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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's in first person....took the fun out of the book
This was a pretty good one. I really liked the reader of this one better than the one before.
adventurous
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
Another delightful murder mystery with the inimitable Hercule Poirot. I was even on the right track in the beginning, only to let myself get led astray as if I were Hastings! I thoroughly enjoyed Hastings' musings in this instalment of the series, and his little exchange with Poirot, where the latter tells him what makes him so invaluable in these crime-solving efforts, is quite sweet.
As intended, this was a perfect comfort-read. All is well, the world makes sense again! As opposed to, you know, reality.
As intended, this was a perfect comfort-read. All is well, the world makes sense again! As opposed to, you know, reality.
I quite like this one. It is twisty and the person behind it is innocently wicked while confusing Poirot.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
This is a particularly tricky case and one that Poirot has a lot of difficulty in solving.
The story is narrated by Captain Hastings and there's quite a bit of fun where he's exasperated by Poirot talking about little grey cells or being proud of his mustache or pretending that he's humble.
The case centres around the surprising death of Lord Edgeware. The Lord's estranged actress wife Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce to be able to marry a Duke. She asks Poirot to talk to her husband on her behalf. Poirot and Hastings fear there will be little they can say to make him agree to a divorce but when they speak to him he says he's already agreed to one and written to Jane to tell her so.
When he's found stabbed to death in his library it makes no sense to Poirot as there appears to be no motive and Jane was seen visiting him shortly before the time of death. Poirot himself had heard Jane brag about getting rid of him but why would she need to if he's capitulated to her demand for divorce? And Jane is seen dining with friends at the same time as she's seen visiting Lord Edgeware.
How can she be in two places at once?
It's a really clever plot and we really feel Poirot's frustration as the answer eludes him for so long. The narration by Hastings is a fantastic device for getting into the relationship between these two men with such different outlooks.
It's highly entertaining and definitely one of the stronger Poirot novels that I've read.
The story is narrated by Captain Hastings and there's quite a bit of fun where he's exasperated by Poirot talking about little grey cells or being proud of his mustache or pretending that he's humble.
The case centres around the surprising death of Lord Edgeware. The Lord's estranged actress wife Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce to be able to marry a Duke. She asks Poirot to talk to her husband on her behalf. Poirot and Hastings fear there will be little they can say to make him agree to a divorce but when they speak to him he says he's already agreed to one and written to Jane to tell her so.
When he's found stabbed to death in his library it makes no sense to Poirot as there appears to be no motive and Jane was seen visiting him shortly before the time of death. Poirot himself had heard Jane brag about getting rid of him but why would she need to if he's capitulated to her demand for divorce? And Jane is seen dining with friends at the same time as she's seen visiting Lord Edgeware.
How can she be in two places at once?
It's a really clever plot and we really feel Poirot's frustration as the answer eludes him for so long. The narration by Hastings is a fantastic device for getting into the relationship between these two men with such different outlooks.
It's highly entertaining and definitely one of the stronger Poirot novels that I've read.
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Wow, again and again, I could never guessed AC books right!
But, couldn't rate this 5 stars since the "why" was a little bit all of sudden, like there's no clue at all or maybe I missed it.
But, couldn't rate this 5 stars since the "why" was a little bit all of sudden, like there's no clue at all or maybe I missed it.