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thebookboy 's review for:
Hallowe'en Party
by Agatha Christie
A fun, twisty little Christie mystery that has some excellent moments.
This was a reread for me, and though I remembered the murderer, the reason I set out to rediscover the book was to see how it compared to the most recent adaptation. Of course, they are nothing alike (and actually this works in the film's favour as you can completely separate it from the book so it's less jarring) and it's actually very hard to compare them because of this.
So, the book. I enjoyed the party set up, the nasty murder and the ever revolving list of suspects - this is one of those mysteries that's very hard to solve because there are simply so many crimes that could be connected. I also loved a lot of parts where Ariadne and Poirot grumble about "the youth of today" and such - it made me wonder what Christie would think about today's young people!
Entertaining and a fun little read for spooky season. Christie is always a reliable choice.
This was a reread for me, and though I remembered the murderer, the reason I set out to rediscover the book was to see how it compared to the most recent adaptation. Of course, they are nothing alike (and actually this works in the film's favour as you can completely separate it from the book so it's less jarring) and it's actually very hard to compare them because of this.
So, the book. I enjoyed the party set up, the nasty murder and the ever revolving list of suspects - this is one of those mysteries that's very hard to solve because there are simply so many crimes that could be connected. I also loved a lot of parts where Ariadne and Poirot grumble about "the youth of today" and such - it made me wonder what Christie would think about today's young people!
Entertaining and a fun little read for spooky season. Christie is always a reliable choice.