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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
medium-paced
3.5 rounded down. Another re-read. This one actually has a better TV adaptation. Not something I say very often, but then again, this is more of a thriller than a murder mystery. Poirot is kinda suppressed in this, and the reveal is definitely kinda.. Not exactly impossible to guess but it was very neatly tied up with a bow. I don't think I'll come back to this one. I did also vaguely remember this one (from the David Suchet TV adaptation)
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can excuse the subpar dialogues that were littered here and there. I can also excuse the inelegant conclusions to minor subjects (e.g., Alexander Bonaparte Cust's headaches; Donald Fraser dreams). I can excuse that, among other things, because Agatha Christie wrote such a thrilling page-turner in The ABC Murders.
In a way, the who of the killings didn't matter as much on the way to the end, because I saw it miles away. (Kidding, I saw it probably only halfway through the lengthy penultimate chapter). What matters most to me was that Christie created this exciting cat-and-mouse chase with a horrifying serial killer. The letters, the clues, the taunts, and the red herrings. All these were brilliantly constructed and thought of. And the cherry on the top of it was Hastings, such an unforgettable narrator.
Ah, Agatha Christie, your ingenuity continues to impress me so much.
In a way, the who of the killings didn't matter as much on the way to the end, because I saw it miles away. (Kidding, I saw it probably only halfway through the lengthy penultimate chapter). What matters most to me was that Christie created this exciting cat-and-mouse chase with a horrifying serial killer. The letters, the clues, the taunts, and the red herrings. All these were brilliantly constructed and thought of. And the cherry on the top of it was Hastings, such an unforgettable narrator.
Ah, Agatha Christie, your ingenuity continues to impress me so much.
Kept me interested while listening the whole time. Wasn’t expecting the ending.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes