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daryn's review against another edition
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death
Minor: Racism
honorbound13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide
jedimasterminerva's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
eveningjaye's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Book twenty-four of my personal read through of Agatha Christie in (American) publication order.
The plot was nice and twisty, but what I really loved here was the combination of several characters from other books all working together. Probably one of my favorite Agatha Christies so far, though I wouldn't recommend it for starting out--definitely more fun if you already know the different characters from other books!
Interesting conversation about murder and justice partway through too...
The plot was nice and twisty, but what I really loved here was the combination of several characters from other books all working together. Probably one of my favorite Agatha Christies so far, though I wouldn't recommend it for starting out--definitely more fun if you already know the different characters from other books!
Interesting conversation about murder and justice partway through too...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness
tiffanyfreads's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A pretty solid Agatha Christie mystery that follow the usual formula. The story was interesting because of the dynamics of the dinner party but there wasn't anything that made this one stand out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs and Suicide
saliwali's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death
jdcorley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
One of Christie's experiments - four suspects, all supposed to be murderers in their own right - and a crime that any of them could be supposed to have committed. The book concerns itself with psychology, and the uncovering of the histories of the characters in hopes of finding one whose methods match the immediate death. The real clue comes about three-quarters of the way through when, back to back, two different people give two different accounts of an event only the two of them were present for. We never know who was right, if either, and it doesn't matter. Poirot gains what he needs to know from the lies and mistakes as well as the truth.
Christie's ending, usually drum-tight, is a little loose here, as if she couldn't quite stop with the "four suspects" routine even as she was eliminating one after another. And seeing Christie's self-insert Ariadne Oliver is always a treat, a bit of a bumbler and completely full of herself. Enjoyable enough, and there's nothing much wrong with it, exactly, but one can't help but feel that the experiment was carried on too long, or wasn't well considered in the first place.
Christie's ending, usually drum-tight, is a little loose here, as if she couldn't quite stop with the "four suspects" routine even as she was eliminating one after another. And seeing Christie's self-insert Ariadne Oliver is always a treat, a bit of a bumbler and completely full of herself. Enjoyable enough, and there's nothing much wrong with it, exactly, but one can't help but feel that the experiment was carried on too long, or wasn't well considered in the first place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide
ivulikkivulik's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide
fyre_flies's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Death
Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide, and Toxic friendship