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evenshadow's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favourite Christie stories, or even my favourite set of her short stories. There are some gems in here, but some definite duds as well. Worth reading if you love Christie and are in a spooky mood, but don't let this be the first thing you read of hers.
thebookwormsfeast's review against another edition
4.0
Listened to Christopher Lee narrate this - very short, like very very short, but I loved the storyline.
raptorq's review against another edition
Theres just so much racism written into almost every story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, and Racial slurs
holly98's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
valerie92's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
momoxshi's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Another short story collection from Agatha Christie, but this one more focused on supernatural events (or seemingly supernatural) sprinkled with her usual mystery.
A handful of stories are already familiar to me as I've read a few other short story collection of Christie's.
A few notable favorites are as follows: The Last Seance, In a Glass Darkly, The Idol House of Astarte, Philomel Cottage, Wireless, The Mystery of the Blue Jar, The Blue Geranium, and The Dressmaker's Doll. I like the fact that this started off with The Last Seance. Having a serious supernatural story makes it funnier to read the endings of those stories that didn't actually have anything supernatural in them.
I wasn't a fan of The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael and The Red Signal but the rest ranged from pretty good to adequate.
A handful of stories are already familiar to me as I've read a few other short story collection of Christie's.
A few notable favorites are as follows: The Last Seance, In a Glass Darkly, The Idol House of Astarte, Philomel Cottage, Wireless, The Mystery of the Blue Jar, The Blue Geranium, and The Dressmaker's Doll. I like the fact that this started off with The Last Seance. Having a serious supernatural story makes it funnier to read the endings of those stories that didn't actually have anything supernatural in them.
I wasn't a fan of The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael and The Red Signal but the rest ranged from pretty good to adequate.