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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
El concurso se acabó, ¡denle a esta mujer los 10000 dólares!
Este libro no será Los Hombres son Golpeados por el Futbol, pero igual es una pieza increíble de entretenimiento y diversión, que funciona a muchos niveles.
De entrada, el nível que significa ver a Poirot todo enojadillo porque una chica de la "nueva generación" no lo reconoce, no sabe quién es, ni su trabajo; el otro nivel que significa Nick, siendo perseguida por un asesino que le tiene precio a su cabeza y lo mucho que eso convierte a nuestra historia en una bomba de tiempo estilo película de acción. Nick no esta muerta, sigue viva, y alguien quiere eliminarla, es trabajo de Poirot evitar que esto ocurra.
Y luego tenemos a Nick, un personaje femenino de esos que te alegras que existan, divertida, aventurera y sinvergüenza, disfrute mucho pasar el tiempo a su lado en estás páginas, así como el misterio que no, de nueva cuenta, no averigüe.
Por eso y muchas cosas más, el libro se lleva las cinco estrellas. Me entretuvo, me gustó, y es un rompecabezas divertido de armar que bien puede traerse al siglo XXI y no perdería su esencia.
Este libro no será Los Hombres son Golpeados por el Futbol, pero igual es una pieza increíble de entretenimiento y diversión, que funciona a muchos niveles.
De entrada, el nível que significa ver a Poirot todo enojadillo porque una chica de la "nueva generación" no lo reconoce, no sabe quién es, ni su trabajo; el otro nivel que significa Nick, siendo perseguida por un asesino que le tiene precio a su cabeza y lo mucho que eso convierte a nuestra historia en una bomba de tiempo estilo película de acción. Nick no esta muerta, sigue viva, y alguien quiere eliminarla, es trabajo de Poirot evitar que esto ocurra.
Y luego tenemos a Nick, un personaje femenino de esos que te alegras que existan, divertida, aventurera y sinvergüenza, disfrute mucho pasar el tiempo a su lado en estás páginas, así como el misterio que no, de nueva cuenta, no averigüe.
Por eso y muchas cosas más, el libro se lleva las cinco estrellas. Me entretuvo, me gustó, y es un rompecabezas divertido de armar que bien puede traerse al siglo XXI y no perdería su esencia.
Un giallo in cui Poirot cerca di prevenire un omicidio anziché trovare l'assassino di uno già avvenuto. Nonostante la premessa insolita, all'inizio non mi aveva preso come altri libri della Christie — da un certo punto in poi, invece, non sono riuscito a smettere di leggere.
Devo ammettere che ho intuito il colpevole a metà, ma senza trovare il movente siamo tutti bravi a indovinare. Devo anche ammettere che se qualche anno fa preferivo Miss Marple a Poirot, con questo libro mi sono ricreduto: gli scambi di battute tra lui e Hastings sono sempre molto divertenti.
Devo ammettere che ho intuito il colpevole a metà, ma senza trovare il movente siamo tutti bravi a indovinare. Devo anche ammettere che se qualche anno fa preferivo Miss Marple a Poirot, con questo libro mi sono ricreduto: gli scambi di battute tra lui e Hastings sono sempre molto divertenti.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Part of my enjoyment of a Christie book is playing along, trying to guess the culprit. The closest I got with this one is "well, the idea crossed my mind but I dismissed it entirely!"
End House is a lesson in how important the small details can be. It's also an amazing example of how good Christie is at misdirecting clue emphasis. The facts are all there, I just didn't prioritize them correctly.
The only thing I wish this story had more of was character development. This is a rare moment when poirot is stumped, it would have been nice to see a nuanced reaction from him rather than the melodramatic that we get.
End House is a lesson in how important the small details can be. It's also an amazing example of how good Christie is at misdirecting clue emphasis. The facts are all there, I just didn't prioritize them correctly.
The only thing I wish this story had more of was character development. This is a rare moment when poirot is stumped, it would have been nice to see a nuanced reaction from him rather than the melodramatic that we get.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just didn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, what with the racism and ableism. But Poirot and Hastings are adorable as a little old married couple, and
Spoiler
I will always maintain this is more of a love story between a girl and a house than an actual mystery.
I have such conflicting feelings about this book. It was a favorite of mine, growing up, but a recent re-read woke me to its racism and ableism. But I'd never heard the BBC radio play version, and not just am I a sucker for BBC radio versions, but this month I've done all the driving in creation.
For me, the mark of quality for a Peril version (tv, movie, audiobook) is how it translates this passage from the book:
In this version, that exchange becomes:
Frederica Rice is voiced beautifully, as are the Australians, but John Moffett is not my Poirot, and neither is Hastings awesome. Most of all, though, there's somehow not enough End House by half in here...
But good pacing, good abridgement, functional sound effects, wonderful music.
For me, the mark of quality for a Peril version (tv, movie, audiobook) is how it translates this passage from the book:
"Still no news of that flying fellow, Seton, in his round-the-world flight. Pretty plucky, these fellows. That amphibian machine of his, the Albatross, must be a great invention. Too bad if he's gone west. Not that they've given up hope yet. He may have made one of the Pacific islands."
"The Solomon islanders are still cannibals, are they not?" inquired Poirot pleasantly.
In this version, that exchange becomes:
Hastings: Still no news of Captain Seton.The differences are always incredibly telling.
Poirot: Oh, the man who was flying around the world in that, um, how is he called?
Hastings: A seaplane.
Poirot: No no no, there is another word...
Hastings: Amphibian.
Poirot: That is it.
Hastings: The Albatross, that's what his plane is called. Too bad if the fellow's gone west. But he could always have come down by one of the more... remote Pacific islands.
Poirot: Let us trust not one inhabited by cannibals...
Frederica Rice is voiced beautifully, as are the Australians, but John Moffett is not my Poirot, and neither is Hastings awesome. Most of all, though, there's somehow not enough End House by half in here...
But good pacing, good abridgement, functional sound effects, wonderful music.