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A review by vermidian
They Came To Baghdad by Agatha Christie
3.0
If it were not for one single line in the book that absolutely broke me into tears of laughter, this book would be a 2 star review.
The book itself is bland. The main character is unquestionably stupid, following a strange, good-looking man half way around the world without money or a plan because he spoke to you for five minutes at Charing Cross station. She’s ridiculous and it’s honestly a miracle she survived the book.
The plot is half decent. It’s predictable in spots, but overall quite good. It’s definitely one where, if you were paying attention, you can catch the hints and figure things out.
But the line that broke me was this: “Faithful to the tradition of Juliet, Victoria leaned over the balcony and gave a prolonged hiss.” Also unfortunately - or fortunately, depending on your perspective - I was on a voice call at the time, which was 3:19 AM, and I then had to explain it to my friends. While rationally I know they meant more of a “psssst” sound, I just couldn’t help but picture a woman hissing like an angry cat at a man over the railing of a balcony. Fortunately, I have great friends and we wound up absolutely crying with laughter for a good 20 minutes. This experience will forever be engrained in my brain and it gave this book an extra star just for that experience.
Would I recommend the book? Nah, not really. The main character is an idiot and it killed the book for me. It’s okay, but Christie definitely has better books.
The book itself is bland. The main character is unquestionably stupid, following a strange, good-looking man half way around the world without money or a plan because he spoke to you for five minutes at Charing Cross station. She’s ridiculous and it’s honestly a miracle she survived the book.
The plot is half decent. It’s predictable in spots, but overall quite good. It’s definitely one where, if you were paying attention, you can catch the hints and figure things out.
But the line that broke me was this: “Faithful to the tradition of Juliet, Victoria leaned over the balcony and gave a prolonged hiss.” Also unfortunately - or fortunately, depending on your perspective - I was on a voice call at the time, which was 3:19 AM, and I then had to explain it to my friends. While rationally I know they meant more of a “psssst” sound, I just couldn’t help but picture a woman hissing like an angry cat at a man over the railing of a balcony. Fortunately, I have great friends and we wound up absolutely crying with laughter for a good 20 minutes. This experience will forever be engrained in my brain and it gave this book an extra star just for that experience.
Would I recommend the book? Nah, not really. The main character is an idiot and it killed the book for me. It’s okay, but Christie definitely has better books.