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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked this book for the unusual structure it has. Christie was not afraid to experiment with the traditional murder mystery story. Here there is murder mystery without the murder, which takes place at the end of the story? Or does it?
Good stuff. Poirot is on point again as ever.
Good stuff. Poirot is on point again as ever.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Multiple important details that don't add up, making this pretty unsatisfying
I enjoyed the novel. First of all it's a typical Agatha Christie.
If you have been reading Agatha Christie chronologically you will know, read , expect & feel the differences between Agatha Christie of the 1920's & 1960's. It's a new era... people behave differently, it's not as focus on higher up class (nobles) and now more middle and such. Second she really portrays their characters accordingly with their age. Teens are more impetuous, irreverent a bit o evil.. not evil per se but lost, without purpose... One day I will investigate if she hated growing old & seeing society change into degenerate society that focus on oneself instead of society. That pretence that exist before and characters are more direct and don't hide.
Overall it's an interesting novel about a crime that may or not may be committed and Poirot, at least appear in all the book. He is now pretty old but still sharper than all others. I was happy with this novel and seeing Poirot for so much time. Oh by the way if Agatha Christie created Marple as she invisioned herself , then Ariadne Oliver is herself. A writer of mystery that tries helping Poirot.
8/10
If you have been reading Agatha Christie chronologically you will know, read , expect & feel the differences between Agatha Christie of the 1920's & 1960's. It's a new era... people behave differently, it's not as focus on higher up class (nobles) and now more middle and such. Second she really portrays their characters accordingly with their age. Teens are more impetuous, irreverent a bit o evil.. not evil per se but lost, without purpose... One day I will investigate if she hated growing old & seeing society change into degenerate society that focus on oneself instead of society. That pretence that exist before and characters are more direct and don't hide.
Overall it's an interesting novel about a crime that may or not may be committed and Poirot, at least appear in all the book. He is now pretty old but still sharper than all others. I was happy with this novel and seeing Poirot for so much time. Oh by the way if Agatha Christie created Marple as she invisioned herself , then Ariadne Oliver is herself. A writer of mystery that tries helping Poirot.
8/10
what in the fever dream was this??? it still had elements of what I love so much about Christie's mysteries but honestly the plot was pretty ridiculous
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this would be a 4/4.25 if the identity problem didn’t beggar belief to this extent. i’m fond of ariadne, though