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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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
Not my favorite and partially because I suspected our murderer but partially because we sort of fizzled out and got verbose in the middle before picking up speed again.
I thought it was interesting that Christie revealed a different side of Poirot’s character here. I liked that.
Does anyone else think that Mr. Drake was murdered as well?
I thought it was interesting that Christie revealed a different side of Poirot’s character here. I liked that.
Does anyone else think that Mr. Drake was murdered as well?
First off I have to say that I hate reading books in series out of order, but this was our book club book this month and it suited the holiday festivities for this month. That being said while all of the Hercule Poirot novels can arguably be read as stand alones, I do wonder after reading this if I would have appreciated a few of the characters more having read all the books that exist between where I'm at in the series currently and this one. There were a few characters I felt like might have made appearances in previous books and are characters I'll definitely be looking for was a read more of the series to see if I'm correct.
This isn't my favorite in the series, but it wasn't a bad little mystery. I liked that there were a lot of little threads in this one that seemed unrelated, but that Poirot picked up on. I had parts of the mystery figured out by the end, but there were a few things that I hadn't fully discovered which is always fun. As usual the wrap up was a lot quicker than the build and it felt a little bit slam bam, but that's to be expected with the style of this series. Still it was a quick read and I did enjoy unravelling the mystery.
This isn't my favorite in the series, but it wasn't a bad little mystery. I liked that there were a lot of little threads in this one that seemed unrelated, but that Poirot picked up on. I had parts of the mystery figured out by the end, but there were a few things that I hadn't fully discovered which is always fun. As usual the wrap up was a lot quicker than the build and it felt a little bit slam bam, but that's to be expected with the style of this series. Still it was a quick read and I did enjoy unravelling the mystery.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Non male, anche se è strano leggere un libro con Poirot ambientato negli anni 60.
L'intreccio è interessante, ma meno brillante rispetto a certi grandi classici della Christie.
L'intreccio è interessante, ma meno brillante rispetto a certi grandi classici della Christie.
mysterious
tense
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:
No
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
'Hallowe'en Party' by Agatha Christie - 3.5/5 ⭐
My first Christie novel, and an undeniably fun murder mystery in which a child is found dead at a halloween party and Poirot is around to help- hence the name!
First of all I understand the Poirot appeal, even though from my understanding this is one of his last appearances. At this point in the timeline he is a funny old man and I love him. In the plot, he is the only character who has a strong conviction that the child was murdered with a specific motive - due to her admitting that she had 'seen a murder' happen a few years prior, and the murderer presumably wanting to keep her quiet.
The other characters are all set on the fact that the child was being dishonest and lying, whereas Poirot seemed committed in investigating the truth behind her claim - since a lot of the non-Poirot locals had really similar opinions, it made their voices feel quite homogenous to me and I struggled to pick them out from each other in conversations. There was also a bit of 'Bah, kids these days' amongst everyone, which I found tiring after a while. I also found it quite confusing given the story's subject matter - especially when the 70s was around the time where 'stranger danger' for children was just starting to become a real concern. You'd think 'Don't accept car rides from strangers, Timmy' would compliment a story about children being in danger really nicely.
I also wish there was MORE halloween! The party at the start is cute but only exists at teh very start, and the 'village witch' does turn out to be mildly prophetic, but I really wanted the vibes to be amped up more.
I had worked out who the murderer was likely to be fairly soon after they were introduced, and thought the surpising hellenistic themes were cool, if not a bit tonally dissonant with 'halloween'. Ariadne Oliver is perfect, no notes.
Overall I enjoyed it, and I'd love recommendations on what your favourite Christie novels are as I can really see me loving her better work. I found this one good, but not amazing!
My first Christie novel, and an undeniably fun murder mystery in which a child is found dead at a halloween party and Poirot is around to help- hence the name!
First of all I understand the Poirot appeal, even though from my understanding this is one of his last appearances. At this point in the timeline he is a funny old man and I love him. In the plot, he is the only character who has a strong conviction that the child was murdered with a specific motive - due to her admitting that she had 'seen a murder' happen a few years prior, and the murderer presumably wanting to keep her quiet.
The other characters are all set on the fact that the child was being dishonest and lying, whereas Poirot seemed committed in investigating the truth behind her claim - since a lot of the non-Poirot locals had really similar opinions, it made their voices feel quite homogenous to me and I struggled to pick them out from each other in conversations. There was also a bit of 'Bah, kids these days' amongst everyone, which I found tiring after a while. I also found it quite confusing given the story's subject matter - especially when the 70s was around the time where 'stranger danger' for children was just starting to become a real concern. You'd think 'Don't accept car rides from strangers, Timmy' would compliment a story about children being in danger really nicely.
I also wish there was MORE halloween! The party at the start is cute but only exists at teh very start, and the 'village witch' does turn out to be mildly prophetic, but I really wanted the vibes to be amped up more.
I had worked out who the murderer was likely to be fairly soon after they were introduced, and thought the surpising hellenistic themes were cool, if not a bit tonally dissonant with 'halloween'. Ariadne Oliver is perfect, no notes.
Overall I enjoyed it, and I'd love recommendations on what your favourite Christie novels are as I can really see me loving her better work. I found this one good, but not amazing!
Surprisingly very little halloween content, but a crazy story nonetheless. Wild twist to this one.
mysterious
medium-paced