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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
It’s was written in 1967 and the term “gypsy” is used quite a bit with demeaning stereotypes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was recommended at an author talk I attended recently (Robert Thorogood) and so I thought I'd give it a try. I love 'Why didn't they ask Evans', and Poirot, but had never come across this book. I wasn't sure what to expect, and for quite a lot of it I was wondering 'what on earth is this?!' Told by our narrator, Mike, it feels a bit soap-opera-drama for a lot of the novel. But of course I knew that *something* must be coming, and so I hung on, wondering what that something could be and finding myself more and more caught up in Ellie and Mike's lives. I really didn't want them to go and live at Gypsy's Acre, but of course they were going to...I didn't see what was coming at all, and I raced through the final part of the book!
Some of the writing felt great, and some a little melodramatic. But overall, this was a good, somewhat unsettling read.
Some of the writing felt great, and some a little melodramatic. But overall, this was a good, somewhat unsettling read.
Endless Night wasn't like the other Agatha Christie books I've read in that it was less about solving a mystery and more about following a series of events to their conclusion. I was surprised by the reveal at the end, which is always fun. I really enjoyed the narration of this book, the narrator had a lot of character.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars. Took a while to get into and it’s the first Christie where I felt confident I knew what was happening.
Very different story, darker than what I think of as her usual work.
medium-paced
And oldie but a goodie! Really enjoyed the narrator’s voice and the ending. Just suspenseful enough to keep me guessing.
For 85% of the book, absolutely nothing happens. It is like reading a story about a couple falling in love, etc.
Although it does seem boring for a long while, it is worth sticking to the story as the end has a great twist typical of dear Agatha Christie.
Although it does seem boring for a long while, it is worth sticking to the story as the end has a great twist typical of dear Agatha Christie.
slow-paced
The slowest of all Agatha Christie novels. There was really nothing going on until the very end of the book. But that’s because the character talks a lot of nothing about nothing and there was so much repetition. It’s written in Mike Rogers’ POV (the main character) and he’s self-described as not being a very descriptive person which I thought was funny sometimes as the pages lagged on but I wondered if it was lazy or clever writing. Sorry Queen of Mystery Christie!
However that last bit was quite shocking because I didn’t see it coming. It is a shocking and depressing ending. There was much eeriness throughout the story that made it spooky. Was it worth the whole read through though? I think not. If you would like to complete Agatha Christie’s books then it’s a trudge in the mud to get through, but it wasn’t bad just long. It’s not the first I would recommend reading. Squeeze it between two Hercule Poirot stories and I think that’ll make it easier!
However that last bit was quite shocking because I didn’t see it coming. It is a shocking and depressing ending. There was much eeriness throughout the story that made it spooky. Was it worth the whole read through though? I think not. If you would like to complete Agatha Christie’s books then it’s a trudge in the mud to get through, but it wasn’t bad just long. It’s not the first I would recommend reading. Squeeze it between two Hercule Poirot stories and I think that’ll make it easier!