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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really enjoyed this book. Thought it would be ruined by having watched the film haunting in Venice but it’s completely different. Thought the narration was fantastic too.
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
mysterious
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
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
Read April 2024
For a book that’s literally called Hallowe’en Party, it has surprisingly little Halloween vibes. Disappointing, but not my biggest problem with the book.
Because, while I did like the beginning and the end when things finally were revealed, the middle really dragged for me. So many conversations with (to me) uninteresting and forgettable people...
Maybe this would have worked better for me had I listened to it in fewer sittings but listening for about half an hour to an hour a day, I kept forgetting who some of these people even were.
For a book that’s literally called Hallowe’en Party, it has surprisingly little Halloween vibes. Disappointing, but not my biggest problem with the book.
Because, while I did like the beginning and the end when things finally were revealed, the middle really dragged for me. So many conversations with (to me) uninteresting and forgettable people...
Maybe this would have worked better for me had I listened to it in fewer sittings but listening for about half an hour to an hour a day, I kept forgetting who some of these people even were.
Is it me? Why can't I love her style like everyone else does??
This could have easily been a 4-star read, but it often loses track of its own atmosphere (and that's saying something for a story set in the countryside, during Halloween, with the crime being committed somewhere called Apple Trees). In addition, the narration doesn't feel enticing; I once again felt detached while reading an Agatha Christie novel.
It is a good case, though; and Poirot was decidedly less annoying in this one — maybe because it was my first time reading one of his stories that is not being narrated by a character.
3.5. My kingdom for an Agatha Christie book that I actually, fully, enjoy.
This could have easily been a 4-star read, but it often loses track of its own atmosphere (and that's saying something for a story set in the countryside, during Halloween, with the crime being committed somewhere called Apple Trees). In addition, the narration doesn't feel enticing; I once again felt detached while reading an Agatha Christie novel.
It is a good case, though; and Poirot was decidedly less annoying in this one — maybe because it was my first time reading one of his stories that is not being narrated by a character.
3.5. My kingdom for an Agatha Christie book that I actually, fully, enjoy.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated