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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
A solid mystery, but beware: Agatha Christie's racism and xenophobia is in full force on this one.
"It was one of those enchanting evenings when every word and confidence exchanged seemed to reveal a bond of sympathy and shared tastes. They liked dogs and disliked cats. They both hated oysters and loved smoked salmon. They liked Greta Garbo and disliked Katharine Hepburn. They didn't like fat women and admired really jet-black-hair. They disliked very red nails. They disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and negroes. They preferred buses to tubes."
If you can get past passages like that (it was 1935...), it's a very good whodunnit.
"It was one of those enchanting evenings when every word and confidence exchanged seemed to reveal a bond of sympathy and shared tastes. They liked dogs and disliked cats. They both hated oysters and loved smoked salmon. They liked Greta Garbo and disliked Katharine Hepburn. They didn't like fat women and admired really jet-black-hair. They disliked very red nails. They disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and negroes. They preferred buses to tubes."
If you can get past passages like that (it was 1935...), it's a very good whodunnit.
mysterious
fast-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I won't lie I decided to read this because of the doctor who episode BUT it was very fun. A nice simple old mystery :)
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Disappointed.......It was not compelling as Christie's other books. The plot was good but it fails to provide a good follow up on that. I felt like Christie was making up to fill the gap between murder and the climax, though the book was a short one. Poirot was also not in his professional demeanor. I missed his old self with cracking up his grey cells.