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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
A quick, comforting read on poorly days
mysterious
slow-paced
Always a pleasure to read an Agatha Christie novel.
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
A completely fun Agatha Christie.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
La mia Christie preferita, quella in cui non c'è un investigatore un po' stereotipato - seppur simpatico - o un'intraprendente signora a risolvere il quiz. In ogni caso, non siamo ai livelli di Dieci piccoli indiani, il mio preferito (di gran lunga).
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
Another mystery that I don’t think you can *quite* solve as an outside reader, but enjoyable all the same! Cool to see Col. Race as the main investigator, without M. Poirot appearing!
A great mystery--though not the best Agatha out there. Quick read, and great ending.
Rosemary for remembrance: a classic Christie from her golden period (before she got bats in the he belfry and started losing her own plots) - artfully contrived, characterisation subsumed to exigencies of the plot, a fantastical but not ridiculous scenario which is all wrapped up like a brown paper package by the final 'explanation in the library' type ending. She certainly earned her money. Of course it's now a period piece, imbued with low grade racism and class snobbery but as such is a small insight into now an upper middle class woman of her age and generation's mind worked. It's by no means among her best, and the substitution of the colourless Colonel Race for her more recognisable Poirot or Miss Marple may disappoint, but it's as good an entertainment for a rainy afternoon as any old black and white movie.
mysterious
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:
Complicated