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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Christie has done it again with an ingenious murder mystery. The imagery is well-conceived as everything comes in 4s - 4 detectives, 4 suspects, 4 past murder, and 1 dead man. I thoroughly enjoyed the unique lack of physical clues and focus on behavioural psychology and motive during the story - it was a pragmatic choice to flesh out character development. Christie's writing style was subtle, and light; it never intruded on the plot (the most important of any mystery), but still retained a personally humorous touch. I could not count how many plot twists she was able to incorporate into the last quarter of the book. Christie fooled me many times over into thinking I finally knew whodunnit, before immediately pulling the rug from under me. As always, Christie's mysteries never disappoint but I would argue this one is one of her best simply for its ending.
adventurous
fast-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
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine, ma penso che questo schema - ricorrente nei libri della Christie - di accusare un personaggio per mettere un plot twist nelle ultime pagine renda i suoi romanzi meno interessanti
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-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
I loved the idea behind this plot but there were some slow-ish parts for me. The last 50 pages were absolutely fantastic, though. So many twists and turns. I also really enjoyed how Christie sort of wrote herself into this one (I imagine her a little more intelligent and a better author than Ms. Oliver). Sometimes I think the ending isn't going to end very satisfyingly and then somehow she pulls everything around and the ending is just so perfectly right. It's lovely.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No