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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Loved it! I listened to this as an audiobook, and it was so fascinating. It is a fiction retelling of the mysterious 10 days when Agatha Christie disappeared. Still, it left me wanting to read more about the real life lady. Very well written!
KTO WYMYŚLIŁ, ŻEBY GŁÓWNYM BOHATEREM KSIĄŻKI O ZNIKNIECIU AGATY CHRISTIE BYŁ FACET, NO KTO????
So much innuendo throughout part 1 that part 2 seemed like a rather abrupt denouement
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this book, and wound up with very strong feelings towards the characters. The structure of the book reminded me of “Gone Girl,” though one familiar with the events the book is based on knows that Agatha comes out of it alive.
This was just sort of slow and plodding until the last few chapters. I didn’t quite care about the characters or why she disappeared. Not my favorite of Benedict’s.
Benedict takes the fact of Christie's disappearance and weaves a Gone Girl-inspired story to fill in the gaps. I enjoyed the twist that Agatha planned it all as revenge on her awful husband (Archie does not come across well, even in the chapters narrated by him), and the glimpses of her growth as a woman and an author that we see through the Manuscript. Since we'll probably never know the truth, this is as satisfying as the story can get.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This year I'm purposefully reading books that reflect different decades, and this was my selection for the 1920s. It's based on Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance in 1926 and imagines both why and how it took place.
If there ever was a book that embodied Eliza's song Burn in Hamilton, it's this one. All I could hear throughout as Agatha became less and less herself was, "I'm erasing myself from the narrative," and when the explanations took place at the end, "I put myself back in the narrative."
Definitely worth a read.
If there ever was a book that embodied Eliza's song Burn in Hamilton, it's this one. All I could hear throughout as Agatha became less and less herself was, "I'm erasing myself from the narrative," and when the explanations took place at the end, "I put myself back in the narrative."
Definitely worth a read.