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l1t_n3rd 's review for:
Destination Unknown
by Agatha Christie
this was rather disappointing. i didn't have any clear expectations, i didn't anticipate a certain type of story, what i had was a bit of an abstract idea of what this book would be like; a thrilling story full of mystery and intrigue where you have a lot of things you need to figure out. i expected to be sort of like typical spy stories, but with christie's traditional style, which means that there would be many unexpected twists that follow a certain pattern. although i hadn't expected any of the twists, they weren't shocking or surprising as they usually are.
the character writing was also quite bad. the characters were just vague ideas of people; you didn't get much detail about them, which makes sense in this type of story because it's probably done to create intrigue, but it didn't really do that here. i suppose it's because the characters themselves are just not that interesting, and i usually find her cast to be unusual and intriguing (because she places very different people together in complicated situations like murders).
the descriptions were nice, at best. they weren't that vivid but i could imagine the characters and the setting quite well. i do like the many different places that the characters visited here; the scenery was incredibly enjoyable to imagine.
the last thing that i want to comment on is the racism. usually, older books would have a few racist comments that are made in passing, which, although they are awful, make sense considering the history. here, however, they weren't just a few comments, and there were some moments that i found simply uncomfortable because of the racism.
overall, this was a dissatisfying read because i expected more weird and interesting twists and elements that would make the story exciting. i think that it started off pretty decently, got rather boring in the middle and had the ending a bit rushed. i wouldn't really recommend this book to others; i think that christie has written better than this.
the character writing was also quite bad. the characters were just vague ideas of people; you didn't get much detail about them, which makes sense in this type of story because it's probably done to create intrigue, but it didn't really do that here. i suppose it's because the characters themselves are just not that interesting, and i usually find her cast to be unusual and intriguing (because she places very different people together in complicated situations like murders).
the descriptions were nice, at best. they weren't that vivid but i could imagine the characters and the setting quite well. i do like the many different places that the characters visited here; the scenery was incredibly enjoyable to imagine.
the last thing that i want to comment on is the racism. usually, older books would have a few racist comments that are made in passing, which, although they are awful, make sense considering the history. here, however, they weren't just a few comments, and there were some moments that i found simply uncomfortable because of the racism.
overall, this was a dissatisfying read because i expected more weird and interesting twists and elements that would make the story exciting. i think that it started off pretty decently, got rather boring in the middle and had the ending a bit rushed. i wouldn't really recommend this book to others; i think that christie has written better than this.