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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Olisin todella halunnut pitää tästä, mutta pidin tätä vain erittäin pitkäveteisenä. Puolet kirjasta ei tuntunut tapahtuvan yhtään mitään ja aloin jo rukoilla kenen tahansa tekevänsä ihan mitä tahansa. Onneksi loppu oli mielenkiintoinen ja kirjoitustyyli hienoa.
Sääli, odotukseni tätä kohtaan olivat korkeat, mutta jouduin pettymään.
Sääli, odotukseni tätä kohtaan olivat korkeat, mutta jouduin pettymään.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Too psychological for me, not enough actual mystery and all I could think was that the main character was insane - almost reminiscent of Poe, but not as effective
Christie is often praised for her plots, her clever solutions, for all the common tropes of detective fiction.
One thing she doesn't receive enough credit for is her mastery of atmosphere. Endless Night is a fantastic example of that. There is no crime until you're most of the way through the book, and yet everything seems clouded with a general air of eerieness.
Endless Night is considered one of her greats, and for good reason.
One thing she doesn't receive enough credit for is her mastery of atmosphere. Endless Night is a fantastic example of that. There is no crime until you're most of the way through the book, and yet everything seems clouded with a general air of eerieness.
Endless Night is considered one of her greats, and for good reason.
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you've ever read any of Hemingway's work you might find yourself wondering if "Endless Night" is not one of his own stories. I continuously drew parallels between this story & Hemingway's writing style & was confused as to how Christie decided on this style of book, story, & plot.
If you have not read any of Christie's works & this is your first introduction to her novels, I would suggest you not start with this one. If it's too late to turn back & select another book of hers to begin the immersion into her world, please note that she has written stories of greater wonder than this.
The story is pleasant enough to read but, one does expect a certain style when reading books by certain authors. This does not feel like an Agatha Christie book at all. The story was a bore & was not one in which I was very invested; plot or development-wise.
I will say that the beginning of the story was decent; the descriptions & flow of the character's personalities (dull as they may be) were not horrendous to read. However, at about the halfway point of the story, I was bored & began looking forward to anything happening (literally anything). It takes a long while for the 'twist' to be revealed & when it does I find myself eager as I knew that the end of the book was near.
If you have not read any of Christie's works & this is your first introduction to her novels, I would suggest you not start with this one. If it's too late to turn back & select another book of hers to begin the immersion into her world, please note that she has written stories of greater wonder than this.
The story is pleasant enough to read but, one does expect a certain style when reading books by certain authors. This does not feel like an Agatha Christie book at all. The story was a bore & was not one in which I was very invested; plot or development-wise.
I will say that the beginning of the story was decent; the descriptions & flow of the character's personalities (dull as they may be) were not horrendous to read. However, at about the halfway point of the story, I was bored & began looking forward to anything happening (literally anything). It takes a long while for the 'twist' to be revealed & when it does I find myself eager as I knew that the end of the book was near.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
SPOILERS FOR THIS BOOK AND ANOTHER BOOK
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She did this twist much better in Murder of Roger Ackroyd IMHO. Really felt like it didn't work here. All of a sudden, this guy turns out to be an unrepentant murderer? I guess it's possible but it just doesn't feel earned. You're reading along thinking "Who did it? What were all the motivations? Who has the most to gain?" And Christie is like, "Oh I don't know, Mike did it. And he's killed before. He enjoys killing. It's not been at all part of his character until just this moment but that's what it is now. Every single other character was a red herring." At least in Ackroyd there were clues to follow and a logical solution and Poirot to wrap everything up.
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She did this twist much better in Murder of Roger Ackroyd IMHO. Really felt like it didn't work here. All of a sudden, this guy turns out to be an unrepentant murderer? I guess it's possible but it just doesn't feel earned. You're reading along thinking "Who did it? What were all the motivations? Who has the most to gain?" And Christie is like, "Oh I don't know, Mike did it. And he's killed before. He enjoys killing. It's not been at all part of his character until just this moment but that's what it is now. Every single other character was a red herring." At least in Ackroyd there were clues to follow and a logical solution and Poirot to wrap everything up.
Less of a traditional Agatha Christie mystery and more of a psychological thriller. Michael Rogers dreams of owning a large, perfectly designed house and marrying a rich woman who is totally in love with him. But Roger is from the working class and he has no entry into the world of the upper class. And then he meets the woman, Ellie, who is an heiress. They marry and together they build Roger's dream house on Gipsy's Acre which, unfortunately, is supposedly cursed land. And, predictably, things begin to do downhill from there. I have to admit that the ending caught me by surprise.