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I love how Christie sets the table so to speak. Gets everything front & center with the set up. Makes you think you understand, then pulls the rug out from under the table.

ssejig's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Opening lines can make or break a book and this one has a doozy: You see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed? This is a line that will come back to haunt some of the characters in this book when Mrs. Boynton ends up dead. Certainly none of her three stepchildren nor even her own daughter will mourn the woman. She wielded the family wealth like a jail. For most of them, this was the first time they had ever left home (and what a place to head out to!)
Their are several travelers who they have met along the way who have noticed how strange this family is. Could it be that one of them took matters into their own hands? Or was it something darker?
Of course, it could have been a natural death. But the doctor that was nearby doesn't think so and asks Poirot (who is on his own vacation) for help.

jaimel's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

itziars's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.0

El principio me pareció muy lento e innecesario, demasiadas conclusiones y análisis por parte de los médicos lo psiquiatras. La mujer no muere hasta aproximadamente el 40% del libro y poirot tampoco aparece casi hasta ese momento. A partir de ahí, el libro me ha gustado más.

saragruu's review against another edition

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4.0

La primera part m'estava encantant, hagués sigut 4.5 ⭐️ fs. M'agradava la trama però sobretot els personatges, súper treballats i amb unes dinàmiques i una psicologia molt interessants. La segona part és lo q fa q es quedi a 4⭐️, la veritat és que la investigació se m'ha fet una mica llarga. Overall m'ha agradat bastant tho.

alicesreadinglife's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

valzhangism's review against another edition

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3.0

I've read a fair amount of Christie books, and I find this to be one of the most memorable. I like its exploration of the family dynamics that a majority of the plot revolves around, and how it describes the impact that abuse can have on a person, especially in a family. The intricacies of the murder and surrounding it are also very gripping, hard to put down all the way until the end, as is typical of her stories.

That being said, I must agree with the common gripe with this book, which is that the ending comes out of nowhere. More hints and involvement with the plot or even just the general themes of the story would have been nice to connect the murderer to the victim, but... eh, whatever. This is one of those novels where the journey matters more than the ending.

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