Reviews

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

whovianmonkey's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

celestsanna'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexism

lulumoss's review against another edition

5.0

This is an excellent mystery for me. The clues are Right There, you could figure it out yourself if you were just a little bit cleverer than I am. Is it problematic? Meh, it was written in 1941 or so, give it a break. It’s my best Christie so far (I’m doing them all in chronological order).

carolineshark's review against another edition

3.0

The ending of course is incredible as always

However I preferred the first person POV. Let us just feel the nice quiet rhythm of village life and know the characters better. I just kept on forgetting who everyone was. The focused on the mystery and solely on that.

kcota22'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? Yes

3.0

naomi19noms's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.5

Agatha is a genius

shella688's review against another edition

3.0

I think perhaps murder mysteries just aren't my genre

I really enjoyed the end of this. Any scene with Miss Marple in it was fantastic, but unfortunately there were far too few of those, instead focusing on a rotating cast of Lords and Inspectors and Others who I could Not tell apart.
Shout out to Agatha Christie namedropping herself as one of the great mystery book authors though she deserved that

chl03's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

4.5

sternchenauge's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

lindadreams's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0