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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A pretty darn good Poirot mystery. If you ignore the racism. (Who knew people hated Greeks lol?) (also a few obligatory slurs?? For no reason?? They really were wilder out back then) more content warnings in this one compared to her other books
I WAS SO MAD for most of the book because I was SURE Mr.tanio’s did it. I’m so SOOOOO glad I was wrong! Otherwise it would’ve been so sad, for everyone to be racist to this poor guy only for him to be the killer :( but OMG Mrs.Lawson should have been one of the killers (she def don’t really want to part with the money and she STILL DIDNT GIVE ANY TO MR.TANIOS ONLY THE KIDS WTF!?!?) poor guy… ALMOST FORGOT PORIOT MADE THAT GIRL KHS WTHH??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Abandonment
Minor: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Colonisation, Classism
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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
mysterious
medium-paced
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:
Complicated
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
Rating: 2.5 stars
I didn’t like this as much as the other Christie I read recently (Cards on the Table) but it was still pretty good. Maybe I'm giving it a middling rating solely due to comparison, but eh.
I didn’t like this as much as the other Christie I read recently (Cards on the Table) but it was still pretty good. Maybe I'm giving it a middling rating solely due to comparison, but eh.
It was so nice to be back with Poirot and Hastings again! I love Agatha’s style in this one - the dry wit and humor really comes through. I didn’t guess the culprit but alas! With Poirot I rarely seem to. I had stopped reading Poirot for a while because they were getting repetitive but this one hit at the right time. Loved it.
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A rare one where I guessed the culprit! I guess Ms. Christie lobbed us a clue with "the type of murder."
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced