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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
這本寫太好了，絕對是我阿嘉莎作品中前三名。沒有特別的推理遊戲設計但氣氛與角色描繪極好，就像日本書評描述的，這本書是阿嘉莎作品中的一顆黑水晶，返璞歸真、精緻美麗。
讀起來像愛倫坡黑貓的進化版，將愛倫坡的恐怖陰暗昇華成宿命式的悲愴，層層遞進、首尾完整銜接，文字極美。前半段進行的有點慢，但一旦讀到結尾再回頭看又是全然不同的感受，是個可以反覆閱讀的作品。
讀起來像愛倫坡黑貓的進化版，將愛倫坡的恐怖陰暗昇華成宿命式的悲愴，層層遞進、首尾完整銜接，文字極美。前半段進行的有點慢，但一旦讀到結尾再回頭看又是全然不同的感受，是個可以反覆閱讀的作品。
3.5**
First, second, and third of all--I AM SHOOK! What is this book?! What did I just read?! How have I read like 5 Agatha Christie novels this month and still not see this twist coming? I truly had no idea. The last 45 pages were mad. I had to start the ending all over again to make sure I didn't miss something. Is this my fav. Christie novel? No. Is that the second best plot twist i've ever real? Heck. Yes. (First is [b:Fingersmith|8913370|Fingersmith|Sarah Waters|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545241494l/8913370._SY75_.jpg|1014113] btw). I thought the first half was a bit boring and most unlike other works of hers but the end made it all worth it.
First, second, and third of all--I AM SHOOK! What is this book?! What did I just read?! How have I read like 5 Agatha Christie novels this month and still not see this twist coming? I truly had no idea. The last 45 pages were mad. I had to start the ending all over again to make sure I didn't miss something. Is this my fav. Christie novel? No. Is that the second best plot twist i've ever real? Heck. Yes. (First is [b:Fingersmith|8913370|Fingersmith|Sarah Waters|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545241494l/8913370._SY75_.jpg|1014113] btw). I thought the first half was a bit boring and most unlike other works of hers but the end made it all worth it.
3.5 en realidad. Es la nota más baja que le he dado a mi preciada Agatha Christie, y ha sido porque me esperaba algo más.
El final es sorprendente y tiene varios giros que me han dejado boquiabierta, pero aún así, el arranque de la historia ha sido muy, muy lento.
En cuanto a los personajes, no ha habido ninguno que me haya conquistado, como suele pasarme con sus novelas, pero de por sí han sido compuestos perfectamente, cosa que no me sorprende porque, vamos a ver, es AGATHA CHRISTIE.
Le doy 3'5 porque siento que me ha faltado algo. Tal vez más ritmo. O no sé.
Aún así, he disfrutado mucho la lectura!
El final es sorprendente y tiene varios giros que me han dejado boquiabierta, pero aún así, el arranque de la historia ha sido muy, muy lento.
En cuanto a los personajes, no ha habido ninguno que me haya conquistado, como suele pasarme con sus novelas, pero de por sí han sido compuestos perfectamente, cosa que no me sorprende porque, vamos a ver, es AGATHA CHRISTIE.
Le doy 3'5 porque siento que me ha faltado algo. Tal vez más ritmo. O no sé.
Aún así, he disfrutado mucho la lectura!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-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
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Not my favorite Agatha Christie but kept me interested enough
While their was, for me, an unexpected twist at the end, this book left me cold. I failed to engage with the main protagonist, despite the book having been written in the first person. This may be a reflection on the complete and utter coldness of the protagonist himself. He rarely, if ever, expresses any emotion so I'm open to the possibility that what I felt upon finishing was not a lack of connection to the character, but actually an indication of how well Christie can portray the cold-bloodedness of a deranged mind. Either way, I have never found a non-Poirot or Miss Marple as entertaining as one containing her most well-known characters and, I have to admit, skim-read large chunks of this book as I really wanted to get to the point of the story. However, this is not to say that 'Endless Night' isn't worth reading for Christie fans, you just have to keep an open mind to this different approach.
Endless Night is narrated in the first person by Michael Rogers, a carefree young man of the working class who has a history of skipping from one job to another. After meeting, falling in love and secretly marrying the American heiress Fenella (Ellie) Guteman, Michael moves into the house at Gypsy Acre along with his wife, brushing aside the foreboding warnings of the local gypsy woman. But maybe they shouldn't have dismissed the old woman so readily, because murder is soon an unwelcome guest at Gypsy Acre.
Agatha Christie departs from her usual style with this book, which has some definite gothic vibes to it. Though I largely prefer her usual style, I enjoyed reading this one too, with its sense of certain doom lingering in the background of what seemed like a happy love story in the beginning. The murder doesn't take place till about halfway through the book but that didn't make the story feel slow to me in the least.
What I was disappointed with was the ending. I felt she had recycled the conclusion from one of her other books (I won't say which to avoid spoilers) and though it turned out well with the previous book, it didn't work so well for this one, in my opinion anyway.
Agatha Christie departs from her usual style with this book, which has some definite gothic vibes to it. Though I largely prefer her usual style, I enjoyed reading this one too, with its sense of certain doom lingering in the background of what seemed like a happy love story in the beginning. The murder doesn't take place till about halfway through the book but that didn't make the story feel slow to me in the least.
What I was disappointed with was the ending. I felt she had recycled the conclusion from one of her other books (I won't say which to avoid spoilers) and though it turned out well with the previous book, it didn't work so well for this one, in my opinion anyway.