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A review by moyarb
Death on the Nile and Other Hercule Poirot Mysteries by Agatha Christie
4.0
The cover is stunning. I appreciate that the second and third stories both have a table of contents. Death on the Nile is the better story of the three with Five Little Pigs coming at second, and The ABC Murders being the weakest story for me.
Death on the Nile starts off slowly, but gets great by chapter 13. I also found there to be way too many characters, and in hindsight, the reveal makes sense because of that. However, once things get going, it was a fun read, and the twist was amazing. It was a roller coaster to figure it out, back out, only to figure out I was right. I would read it again.
The ABC Murders was underwhelming and I wish it wasn't. It's an interesting premise and an even more interesting reveal, but I found this one boring. I don't want to say it's because it's in the POV of someone else, but I even found the BBC adaptation boring. I haven't read that many of Christie's novels, but so far this was my least favorite.
Five Little Pigs also started off slowly, but it was still worlds more interesting than The ABC Murders . It's organized into three books. Book One was slow, but Books Two and Three were where things picked up. I found most of the characters unlikable and they rambled a lot. I found the ending abrupt, but I'm glad I figured out the reveal!
Death on the Nile starts off slowly, but gets great by chapter 13. I also found there to be way too many characters, and in hindsight, the reveal makes sense because of that. However, once things get going, it was a fun read, and the twist was amazing. It was a roller coaster to figure it out, back out, only to figure out I was right. I would read it again.
The ABC Murders was underwhelming and I wish it wasn't. It's an interesting premise and an even more interesting reveal, but I found this one boring. I don't want to say it's because it's in the POV of someone else, but I even found the BBC adaptation boring. I haven't read that many of Christie's novels, but so far this was my least favorite.
Five Little Pigs also started off slowly, but it was still worlds more interesting than The ABC Murders . It's organized into three books. Book One was slow, but Books Two and Three were where things picked up. I found most of the characters unlikable and they rambled a lot. I found the ending abrupt, but I'm glad I figured out the reveal!