A review by rebeccainspace
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This is my first Agatha Christie book and after seeing the knives out films, it was so cool to read what they were heavily influenced by. I could see the influence immediately. I love the tone, and this subgenre of murder mystery in a mansion. I loved the reveal, especially because even though I felt good about my guess I was pretty far off! There were many little questions I thought wouldn't be able to be answered or would be forgotten but everything came back at the conclusion! 

I described the novel as funny because some character interactions that made me laugh. The main detective is quite a character which results in some numerous reacts of other characters. The main character can also be an idiot sometimes, especially with women, and I enjoyed joining other characters in laughing at him. 

I did knock down the review a bit because while a great story, the result of being an old novel means that there are some things that make it unenjoyable to read. For instance there is some racism and the n-word is used once. For reference, it is minimal in comparison to other classic novels I've read, but it still affected by reading experience when it happened. 
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