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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
At first I found this a bit boring and forgettable. The beginning and middle reads a bit aimless and while there is some mystery to what will happen, I did forget that this is ultimately a murder mystery. The last third is a significant change though. This is my first by Christie and I now understand why her books are good mysteries.
While I still didn't love this, I am intrigued with the overall story. I doubt this is Christie at her best but I appreciated the end.
While I still didn't love this, I am intrigued with the overall story. I doubt this is Christie at her best but I appreciated the end.
mysterious
tense
A working-class man, Michael Rogers, tells the story of how he met his wife Ellie, and became the master of the cursed estate called Gipsy's Acre.
Michael Rogers is a man who has never felt the need to follow convention and settle down. His life has been spent going with the flow, moving from job to job, and woman to woman, as his will takes him. But when he comes to beautiful Gypsy's Acre in Devon, he knows that this is the place he wants to build a house, and make a home with a woman he can truly love - and as luck would have it, chance has just brought to him heiress Fenella (Ellie) Guteman, the woman of his dreams.
Michael and Ellie fall in love, despite the gulf in their backgrounds, and settle down to happily married life in the new modern house they have built overlooking the sea. However, Gypsy's Acre comes with a curse. Those who live here are asking for darkness to come calling...
Endless Night is an Agatha Christie story like no other I have read before. Told in a single person narrative from Michael Rogers, who takes us through his history with Gypsy's Acre and the woman who brings him the fortune he needs to make his desires come true, it is pervaded with an overwhelming sense of menace from beginning to end. Rogers is compelling narrator, and he brings in a small and intimate cast of friends and relations around him and Ellie as he spins his tragic tale.
It is apparent from the very beginning of this story that a happy ending is not going to be on the cards, but Christie well and truly leads you down the garden path about the intentions of practically every character here with a bevy of red herrings, before the truth about what is going on hits you full-square between the eyes in the most shocking fashion. In fact this is the first time I have had to rewind a Christie audio book (here delightfully narrated by my old favourite Hugh Fraser) to re-play the most devastating reveal from her devious imagination ever, even though she frequently blindsides me with her stories! It is a corker!
This is my rather offbeat choice for this month's #ReadChristie2023 challenge, which explores love/lust in her books. This story is all about how the lines between love, lust, greed and obsession can become blurred, and it fits the bill perfectly.
Michael and Ellie fall in love, despite the gulf in their backgrounds, and settle down to happily married life in the new modern house they have built overlooking the sea. However, Gypsy's Acre comes with a curse. Those who live here are asking for darkness to come calling...
Endless Night is an Agatha Christie story like no other I have read before. Told in a single person narrative from Michael Rogers, who takes us through his history with Gypsy's Acre and the woman who brings him the fortune he needs to make his desires come true, it is pervaded with an overwhelming sense of menace from beginning to end. Rogers is compelling narrator, and he brings in a small and intimate cast of friends and relations around him and Ellie as he spins his tragic tale.
It is apparent from the very beginning of this story that a happy ending is not going to be on the cards, but Christie well and truly leads you down the garden path about the intentions of practically every character here with a bevy of red herrings, before the truth about what is going on hits you full-square between the eyes in the most shocking fashion. In fact this is the first time I have had to rewind a Christie audio book (here delightfully narrated by my old favourite Hugh Fraser) to re-play the most devastating reveal from her devious imagination ever, even though she frequently blindsides me with her stories! It is a corker!
This is my rather offbeat choice for this month's #ReadChristie2023 challenge, which explores love/lust in her books. This story is all about how the lines between love, lust, greed and obsession can become blurred, and it fits the bill perfectly.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes