Reviews - The Unexpected Guest

472 reviews for:

The Unexpected Guest

Agatha Christie

3.79 AVERAGE

liv_imler's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense 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: Yes

mali_22's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

worldwidewebb's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious 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: Complicated

Did I guess every plot point from about chapter 3? Yes. Was it still exactly what I wanted? Also yes.

Particularly liked the single-room aspect of the mystery; I think there's only one scene in which we leave the office as the reader. This gave the story an interesting twist to what's otherwise a pretty standard Mrs Christie novel. There's one particular character who wouldn't be written the way they are written if the book was written now (yeesh) but otherwise a good, engaging read.

strahinja's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

retswerb's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A couple of twists, a victim mourned by nobody, and a cop whose penchant for poetry never gets explored. It’s Agatha Christie, I got what I came for. Four stars.