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A review by lovecor3
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A well-constructed mystery! I enjoyed it very much. The stuff with the girl guide took me by surprise with how sad it made me.
I loved that Miss Marple solved it miles before anyone else even got close, and especially loved when she went to visit Dinah Lee & told her to stop pretending she was living in sin aha.
I always find it interesting how rude characters are in older books, and in both the Marples I've read so far. They don't hesitate to call someone stupid, or ugly, or vain - and no-one ever considers this to be especially unkind unless it's said to someone's face. I feel like in modern books, if someone talked like this, it would immediately show the reader they're unkind/two-faced/mean, but in these books, everyone does it. Just an interesting, I guess cultural, change between then and now. I suppose it might be a necessary part of the genre too.
I think the clues were very well laid-out throughout the story. Also, I didn't know that Sir Henry Clithering actually turns up in the books! I think he's only in the TV version of The Blue Geranium so it was nice to meet him properly.
Listened to on audiobook.
I loved that Miss Marple solved it miles before anyone else even got close, and especially loved when she went to visit Dinah Lee & told her to stop pretending she was living in sin aha.
I always find it interesting how rude characters are in older books, and in both the Marples I've read so far. They don't hesitate to call someone stupid, or ugly, or vain - and no-one ever considers this to be especially unkind unless it's said to someone's face. I feel like in modern books, if someone talked like this, it would immediately show the reader they're unkind/two-faced/mean, but in these books, everyone does it. Just an interesting, I guess cultural, change between then and now. I suppose it might be a necessary part of the genre too.
I think the clues were very well laid-out throughout the story. Also, I didn't know that Sir Henry Clithering actually turns up in the books! I think he's only in the TV version of The Blue Geranium so it was nice to meet him properly.
Listened to on audiobook.