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Il mistero del treno azzurro by Agatha Christie

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mithren's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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stellaajeng's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I still can't guess the murderer until the end (well maybe I'm not that keen in my observation), but the characters' strong emotions and characters gives a lot of colour to the writing.

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classicsandcatnaps's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

I guessed the right culprit on this one! I usually don’t get it exact in Agatha Christie books. This one has a little bit slower start I think. But it was enjoyable as always!

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celery's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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sandralaurentino's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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daryn's review against another edition

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informative mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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prashiie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

"Anyway, if I was a criminal I should not like to have Hercule Poirot on my track."

Poirot takes the Blue Train and gets himself involved in a murder mystery. We meet a lot of characters and one of them is Boris Ivanovitch. If that name sounds familiar to you, you’ve probably read ‘The Secret Adversary’! I didn’t realise until now that Tommy and Tuppence live in the same universe as Poirot. One of the characters I love is Katherine Grey – she was a very sweet character. She comes across as someone who is easy to talk to and to share your troubles with, but in this story she also proves to be a smart girl!

I have to admit that for a while I suspected her to be the antagonist, because that would have made a great twist. But no, she stayed true to her character.

She does a lot of good for people and as a result she unexpectedly inherits a lot of money. And even then, she remains generous. Can’t say I would have done the same in that scenario.

"Well," said Katherine, "let them if they like. We all have our own ways of enjoying ourselves. They were, after all, Mrs. Harfield's only relatives, and though they despised her as a poor relation and paid no attention to her when she was alive, it seems to me unfair that they should be cut off with nothing."

Naturally, this inheritance brings a few greedy relatives back into her life who invite her to the French Riviera. That’s when she meets Poirot and becomes involved in a murder mystery.

Some aspects of the story were really modern. For example, I really liked that Rufus Van Aldin advised his daughter to get a divorce. It’s better to stay alone than to be stuck in an unhappy marriage. And that is exactly what Agatha Christie did in her own life as well.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book even though at first it was confusing to read multiple storylines.

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itsalina's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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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? No

3.25

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tarnishedcopper's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.5

An interesting basis but in my opinion,

the fake accusation made more sense than the actual solution

. The main characters, especially Grey, are interesting and well developed, though on the stereotypical side, and Poirot was Poirot as always. The writing was fun to read. The final romance felt forced, however, and this is not a mystery the reader can solve on their own, as some key details are left out until the end.

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