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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

bgc97's review against another edition

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mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

katemariea514's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jantze's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

4.5

reaperreads's review against another edition

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informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

jobridge's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious slow-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

4.0

lisas_library_factory's review against another edition

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5.0

Was passierte während Agatha Christies mysteriösem Verschwinden 1926 und was waren die Hintergründe?

Diese Frage ließ Christie Zeit ihres Lebens unbeantwortet und geht damit auch in ihrer Autobiographie mit keiner Silbe ein. Das hat viel Anlass für Spekulationen gegeben und diente vielen Autor*innen als Insirationen für biographische Romane.
So kreiert auch Marie Benedict ihre ganz eigene Version der Geschehnisse. Die Autorin hat bereits in verangenen Romanen (Frau Einstein, Lady Churchill) gezeigt, welches Potential in ihr steckt. Sie vermag es, den mehr und weniger bekannten Frauen eine feministische Stimme zu geben und kreiert dabei eine gleichermaßen inspirierende wie fantasievolle Welt.

Bisweilen wirkt die Geschichte etwas überspitzt, gerade was den feministischen Touch anbelangt. Agatha Christie war ihrer Zeit jedoch in vielfacher Hinsicht voraus und genau das wird in diesem Roman geschildert. Eine Mischung aus Spannung, Romantik und Emanzipation.

barbi72's review against another edition

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emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ceola's review against another edition

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bookwoman1967's review against another edition

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3.0

Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance certainly leaves a lot of room for a fictional account of what happened. This story provides a possibility of what happened although there are plot holes. The author's note that purports Marie Benedict is on a mission to champion unknown women in history and that she just knows that Christie had to have crafted her own disappearance is straight out annoying. This is fiction. It probably has as much relationship to truth as Disney's Pocahontas. It's still a good read.

Also, if you haven't read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, it's outrageous that she flat out spoils the plot on that one with no warning.

nerdglasses08's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense

4.0