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kakapokhaos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I’m largely unfamiliar with Miss Marple stories so The Body in the Library was an interesting introduction. Honestly, I didn’t really love how we mostly followed the police and retired Scotland Yard detective rather than Miss Marple, whilst she made most of her deductions either out-of-scene or in her own head. That being said, her reveal did make sense with the clues provided.
I did guess the gist of the twist very quickly, although I didn’t quite have every particular, but I do commend Christie on throwing in enough red herrings throughout to make me waver on my initial predict slightly. I do think that this story has too many characters for them all to be fleshed out appropriately for such a short time in knowing them.
I did guess the gist of the twist very quickly, although I didn’t quite have every particular, but I do commend Christie on throwing in enough red herrings throughout to make me waver on my initial predict slightly. I do think that this story has too many characters for them all to be fleshed out appropriately for such a short time in knowing them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
justagenericfangirl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Alcohol, Child death, Murder, Infidelity, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Torture
saltycoffee's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Murder
beca_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I spent way to much time trying to figure out who everyone was in this book, there were just too many characters to deal with, and their link to the murder. This ruined the book for me and made this book hard work to read. I also was disappointed with the ending as I felt it was obvious half way through the book who had done it. This is my least favourite Christie book I've read so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism
sidtheincrediblesloth's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder
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