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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
fast-paced
The characters and set-up are particularly formulaic even by Christie's standards, though she makes sure each secondary character/actor gets a moment to play something, in a way that her formulaic straight novels sometimes don't. The sadness of the final moments deliver a level of emotional connection, even as it spells things out far too much.
The 'arrest' provides another thing that often bugs me about Christie - feeling cruel despite thinking it is empathetic, by clearly prioritising the feelings of its 'respectable' characters over the lives of its 'disrespectable' ones.
This is a quick, engaging and enjoyable read; a whodunnit with the usual Agatha Christie twist(s).
While reading, I kept thinking this would make a very good play. I didn't discover until later that I was reading the novelization of Christie's play!
While reading, I kept thinking this would make a very good play. I didn't discover until later that I was reading the novelization of Christie's play!
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As in many Agatha Christie's plays and novels, everyone has a motive for committing the murder.
What starts as a seemingly simple and straightforward plot becomes much more complex with twists and turns aplenty. It's a very intriguing story with so many possible scenarios.
I very much enjoyed this novelised play, which does not involve any of Agatha Christie's usual sleuths.
Charles Osborne does a great job at novelising the play. I could not tell this had been done by someone else other than Agatha Christie.
This is a play I'd love to see if it ever came on stage. I'm not surprised it did so well in theatres, though not as well as The Mousetrap, which I saw a few years ago.
What starts as a seemingly simple and straightforward plot becomes much more complex with twists and turns aplenty. It's a very intriguing story with so many possible scenarios.
I very much enjoyed this novelised play, which does not involve any of Agatha Christie's usual sleuths.
Charles Osborne does a great job at novelising the play. I could not tell this had been done by someone else other than Agatha Christie.
This is a play I'd love to see if it ever came on stage. I'm not surprised it did so well in theatres, though not as well as The Mousetrap, which I saw a few years ago.
I felt that the foreshadowing was too obvious. Went through the book just to find out if my hunch from the beginning was correct. And it was.
Cuốn này lại là một trong những cuốn đỉnh cao nữa. Kể chuyện ở một góc độ khác, diễn biến câu chuyện khác, mọi thứ nó khác với Christie hằng ngày. Chỉ có là vẫn giữ nguyên những cái kết khiến người ta phải ngã ngửa
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
Aside from all the outdated language and problematic portrayals of some characters… wtf was this ending.