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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
"Tommy and Tuppence" aren't the first detectives you think of when you think Agatha Christie, but they are very darling in their first outing. Consider my review four stars if you're a mystery fan.
The story is a little contrived in spots, but it's pretty satisfying in the end. It turns out that the biggest plot hole is the key to the mystery, but I forgive the author, because it was a well-told story and the dialogue doesn't doesn't sound hackneyed like a lot of 20s era fiction.
I took some marks off for some turgid bits at the end. There are quite a few unnecessary gyrations that occur in order to keep the mystery hidden until the last 10 pages.
The story is a little contrived in spots, but it's pretty satisfying in the end. It turns out that the biggest plot hole is the key to the mystery, but I forgive the author, because it was a well-told story and the dialogue doesn't doesn't sound hackneyed like a lot of 20s era fiction.
I took some marks off for some turgid bits at the end. There are quite a few unnecessary gyrations that occur in order to keep the mystery hidden until the last 10 pages.
Not some of Christie's best work, but still a fun mystery.
Agatha is such a delight to read. Got me through my DC to Seattle flight no problem
This one more of an adventure novel and it was tons of fun! Tuppence and Tommy are #relatable, all they want is money for food
This one more of an adventure novel and it was tons of fun! Tuppence and Tommy are #relatable, all they want is money for food
This one read so easily, it was great. Loved the wit and humor!
I didn't finish this as I couldn't get into it. The story was ok but I didn't really enjoy the narrator. It really has made me realise that I really do prefer a dramatised version of Agatha Christie's books.
Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley are old childhood friends who meet up again in the aftermath of the Great War and, almost penniless, agree to form a joint venture: the Young Adventurers Ltd, willing to go anywhere and do anything. Their first assignment ends up leading them into much more danger than anyone imagined and they have to fight for their lives against the mysterious Mr Brown while searching for the one document that could save Britain from civil war.
This book feels very much of its time, with a gently paternalistic government that Knows Best and poor, misled British unions who don't really want to strike, but those darned Bolsheviks are leading them astray. This makes it sound like I didn't enjoy this novel. That's not true, I did, but you certainly need to be aware of the context that it was written in to enjoy it. But that's something that I'm quite good at, doing it regularly with the Golden Age SF novels that I enjoy so much, so it was easy enough to do the same thing here.
The book kept me guessing as to the identity of the mysterious Mr Brown right to the end, laying several false trails. I warmed to the two protagonists very early and became invested in them (so I'll definitely look out for the other books in the series). Despite that, this book was written very early in Christie's career and doesn't feel as polished as some of her later work. As an indicator of things to come it's marvellous, and it holds up well enough to be an enjoyable work on its own merits, so long as you're able to place it in its historical context and not judge it too much.
This book feels very much of its time, with a gently paternalistic government that Knows Best and poor, misled British unions who don't really want to strike, but those darned Bolsheviks are leading them astray. This makes it sound like I didn't enjoy this novel. That's not true, I did, but you certainly need to be aware of the context that it was written in to enjoy it. But that's something that I'm quite good at, doing it regularly with the Golden Age SF novels that I enjoy so much, so it was easy enough to do the same thing here.
The book kept me guessing as to the identity of the mysterious Mr Brown right to the end, laying several false trails. I warmed to the two protagonists very early and became invested in them (so I'll definitely look out for the other books in the series). Despite that, this book was written very early in Christie's career and doesn't feel as polished as some of her later work. As an indicator of things to come it's marvellous, and it holds up well enough to be an enjoyable work on its own merits, so long as you're able to place it in its historical context and not judge it too much.
3.5 stars. The dénouement was rather meh, but Tommy and Tuppence were kind of adorable.
This was FANTASTIC
I love the characters and love the twists, I wonder why they aren't as well known as Poirot?
I love the characters and love the twists, I wonder why they aren't as well known as Poirot?
WHAT. A. RIDE!!!
I wanted to give 4.5 stars but whatever.
This was an emotional roller coaster for me. I had to stop after reading every few chapters to take a breath. The thrill! Starting around 50% into the book I kept screaming to Tuppence and Tommy "Do not trust anyone!!!!" but they didn't listen to me. Thankfully they did not disappoint.
But about the ending, I feel that the bit about the brown book of "the criminal mastermind's confession" seems forced. Even to know about John Doe's motive in Se7en police had to gone through possibly hundreds of his journals. Quite weird if from only ONE journal you can find everything. Journal is not a biography.
And oh, don't even get me started aboutJulius's proposal to Jane and that she accepted right away??! Just don't.
I wanted to give 4.5 stars but whatever.
This was an emotional roller coaster for me. I had to stop after reading every few chapters to take a breath. The thrill! Starting around 50% into the book I kept screaming to Tuppence and Tommy "Do not trust anyone!!!!" but they didn't listen to me. Thankfully they did not disappoint.
But about the ending, I feel that the bit about the brown book of "the criminal mastermind's confession" seems forced. Even to know about John Doe's motive in Se7en police had to gone through possibly hundreds of his journals. Quite weird if from only ONE journal you can find everything. Journal is not a biography.
And oh, don't even get me started about