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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Excellent Plot... A lesson in toxicology and Human Psyche is what you learn when you read Christie's Book.
Daughter of a mother convicted of murdering her husband, approaches the Great Hercule Poirot after almost 16 years. She reveals an important letter ,which puts her in a dilemma about the conviction of her mother.
Five people are the only living people who were present in the house when murder took place. Time has passed, there are lapses in stories. There remains no evidence , but just the retelling of stories by these "Five Little Pigs". And it becomes job of Poirot to connect all the dots and find the missing links.
And does he solve it ?
You...Bet.
Daughter of a mother convicted of murdering her husband, approaches the Great Hercule Poirot after almost 16 years. She reveals an important letter ,which puts her in a dilemma about the conviction of her mother.
Five people are the only living people who were present in the house when murder took place. Time has passed, there are lapses in stories. There remains no evidence , but just the retelling of stories by these "Five Little Pigs". And it becomes job of Poirot to connect all the dots and find the missing links.
And does he solve it ?
You...Bet.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book really got me hooked, as all Agatha's books have. Ngl it was a bit repetitive, and going through the five similar accounts made me skip a few bits. I really thought I got the killer down pat and then... I was wrong lmao
This is quite an unusual Poirot novel by the sole fact that the investigation happens 16 years after the crime and with the main suspect and culprit already dead. This whole premise got me interested but at the same time nervous, because any physical proof would have been long gone and Poirot would have to go only by recalls of the crime. This wouldn’t prove an obstacle for a detective like Poirot, since he likes to focus on the physiological and the suspects; but still there is always some object that sparks a new line of investigation. The whole case is comprised by the interviews of the five suspects, nothing else and nothing more. It was quite interesting, and I didn’t find it as monotonous as it could sound, but yet I felt this case was missing its usual spark; in a sense it was way too simple.
That’s not to say that I guessed the culprit. I could get to the conclusion that Caroline was protecting Angela because she thought she did it, and in a way it disappointed me at first thinking that I got the right culprit when Poirot shared that fact. I like to be wrong when it comes to Agatha Christie’s novels and shocked by how the theory I never thought of makes everything click in place. The final and real culprit made sense, and if I think about it Elsa had the means to commit the crime, but her motive was too obscure since we, as readers got lied to, but I didn’t feel we got lied with as much class as usual. And the thing is that, even with Elsa being the unexpected murder, the case felt too simple, the motive was simple, the way it was committed also was, and the investigation was even more. In a way, and for once, the theories I formulated in my head were more interesting that the case offered in the end.
One thing I liked about this novel is how the ending is left open. I think that gives realism to the case, because a happy ending with Elsa in jail when Poirot only had his thought process to go by, wouldn’t have made any sense. I also liked the last sentence that closes the story, how Elsa talks about how she tried to destroy Amyas and Caroline, but they were free while she was the one who died and got trapped inside a dull life. We don’t usual see the side of the murderer in crimes of passion, and I think that reflection gives the reader something to think about.
All in all it was an entertaining and light read, even if it wasn’t my favorite Poirot case since it seemed to lack something.
That’s not to say that I guessed the culprit. I could get to the conclusion that Caroline was protecting Angela because she thought she did it, and in a way it disappointed me at first thinking that I got the right culprit when Poirot shared that fact. I like to be wrong when it comes to Agatha Christie’s novels and shocked by how the theory I never thought of makes everything click in place. The final and real culprit made sense, and if I think about it Elsa had the means to commit the crime, but her motive was too obscure since we, as readers got lied to, but I didn’t feel we got lied with as much class as usual. And the thing is that, even with Elsa being the unexpected murder, the case felt too simple, the motive was simple, the way it was committed also was, and the investigation was even more. In a way, and for once, the theories I formulated in my head were more interesting that the case offered in the end.
One thing I liked about this novel is how the ending is left open. I think that gives realism to the case, because a happy ending with Elsa in jail when Poirot only had his thought process to go by, wouldn’t have made any sense. I also liked the last sentence that closes the story, how Elsa talks about how she tried to destroy Amyas and Caroline, but they were free while she was the one who died and got trapped inside a dull life. We don’t usual see the side of the murderer in crimes of passion, and I think that reflection gives the reader something to think about.
All in all it was an entertaining and light read, even if it wasn’t my favorite Poirot case since it seemed to lack something.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated