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meezan's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
I finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot 1), by Agatha Christie. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Arthur Lane. A great deal of this book is Poirot explaining what happened. I would have enjoyed it more if there was more "showing" and not so much "telling".
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder
bookdragon_blog's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
congressbaby143's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to this through a podcast on Spotify called Phoebe Reads a Mystery.
I admit it took me quite longer to finish this than I did the Sherlock Holmes ones, but only because I have a less imaginative mind and had to restart the thing when I realized that the narrator wasn’t actually a woman hahaha. Very very amateur mistake. I only know Hercule Poirot from Tumblr posts, and vaguely at that. He is one of the detectives which I will add to my list of “kind detectives I stan”, you may look at the rest of the list on my review of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
I think it’s perfect that this was narrated from the point of view of Arthur Hastings, a very obnoxious character albeit endearing in his cluelessness. I hadn’t predicted the ending at all and had my own conjectures, I am nicely surprised by how it all adds up. As much as I want to be a smart girlTM, I actually really like detective novels that explains every little bit of everything that has been unveiled so simply and so clearly because I am dumbAF.
I admit it took me quite longer to finish this than I did the Sherlock Holmes ones, but only because I have a less imaginative mind and had to restart the thing when I realized that the narrator wasn’t actually a woman hahaha. Very very amateur mistake. I only know Hercule Poirot from Tumblr posts, and vaguely at that. He is one of the detectives which I will add to my list of “kind detectives I stan”, you may look at the rest of the list on my review of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
I think it’s perfect that this was narrated from the point of view of Arthur Hastings, a very obnoxious character albeit endearing in his cluelessness. I hadn’t predicted the ending at all and had my own conjectures, I am nicely surprised by how it all adds up. As much as I want to be a smart girlTM, I actually really like detective novels that explains every little bit of everything that has been unveiled so simply and so clearly because I am dumbAF.
dawnsc's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
thenovelbook's review against another edition
2.0
I revisited this as part of Read Christie 2024, as it was the official January selection. I evidently didn't enjoy it too much the first time through, and my rating remains the same this time. Part of the problem is Hastings. Also, I think the humor and pace are both better in later books. Still, how good it is that Agatha Christie got her start here... and then kept going!
jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
veronadeau's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.0
rampaiges's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5