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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I was excited to read this book after I heard Agatha Christie praised as the queen of mystery. But, knowing it was adapted for a play, the let down of the story made sense. I felt that the characters were terribly flat through the whole story, but I feel like this is something that would have more successfully come through had I seen it in the format of the play.
Through the story, each chapter led you to believe that at one point, each character was guilty. But unfortunately, with the characters feeling so flat, it made it really difficult to decide who you did or didn't believe. My original prediction of who did it was heavily confirmed close to the end, but then that was stripped away last minute.
I will say that there was a great plot twist at the end that made me want to give this book a 4, but I wasn't sure 3 good pages of writing warranted a bump up. As a novel, I think it would have gotten me there with a bit of an epilogue, but understand why that didn't happen with it being a play.
Through the story, each chapter led you to believe that at one point, each character was guilty. But unfortunately, with the characters feeling so flat, it made it really difficult to decide who you did or didn't believe. My original prediction of who did it was heavily confirmed close to the end, but then that was stripped away last minute.
I will say that there was a great plot twist at the end that made me want to give this book a 4, but I wasn't sure 3 good pages of writing warranted a bump up. As a novel, I think it would have gotten me there with a bit of an epilogue, but understand why that didn't happen with it being a play.
mysterious
medium-paced
Die Geschichte nervt mich. Der Fremder steigt um Mitternacht das Haus ein, ohne Einladung? Wer macht das? Unsinnig. Er sieht eine Leiche, aber Moment, auch eine sexy Frau! Statt die Polizei zu rufen, will er sich mit ihr unterhalten. Unsinnig! Dann entschließt er sich mit dem Mord zu verwickeln, ein Mord zwischen Fremden, der nichts mit ihm zu tun hat:
"Ich mache mich nachträglich zum Komplizen," antwortete er.
"Aber warum?", fragte Laura. "Warum?"
"Wohl aus dem einfachen Grund, weil Sie eine überaus attraktive Frau sind und mir der Gedanke nicht gefällt, dass Sie die besten Jahre Ihres Lebens hinter Gittern verbringen sollen."
Quatsch.
"Ich mache mich nachträglich zum Komplizen," antwortete er.
"Aber warum?", fragte Laura. "Warum?"
"Wohl aus dem einfachen Grund, weil Sie eine überaus attraktive Frau sind und mir der Gedanke nicht gefällt, dass Sie die besten Jahre Ihres Lebens hinter Gittern verbringen sollen."
Quatsch.
Another Agatha Christie discovered, short sweet and clever.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No