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The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

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bessadams's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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coltans's review

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reflective slow-paced

4.5

I missed giving it a 5 was it was a very long read. I'm a big Christie fan and found the book kept within what is known about Christie's missing days, with a clever story weaved through it all. A few names were changed which I could forgive but not sure why it was necessary.

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mels_reading_log's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious 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

4.25

I’ve always been more interested in Agatha Christie’s real life than her amazing stories. I love the mystery that no one can figure out, and this novel fills in all the gaps in such a mysterious and satisfying way. There is so much love in this book, all wrapped up in mystery and deception. I really enjoyed it, and would like to hope the real life mystery was a lot like this.

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hannah_steven's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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regvegreads's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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fairytalefootnotes's review

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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amy_park's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

I have been wanting to read this since it was published, and to be honest I was a little dissapointed. The premise was fantastic! A fictional depiction of Agatha Christie's dissaperance from the perspective of her husband's mistress, however it fell short for me. I thought the pacing was off and saw the first twist coming pretty early (slightly spoiled by the reviews at the front of the novel to be honest). The narration was off puting as it spoiled the ending from quite early in the novel.
That being said the novel was enjoyable, it touched on many subjects and I felt the parts that commented on the 'place' of women in the 1920s was insightful and I'm glad the author commented on this as it usually is assumed that women were very passive in this era, which is not the case. The second twist was REALLY good, I didn't see it coming and enjoyed the reveal very much.
Overall it was enjoyable but probably won't pick up another from the author in the future, dependent on an interesting premise!

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