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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Agatha Christie foi e é, como todos sabem, a grande mestre dos policiais, do mistério. Hercule Poirot é das personagens mais inteligentes e perspicazes que já conheci.
O Mistério do Comboio Azul segue várias personagens, vários suspeitos, que circulam em redor do assassinato de Ruth Kettering, o seu envolvimento com um vigarista, e o roubo de rubis que a vítima tinha na sua posse. Posso dizer que nunca pensaria no verdadeiro assassino. Aliás, tinha-o/a como umas das personagens que certamente não estava envolvido/a no crime!
Não é dos policiais de Agatha Christie que mais gostei, contudo não deixa de ser um grande policial, afinal estamos a falar da Rainha do Crime! :)
O Mistério do Comboio Azul segue várias personagens, vários suspeitos, que circulam em redor do assassinato de Ruth Kettering, o seu envolvimento com um vigarista, e o roubo de rubis que a vítima tinha na sua posse. Posso dizer que nunca pensaria no verdadeiro assassino. Aliás, tinha-o/a como umas das personagens que certamente não estava envolvido/a no crime!
Não é dos policiais de Agatha Christie que mais gostei, contudo não deixa de ser um grande policial, afinal estamos a falar da Rainha do Crime! :)
The romantic and slightly more convoluted ending aside, this is pure Christie magic.
medium-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can’t tell you a darn thing that happened here that isn’t in the synopsis. This was a miss for me, boring boring boring
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Honestly, this was my least favorite of Agatha Christie's books so far.
The beginning was very confusing, I had to reread it to understand exactly what was happening, because it seemed a little out of place; it only started to pick up some pace in the middle of the book, with the crime analysis by Poirot; although the ending gave some of the events in the beginning a bit of meaning, it still felt very weird and out of place.
Usually, I pick up the small clues that Christie leaves through the book and have my suspicions on a few different characters along the way, but this time it felt like each time there was a new development, it didn't contribute to advance the story and the resolution of the crime.
Additionally, it felt like Poirot was a bit out of the main plot, because a lot of the things that could be included throughout the story were only quickly mentioned by him (as a character) and never experienced or described to the reader (almost as if it was purposefully hidden so the reader couldn't suspect who committed the crime). The focus on certain characters, like Katherine, was also weird, when, in the end, everything seemed to be explained through superstition and sudden sensations.
It was still enjoyable, just not as much as some of her other Poitot books.
The beginning was very confusing, I had to reread it to understand exactly what was happening, because it seemed a little out of place; it only started to pick up some pace in the middle of the book, with the crime analysis by Poirot; although the ending gave some of the events in the beginning a bit of meaning, it still felt very weird and out of place.
Usually, I pick up the small clues that Christie leaves through the book and have my suspicions on a few different characters along the way, but this time it felt like each time there was a new development, it didn't contribute to advance the story and the resolution of the crime.
Additionally, it felt like Poirot was a bit out of the main plot, because a lot of the things that could be included throughout the story were only quickly mentioned by him (as a character) and never experienced or described to the reader (almost as if it was purposefully hidden so the reader couldn't suspect who committed the crime). The focus on certain characters, like Katherine, was also weird, when, in the end, everything seemed to be explained through superstition and sudden sensations.
It was still enjoyable, just not as much as some of her other Poitot books.
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated