A review by kim5309
Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

This novel is a bad showing by the amazing Agatha Christie. The half star is for the inclusion of beloved characters Poirot and Ariadne Oliver. Otherwise there is nothing about this book to recommend it. This book reads like she dictated it and it was transcribed with no editing. First of all - almost nothing happens in this book - it is all a series of interviews. The reader is merely told a story. Christie repeats the elephant theme and even some of the (weak) clues ad nauseam. The mother-in-law starting the mystery by cornering Ariadne at a literary luncheon makes no sense. Ariadne telling her goddaughter that she "forgot" about the fact that the goddaughter's parents met a very public, tragic and mysterious end is the height of rudeness and makes no sense. Also, you can see the lazy"twist" ending a mile away. I recommend you forget about this book.