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arangele's review
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? No
3.5
dembury's review against another edition
4.0
A classic and really delightful Poirot case, full of scheming suspects and red herrings and all that good Christie stuff! This one is more of a thinker and has less action but that doesn't make it any less fun. Take a shot every time Hastings thinks he knows more than Poirot and you'll have a great drinking game to play while reading, too.
mark_kivimaki's review against another edition
dark
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? No
3.25
thisbookishcat's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
3.25
I didn't love this one as much as her others this far. I agree with what a lot of others have mentioned about how the banter feels off and how it is suddenly full of a lot of language that is nowadays not acceptable - I'm not sure if previous works of hers I've read have just been edited to not include those or if this is really her first time trying them out, but it was quite jarring.
For the story itself, it was okay, but I didn't enjoy any of the characters so this one was a bit of a miss for me.
For the story itself, it was okay, but I didn't enjoy any of the characters so this one was a bit of a miss for me.
lisas_library_factory's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first prober novel by Agatha Christie and I absolutely enjoyed it. Hercule Poirot is such a unique and interesting character (as well as Miss Marple) that you feel attached and roped into the cases they investigate. During the whole story I kept asking myself, who the muderer was and re-questioned my own theories throughout, which I found very entertaining and exiting. I cannot wait to continue with the next Christie novel and highly recommend her work, if you are into a classic criminal story.
kimananda's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
raspberryicedtea's review against another edition
2.0
Alter hat mich Hastings genervt. Jedes Mal wenn es irgendwelche neuen Infos gab war er sofort so "Ja, GANZ EINDEUTIG ist diese Person der Täter". Das hat er die letzten fünf Male schon gesagt, lernt der Mann nicht aus seinen Fehlern?
Der Polizist war anstrengend (mit Absicht natürlich but still) und Poirot hat mich jetzt auch nicht besonders beeindruckt.
Das ganze war viel zu lang gezogen und nach der Hälfte hab ich das Interesse verloren.
Der Polizist war anstrengend (mit Absicht natürlich but still) und Poirot hat mich jetzt auch nicht besonders beeindruckt.
Das ganze war viel zu lang gezogen und nach der Hälfte hab ich das Interesse verloren.