saara13 's review for:

Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

4.0

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Maybe a 3.5 instead of a four but this was a solid Christie book and it had everything. The perfect ensemble of characters with a classic setting and of course a brilliant premise. One thing Christie is good at that particularly shone in this book is her pacing. She can move a book along so well and make sure it never drags without it being rushed. The only reason I didn't love this book was because I could guess the ending. I don't know if it was because I've read too many of her books at this point or if it was just obvious, but I always like a Christie book better if it fools me and this one didn't. Also, Christie's racist prejudices were quite prevalent in this book and honestly it did make me uncomfortable while reading it sometimes. I know people say that it was common at the time and we should separate that from her actual writing but honestly it does impact my reading experience in a negative way. Another thing is I do wish Poirot was in this book more as it focused a lot on the police, especially in the second half but I love Poirot as a character so I missed him :(. All in all though, a good book but it didn't leave me mind blown.