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kyra_c_c's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this via the Phoebe Reads A Mystery podcast where Phoebe Judge from the AMAZING podcast Criminal reads...a mystery! Highly recommend (as long as you can put up with her mispronunciation of English and French places, which I find adorable).
This story is WILD. It was impossible to guess what was going to happen and I really enjoyed the seemingly random twists and turns. My favourite bit was probably when Poirot called someone a "triple idiot" - I'm going to use that one. I found it more convoluted and dramatic than The Affair At Styles - which I also listened to on Phoebe Reads A Mystery - but I enjoyed Poirot's intellectual battle with the other French detective. Also, Hastings is a fool. Ever was it thus.
This story is WILD. It was impossible to guess what was going to happen and I really enjoyed the seemingly random twists and turns. My favourite bit was probably when Poirot called someone a "triple idiot" - I'm going to use that one. I found it more convoluted and dramatic than The Affair At Styles - which I also listened to on Phoebe Reads A Mystery - but I enjoyed Poirot's intellectual battle with the other French detective. Also, Hastings is a fool. Ever was it thus.
ommageden's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
firyal15ichigo's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
jacobclark's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lara_aadelis's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A well crafted mystery with several twists and turns, I would highly recommend this book if you’d like to read something by Agatha Christie that has not been wildly popularized already.
The crime is nicely set-up, has several twists- and the dialogue has a hilarious dry humor at times. Also, as with the last time, I am always suprised how romantic these books turn out.
Though, a bit of a warning: One will notice this book has been written in the 1920s with things like a hereditary disposition to crime being discussed as well as benevolent sexist comments appearing frequently (though the latter I felt was more of a character choice for the narrator).
The crime is nicely set-up, has several twists- and the dialogue has a hilarious dry humor at times. Also, as with the last time, I am always suprised how romantic these books turn out.
Though, a bit of a warning: One will notice this book has been written in the 1920s with things like a hereditary disposition to crime being discussed as well as benevolent sexist comments appearing frequently (though the latter I felt was more of a character choice for the narrator).
delaneyre's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i_dil's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
nevermindnt's review against another edition
4.0
Reading the second half during one reading session felt like being punched several times in a row without ever being able to predict that another punch is coming
broken_shady's review against another edition
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
3.75