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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Picked this up thinking it was another Hercule Poirot novel but not the case. My first non-Poirot-Christie story and it still was really good. Agatha’s a legend for a reason and this just adds to it. The explanation at the end was kinda hard to follow, but I just liked the plot a lot.
funny
mysterious
fast-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
“I disapprove of myself very deeply.”
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
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
No es el mejor trabajo de Agatha, sin duda, el culpable mayor se veía desde las primeras páginas. Aunque el plot twist fue bueno, no me encantó.
Cosa negativa: romanizar la relación de un hombre mayor que se quiere casar con una menor de edad.
Cosa negativa 2: no tratar las subtramas presentadas, como el caso de los Farraday.
Cosa negativa 3: por lo mismo de las subtramas, considero que fue un relleno que no aportaba a la historia principal, claro que fue entretenido.
Cosa positiva: los trabajos de Agatha siempre están muy bien pensados, Cianuro Espumoso fue prueba de ella, los detalles pequeños hicieron grande a la historia. Fue una lectura fácil de digerir a diferencia de otros trabajos de la autora en donde es difícil seguir a los personajes.
Cosa negativa: romanizar la relación de un hombre mayor que se quiere casar con una menor de edad.
Cosa negativa 2: no tratar las subtramas presentadas, como el caso de los Farraday.
Cosa negativa 3: por lo mismo de las subtramas, considero que fue un relleno que no aportaba a la historia principal, claro que fue entretenido.
Cosa positiva: los trabajos de Agatha siempre están muy bien pensados, Cianuro Espumoso fue prueba de ella, los detalles pequeños hicieron grande a la historia. Fue una lectura fácil de digerir a diferencia de otros trabajos de la autora en donde es difícil seguir a los personajes.
Another lovely little twisty murder mystery. I thought I knew who'd "dunnit" a few times but, as usual, I was wrong! This was my first Colonel Race novel (and apparently the last) and I thoroughly enjoyed it - I shall be scouring the charity shops for more!
I've seen TV adaptations of this story a few times but of course the book is definitely better! Great read.
This book swayed perilously back-and-forth between 3 and 4 stars. In the end, though, I just couldn’t buy into the mechanism that led to the second murder. I’m sure it seemed clever when she wrote it, but eh.
This was a really fun one! Unlike some of her books, I was hooked from the beginning. It had really fun characters and a great plot. I didn't see the ending coming and though some parts of the end were a bit of a stretch, it was a fairly satisfying conclusion.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
I just love Agatha Christie’s writing! She kept me guessing all throughout and I had so many suspects. The way the murder was done was very clever and I didn’t think of it. She is truly the queen of mysteries and it is always such a joy to read her.