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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
This is the first Agatha Christie book I have read and I enjoyed it way more than I was expecting. It starts a bit slow but then is a real page turner
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another good one. I like Colonel Race, but he's not as fun as Poirot. It was a good mystery though. I didn't guess the end but I had fun trying.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this book. As with all Agatha Christie books, you have to be on the lookout for sexism and racism, both of which are present in this book. The racism isn't quite as pervasive as in other books; it's mainly the one-time use of a slur to refer to a Hispanic/Latino man. The sexism is...well, it's not horrible but it is there.
I really appreciated the twists and turns in this story. I was able to figure out some aspects of the solution but the overall solution wasn't something I guessed. More crucially, I can see how there were hints of the solution along the way, so I don't feel like it was entirely something I couldn't have guessed. There were a couple of moments where I gasped aloud too, so it was very engrossing.
I really appreciated the twists and turns in this story. I was able to figure out some aspects of the solution but the overall solution wasn't something I guessed. More crucially, I can see how there were hints of the solution along the way, so I don't feel like it was entirely something I couldn't have guessed. There were a couple of moments where I gasped aloud too, so it was very engrossing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Murder
Minor: Racial slurs
i thought the first chapter was a gorgeous piece of set-up, a little self-embodied craft manual, for establishing situations. after that, fun, throws up a great succession of red herrings, so you’re guessing and theorising, but never quite there (at least i wasn’t. which is how i like it.)