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lezreadalot 's review for:
The Big Four
by Agatha Christie
2.5 stars. Like my last Christie book, this one was a surprise, but this time I'm unpleasantly surprised by how much I was kinda disappointed by it. I don't think it's bad; to date, I haven't read a book by her that's straight up not good. But if it's not too bold, I really have to say, I think she excels at locked room mysteries, stories with large casts in a small location, a quiet interrogation of facts with red herrings and misdirection here and there for the sake of this reader. This?? This whole international conspiracy of super villains thing?? ...Meh. It didn't interest me, and nor do I think it was super well-realised. As always, there are some clever deductions and cool facts, but the way it was written made it feel like a collection of short stories. I normally wouldn't mind that, but I thought I was in for one, cohesive mystery. Hastings was as amusing and annoying as ever, and for me, he'll always be more of the latter. It's also gotten to a point where the 'subtly poke fun at Sherlock Holmes' thing is just kind of irritating. Oh, and good lord, I almost forgot: a lot of racist language and a couple of anti-Chinese slurs. Disappointing. :/
Listened to the audiobook as read by Hugh Fraser, who is very talented as always and made this a quick read. I adore his voice for Poirot. And like, I still do love Poirot! The character and the series! I was never bored or not entertained by this book, so I can't give it a lower rating than this. But also, it just wasn't for me.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Hugh Fraser, who is very talented as always and made this a quick read. I adore his voice for Poirot. And like, I still do love Poirot! The character and the series! I was never bored or not entertained by this book, so I can't give it a lower rating than this. But also, it just wasn't for me.