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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

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viiemzee's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

PHEW. A fantastic read. Didn't even guess the killer at all and was pleasantly surprised by how the story went. Can see why this is one of her more popular reads. Very highly recommended if you haven't read it and are a Christie/crime fan.

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genny's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

I've long seen this touted as one of Agatha's best, and I can see why! I would never have guessed the ending, and yet it felt organic and earned, unlike the one in And Then There Were None (I still enjoyed that book, but wasn't a huge fan of the twist). Very clever. I'm already thinking back on all the clues I missed. Stop reading reviews because you might guess it too soon 😆

I listened to the audiobook voiced by Charles Armstrong, whose performance was just as good as the other Poirot narrators I've tried. Hearing Poirot's accent always puts a smile on my face. However, I plan to reread this via ebook because it's high time I admit that it's harder for me to follow Christie's mysteries via audio - there's always a big cast of characters, varying statements regarding locations and time stamps, etc., and the magic of it all coming together gets a little lost on me. Knowing what I know now, it'll be a different kind of fun to experience this story again :D

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violetaalseide's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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laedyred's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

Widely known as one of Christie's best, and for good reason! The charming Poirot is back for another case and just as quirky as ever. This is one my favorite Christie novels.

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jfield351's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

that was good. at first i suspected

flora and blunt, and then slightly before the end i suspected the actual murderer, shepherd. i realised it was wierd that the book was written in first person when none of christie’s other books are. also, somewhere around page 230, poirot said something about all the suspects and shepherd was not one of them. that was interesting because i thought he would be an obvious suspect. i read this book because my mother guessed the ending when she was a child. i was on the verge of guessing it but didn’t. i did suspect him for a hot minute. also, the fact that the dictaphone read out the dead man’s voice was quite creepy!

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it’s not like her other murder books! wow

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