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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A collection made up of four mysteries featuring Poirot.
Whilst the first three stories were good and kept me guessing, I didn’t enjoy the last one as much - I found it a little abrupt.
To be honest, I don’t have too much to say about this collection - I do love Poirot, though I find that novel-length mysteries are more suited to his style and little grey cells than short stories, even these longish short stories. But this was good to read between longer novels or as a break from heavy books.
An enjoyable, though hardly mind-blowing, collection of longish short stories featuring Poirot and his love of logic.
I just really find the start of the last novella so amusing… Ms Christie really said “everything in the room was square except for the head of a man sitting in one of the tables… for it was quite an egg-shaped head” or smth to that effect. I was gagged. It feels like Christie in a way grew with her characters and, thus, ends up bickering with them as people who grow old together do.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn't a fan of Nigel Hawthorne's narration of the first short story but Hugh Fraser narrated all the stories after. Not sure why he doesn't get narration credit on the book listing but he was great as always. I usually am not a big short story fan but these were all fun. A great listen.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
mysterious
fast-paced
A very enjoyable short story Poirot book. The one I enjoyed the least was the theft one, but even that was clever.