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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
An interesting read for Christie fans, this collection demonstrates how her simultaneously generous and cynical view of humanity applies outside the realm of crime. The first story, “The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife,” feels particularly representative of her worldview, as it offers a comic boilerplate model of marriage, hypocrisy, and midlife crisis.
Parker Pyne is a delightful character, and his classification of the five types of unhappiness will charm Christie fans. But I wouldn’t recommend this book to the uninitiated; there are much better places to start.
Parker Pyne is a delightful character, and his classification of the five types of unhappiness will charm Christie fans. But I wouldn’t recommend this book to the uninitiated; there are much better places to start.
from all the series and characters, parkey pyne is my favourite. it's like telling briefly, simply, and beautifully how human psychology works in real life.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Meh 😒 this guy's worse than Poirot with his psychology
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
I would say Parker Pyne is more a fixer than he is an investigator, which made these stories different from other works by Agatha Christie and very enjoyable.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
The image of Parker Pyne as a happiness expert is delightfully humorous. In some ways he is significantly more interesting than Christie's detectives, because while he adopts the same kind of mysterious aloofness and withholding of his knowledge, his goal isn't always to solve murders or crimes, but is often simply to make people happy.