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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-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
No es la primera obra que leo de Agatha pero para ser la primera que publicó estoy gratamente satisfecha.
Hastings se me hacía insoportable además egocéntrico y prejuicioso (asi es no me caía nada bien) para el final tengo que decir que le agarre cariño con lo estúpido que es y...
no me juzguen (o si) pero con la ship que le veía con poirot me empezó a caer muy bien
Un punto a decir: llega un punto en la trama donde se hace un tanto engorroso por lo lento que vemos el asunto llegar a l climax pero nada que me haya llegado a hartar.
Hastings se me hacía insoportable además egocéntrico y prejuicioso (asi es no me caía nada bien) para el final tengo que decir que le agarre cariño con lo estúpido que es y...
Un punto a decir: llega un punto en la trama donde se hace un tanto engorroso por lo lento que vemos el asunto llegar a l climax pero nada que me haya llegado a hartar.
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content
Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Alcohol, War
The world's introduction to Hercule Poirot. It's difficult to imagine *this* book launching a character that would become so embedded in pop culture (when compared to other Poirot novels), but The Mysterious Affair at Styles must have wowed a Sherlock-hungry populace in the early 1920s as its deserved success led to Agatha Christie penning her even better Poirot mysteries such as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.
This novel with its old-fashioned "locked room" premise and murder by poisoning bridged the transition from Edwardian crime fiction to Christie's more ingenuous and clever modern plots. I enjoyed it far more upon this reread than I recall previously.
Christie was clearly already allowing herself to have some fun, particularly with Poirot, and the book is all the better for it! It also includes many great Poirot-isms for the aspiring sleuth ("If the fact will not fit the theory - let the theory go") and an ingenious twist-laden plot that only a master detective - or a master mystery novelist - could deduce.
From his first major moments, Poirot is brilliantly memorable and, on its own merits, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is certainly readable and engaging... but judged from its eventual literary impact, the world has it to thank for one of mystery fiction's greatest characters.
This novel with its old-fashioned "locked room" premise and murder by poisoning bridged the transition from Edwardian crime fiction to Christie's more ingenuous and clever modern plots. I enjoyed it far more upon this reread than I recall previously.
Christie was clearly already allowing herself to have some fun, particularly with Poirot, and the book is all the better for it! It also includes many great Poirot-isms for the aspiring sleuth ("If the fact will not fit the theory - let the theory go") and an ingenious twist-laden plot that only a master detective - or a master mystery novelist - could deduce.
From his first major moments, Poirot is brilliantly memorable and, on its own merits, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is certainly readable and engaging... but judged from its eventual literary impact, the world has it to thank for one of mystery fiction's greatest characters.
adventurous
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:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Perfectly mid. Nothing particularly outstanding but it's understandable as this is the first building block in Christie's legacy and the whodunit standard.
Favorite Quotes:
"Blood tells--always remember that--blood tells."
“You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.”
“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.”
Favorite Quotes:
"Blood tells--always remember that--blood tells."
“You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.”
“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.”
Not a bad version of a classic Christie story, zips along at a decent pace - a palate cleanser!
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5
Reseña: http://alwaysinourownworld.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/el-misterioso-caso-de-styles.html
Reseña: http://alwaysinourownworld.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/el-misterioso-caso-de-styles.html
adventurous
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