Reviews

Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

mvshrooms's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

5.0

agatha christie i know you’re dead but can you please ghost write a jane gray and jean dupont novella exploring persia and falling in love 

julie2525's review

3.0

If you’re not white, spare yourself the emotional burden and don’t read this one.

I have such conflicting thoughts. I *loved* the pace and setting, but unfortunately, a surprise, unnecessary racism was tucked quietly at the end of a chapter, spoiling the rest of the book for me since, in my 2020 world, that would easily identify any villains. I spend the remaining pages wondering about the line: 1) did I read it correctly? and 2) would this short conversation amongst 2 racists in the 1930s be important to the plot for the author or the readers of the day?

reading_under_covers's review

3.5

There were definitely some cringe “of the time” moments in this one that were hard to read, but I was overall intrigued by the story.

The beginning was fun (my first locked room airplane Christie!!) but I lost the thread a bit 3/4 of the way through.

Love love love a Hercule Poirot calling himself “Papa Poirot” moment though.

myadventurewithbooks's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

kaos127's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

elderberry99's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

jenstarfury's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

ninetyninecats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

cat_manders's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

sonicdamage2019's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

3.5