di pesawat Promotheus yaitu tempat terjadinya pembunuhan itu ga mabuk udara dan tidur, pasti bakal ketahuan. TAPI, bahkan meski sempat tidur pun, dengan kemampuan deduksi dan '"sel - sel kelabunya", Poirot berhasil menebak si pelaku dengan tepat. Bahkan masih sempat-sempatnya "ngadalin" pelakunya 🤣. Misteri kenapa ada lebah di pesawat (apakah buku ini yg menginspirasi filmnya Samuel L. Jackson yang Snake on a Plane?) terjawab sudah.
Death in the Clouds atau Maut di Udara ini bagian dari series Poirot tapi penceritaannya dari sudut pandang orang ketiga serba tahu. Kali ini tokoh selain Poirot yang hadir adalah Inspektur Japp, walau gue lupa apa dia pernah ada di buku tertentu dan ternyata dia ada di The ABC Murders. Maklum saat baca buku itu gue ingetnya Hastings doang, hehe. Walau kasusnya sendiri terjadi di ruang terbatas dan uniknya lagi, di pesawat, kali ini Poirot tidak memecahkan kasus di kejadian perkara. Ada persidangan yang menyelidiki kasus pembunuhan Madame Giselle dan kasusnya menjadi sensasional, mengubah nasib beberapa penumpang yang juga masuk list tersangka pembunuh Madame Giselle.
Dari buku ini aja, Dame Christie sudah menantang pembaca. Hayoloh, gimana caranya ngebunuh Madame Giselle tanpa ketahuan semua penumpang di kabin? Ada 11 orang (termasuk Madame Giselle) di kabin itu dimana posisi Madame Giselle ada di pojok paling belakang. Siapapun yang membunuh Madame, minimal setidaknya ketahuan. Apalagi ada dugaan Madame dibunuh dengan jarum beracun yang ditiup dari seruling. Bahkan sampai ada percobaannya segala! Dari sini juga Poirot berkata pada Fournier, polisi Prancis yang juga menyelidiki kasus pembunuhan, bahwa jangan cuma mengandalkan mata saja alias penyelidikan visual, tapi juga "mata otak". Dengan petunjuk - petunjuk itulah, Poirot akhirnya berhasil mendeduksi siapa pelakunya. Suatu deduksi yang menurut gue cukup briliant dan agak sedikit ngetwist, karena ya lagi-lagi gue ga kepikiran kalau ternyata howdunnitnya begitu! Mungkin agak lebih bisa dipraktekkan daripada howdunnit di Death on the Nile, apalagi kalau melihat bagian dalam pesawat Prometheus yang cukup gede itu. Jangan dibandingkan sama pesawat komersil lah ya.
Salah satu fakta yang unik dari buku ini, selain jarum beracun dengan racun dari bisa ular dll, adalah bagian dimana Dame Christie "balas dendam" ke suaminya saat itu yaitu Max Mallowan dengan menulis bagian dimana ada seorang suami yang meninggalkan istrinya yang lagi sakit di sebuah hotel di Suriah (atau Syria) hanya untuk mengejar kepentingannya di Irak. Bisa jadi kejadian ini sangat berbekas juga buat Dame Christie sampai dimasukkan ke dalam buku, lol. Bagian itu ga ada hubungannya sama kasus pembunuhan karena semacam intermezzo saja, tapi tetap menggelitik dibacanya. Kayak emang jangan main - main sama penulis, bisa jadi antara kamu dimatikan di bukunya atau malah diejek ga karuan :P.
Death in the Clouds menjadi salah satu buku dengan kasus misteri yang cara pembunuhannya cukup unik. Tentu saja twistnya pun cukup lumayan dan sejatinya agak memuaskan juga pas tahu pelakunya ternyata sempat dikerjai oleh Poirot tanpa si pelaku sadar. Khas Poirot juga, selalu ada yang akhirnya jadian di ending cerita. Mungkin kalau Poirot bosan jadi detektif, ada baiknya karir sebagai mak comblang perlu dipertimbangkan.
Death in the Clouds atau Maut di Udara ini bagian dari series Poirot tapi penceritaannya dari sudut pandang orang ketiga serba tahu. Kali ini tokoh selain Poirot yang hadir adalah Inspektur Japp, walau gue lupa apa dia pernah ada di buku tertentu dan ternyata dia ada di The ABC Murders. Maklum saat baca buku itu gue ingetnya Hastings doang, hehe. Walau kasusnya sendiri terjadi di ruang terbatas dan uniknya lagi, di pesawat, kali ini Poirot tidak memecahkan kasus di kejadian perkara. Ada persidangan yang menyelidiki kasus pembunuhan Madame Giselle dan kasusnya menjadi sensasional, mengubah nasib beberapa penumpang yang juga masuk list tersangka pembunuh Madame Giselle.
Dari buku ini aja, Dame Christie sudah menantang pembaca. Hayoloh, gimana caranya ngebunuh Madame Giselle tanpa ketahuan semua penumpang di kabin? Ada 11 orang (termasuk Madame Giselle) di kabin itu dimana posisi Madame Giselle ada di pojok paling belakang. Siapapun yang membunuh Madame, minimal setidaknya ketahuan. Apalagi ada dugaan Madame dibunuh dengan jarum beracun yang ditiup dari seruling. Bahkan sampai ada percobaannya segala! Dari sini juga Poirot berkata pada Fournier, polisi Prancis yang juga menyelidiki kasus pembunuhan, bahwa jangan cuma mengandalkan mata saja alias penyelidikan visual, tapi juga "mata otak". Dengan petunjuk - petunjuk itulah, Poirot akhirnya berhasil mendeduksi siapa pelakunya. Suatu deduksi yang menurut gue cukup briliant dan agak sedikit ngetwist, karena ya lagi-lagi gue ga kepikiran kalau ternyata howdunnitnya begitu! Mungkin agak lebih bisa dipraktekkan daripada howdunnit di Death on the Nile, apalagi kalau melihat bagian dalam pesawat Prometheus yang cukup gede itu. Jangan dibandingkan sama pesawat komersil lah ya.
Salah satu fakta yang unik dari buku ini, selain jarum beracun dengan racun dari bisa ular dll, adalah bagian dimana Dame Christie "balas dendam" ke suaminya saat itu yaitu Max Mallowan dengan menulis bagian dimana ada seorang suami yang meninggalkan istrinya yang lagi sakit di sebuah hotel di Suriah (atau Syria) hanya untuk mengejar kepentingannya di Irak. Bisa jadi kejadian ini sangat berbekas juga buat Dame Christie sampai dimasukkan ke dalam buku, lol. Bagian itu ga ada hubungannya sama kasus pembunuhan karena semacam intermezzo saja, tapi tetap menggelitik dibacanya. Kayak emang jangan main - main sama penulis, bisa jadi antara kamu dimatikan di bukunya atau malah diejek ga karuan :P.
Death in the Clouds menjadi salah satu buku dengan kasus misteri yang cara pembunuhannya cukup unik. Tentu saja twistnya pun cukup lumayan dan sejatinya agak memuaskan juga pas tahu pelakunya ternyata sempat dikerjai oleh Poirot tanpa si pelaku sadar. Khas Poirot juga, selalu ada yang akhirnya jadian di ending cerita. Mungkin kalau Poirot bosan jadi detektif, ada baiknya karir sebagai mak comblang perlu dipertimbangkan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.5
Poirot the matchmaker. Bought it cause of the Doctor who episode but actualy more interesting then I thought.
Poirot mustache is fake, like full on a fake tufft of hair. Color me surprised
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
bookshelfhannah's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
gabby1's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Racism
andrealinia's review against another edition
mysterious
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Misogyny
poirot's review against another edition
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Animal death
hollystopreading's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
A bit more racist then some of her other books one line straight up says “They disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and Negro*s.” for NO REASON. However there are moments where hercule Poirot faces prejudice… so. Anyway as a mystery I would pass but it’s not horrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment
saliwali's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a great Agatha Christie book, but I was a bit disappointed after watching the David Suchet Poirot episode which was (in my opinion) much more riveting. The book seemed to drag in a lot of ways. Nevertheless, even after watching the show about 6 months ago, I still guessed the wrong villain!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism
leaflibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Okay, I get that this isn't a GREAT Christie mystery. The sleuthing detours felt haphazard and the ending became very convoluted. Still, I had a fun time consuming it! I've been in a reading rut lately, and this revitalized my interest in audiobooks, and Christie in particular.
What stood out to be about this story: low stakes, excellent cartoonish characters* (much more fun than the usual brooding suspects!), mediocre pacing, a bizarre act three murder and a conclusion so nonsensical that I accepted it because I couldn't keep track of all the convoluted clues and unlikely solutions!
What stood out to be about this story: low stakes, excellent cartoonish characters* (much more fun than the usual brooding suspects!), mediocre pacing, a bizarre act three murder and a conclusion so nonsensical that I accepted it because I couldn't keep track of all the convoluted clues and unlikely solutions!
*deadpan flute-obsessed doctor having some kind of affair; zany mystery writer obsessed with the murder weapon; indistinguashable father/son acheology nerd duo turned arranged employer/love interest?; cartoonishly villainous dentist with bipolar behavior who provides internal monologues (!) on multiple occasions; coke obsessed chorus girl turned duchess, and the random horse girl who wants her husband; TWO lost daughters who kind of matter but mostly don’t, plus the bored hairdresser main character you assume is one of those two but is actually a nobody, lol… and a little Belgian detective investigating the case with the police despite his CLEAR conflict of interest as a possible (even likely) suspect! A ridiculous, if occasionally tedious, DELIGHT, I tell you!
Serious side note, though: the version I listened to seemed to censor at least one very extreme instance of racism (and fatphobia!) that occurs as a bonding moment between two main characters. I learned about it later while reading a Goodreads review and was genuinely SHOCKED at its casual, intentional, and blatant awfulness. That lowers the score quite a bit for me and leaves a bad taste in my mouth about the fun and frivolous aspects of the story that I enjoyed.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism