944 reviews for:

The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie

3.67 AVERAGE

brenna_ellis's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

em1246's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Oh to be young and upper class in the 1920s. Not quite 5 stars as I did make a reasonable guess at the ending but still a very fun read.

about_wind_and_willows's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny mysterious 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: No

jds70's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious

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The Seven Dials is now one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels! Oliver Thompson was a wonderful narrator & I loved his accent. (I'd tried another edition but didn't get far because the narrator had an American accent & the characters say some very British things that sound strange in an American voice.) 

One thing I really enjoyed was the humor. Christie usually adds a bit of humor, often self-referencing detective stories, but this also has some truly laugh-out-loud moments. You know it's going to be funny when you hear some of the characters' names: Bundle, Pongo, Lady Coote, & Socks (she's a human, not a cat). & everyone's "an ass."

Another interesting thing is that, even though it's a Superintendent Battle story, most of the investigating is done by Bundle & her friends. I really enjoyed the amateur sleuth angle.

A group of friends decide to play a prank one of their friends who is a chronic oversleeper. When the prank goes horribly wrong, Bundle & her friends decide to investigate on their own, but nothing is as it seems. The more she investigates, the more she realizes this case has threads that go deeper & farther than anyone could've imagined.

carolsnotebook's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

heatherjuniorlovesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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I prefer the Marple and Poirot mysteries. Still, an interesting and enjoyable read.

ms_smith's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

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Meglepően szimpatikus volt Battle főfelügyelő karaktere, mondjuk valamiért éreztem, hogy a Hét Számlap valami mást takar mint azt Batyu gondolta. Akkor vált a leggyanúsabbá, amikor a magyar főhercegnőről esett szó, ott már azért kapisgáltam, hogy itt valami más van a dolgok hátterében. Végig Jimmy és Bill között vacilláltam, de csak majdnem a legvégére tudtam biztosan melyikük a hunyó. Érdekes és élvezetes olvasmány volt, bár azt nem teljesen értettem, hogy miért akarták azt a tervezetet ellopni.

alice_horoshev's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

kaitlynnleal's review against another edition

4.0

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: Yes

breaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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Maybe the most fun Christie book I’ve read. The mystery isn’t her best, but the characters are lively and memorable. At times she writes her young characters exactly as they might appear in a modern high school movie. I never expected a nearly 100 year old novel to feel so comically relatable, and Bundle’s relationship with her dad (as an example) is 100% true to life.