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Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

mollyb13's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

3.0

Not one of my favorite Hercule Poirot books. This one felt especially dated in some of the terms/language used, especially around mental health, which is a bit surprising as it is one of the later books Christie wrote (though still in 1969 so I guess not that surprising). Setting that aside, the murder mystery was decent - nothing special, but it kept me interested. And Mrs. Ariadne Oliver was a gem as always! The phrase 'these days' was used CONSTANTLY throughout the book - so much so that I started cracking up every time it happened! Murders are becoming acceptable these days, women marry whomever they want these days, you don't know who your kids are playing with these days, etc... I felt like Agatha Christie was just airing complaints or something lol! I wanted to read this before seeing the new movie, A Haunting in Venice, which is based on Hallowe'en Party. I'm interested to see how this one will adapt to the screen and how they will modernize it! I feel like they did a pretty good job with Orient Express and Death on the Nile!

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smoakwithwifi's review against another edition

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slow-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

2.0

Slow, repetitive, and full of pearl-clutching about how "children don't behave responsibly anymore" and "they don't lock up deranged people anymore like they ought to".

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rhiannon814r's review against another edition

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medium-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

2.0

This was my first experience reading a Christie novel and I’m so disappointed. I hope others are better. With the author’s renown, I was hoping

the killer wouldn’t be the person who was established to have motive, means, and opportunity in the first few pages,

but unfortunately it was. You could read only the first few and last two chapters of this book and it wouldn’t take away from the plot.

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nialiversuch's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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shilohet9's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I picked this up at random but honestly didn’t really care for it. There was detailed settings immersing you into the world but there was no character development, the overall plot fell flat, and it was incredibly misogynistic. There were also some terms through I that I didn’t like and while it might have been published 2001 it’s still pathetic. Honestly, I was just waiting for it to end. I only finished it out of spite.

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cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

2.75

I didn't like this one. The story was dark, creepy, and offensive towards those with mental health disorders. It gave me the icks

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