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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

5 reviews

tinygoldfox's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Absolutely floored me with the ending, did not see it coming at all and it was astounding!

The writing is easy to read and funny, I can see why Agatha Christie is still the world's best selling author! Nearly 100 years since this book was first published and it still hits home.

AMAZING!

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jfield351's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

that was good. at first i suspected

flora and blunt, and then slightly before the end i suspected the actual murderer, shepherd. i realised it was wierd that the book was written in first person when none of christie’s other books are. also, somewhere around page 230, poirot said something about all the suspects and shepherd was not one of them. that was interesting because i thought he would be an obvious suspect. i read this book because my mother guessed the ending when she was a child. i was on the verge of guessing it but didn’t. i did suspect him for a hot minute. also, the fact that the dictaphone read out the dead man’s voice was quite creepy!

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it’s not like her other murder books! wow

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isotope_s's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Pretty good. But I think I like watching mysteries better

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elwirax's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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

4.0

"I have no pity for myself either. So let it be Veronal. But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here to grow vegetable marrows."

"It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did considering I didn't love Christie's first novel. However, I understand why many people love it and why it was considered controversial when it was published (it definitely broke boundaries in the mystery genre).

However,I had my suspicions from the start due to particular emphasis on a piece of information. While these were confirmed by the end, I still thought this was a cleverly woven mystery and one which I will definitely re-read in the future.

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moonlitemuseum's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I can't quite give this (or any Christie yarn) 5 stars because of the unnecessary cruelties peppered through her work; nasty little asides about anyone who isn't white, able-bodied or neurotypical. That said, there's so much to appreciate and love about this story decades on. It's told with wit and humour, and changing pace from Hastings as a narrator both lets us experience a different side to Poirot and gives us the benefit of the narrator's close position in the community (as well as to his incredible gossip of a sister, Caroline.)
The mystery features a strong cast, all with their own secrets and skeletons to hide. Unraveling each one in turn is so much fun that I genuinely felt sad when it was all over. My favorite Poirot so far!

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