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Endless Night
by Agatha Christie
This was a slow cooked dish that in my haste to consume, almost overlooked the the brilliant work of a master chef.
Endless Night has been on my radar for a while, it is highly rated among Christie fans and I see now, deservedly so. Somehow I expected a dark, disturbing mystical story when I started, and when I read a over two-thirds of it, following an apparent romance foreboding something sinister, I felt a bit underwhelmed.
The final stretch amazingly reconfigured my view of the story, all the little hints of the well thought out story I wasn't able to grasp suddenly came flooding in.I have not enjoyed previous books employing unreliable narrators, but my goodness, when it clicks, it is gold.
The meal took its time on the stove, but what was served was ultimately worth the wait. A unique examination of desire, of possession of said desire and the cost of it all,viewed through the eyes of a killer who couldn't be overcome his deadly nature even when tempered by love .
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to endless night.
Endless Night has been on my radar for a while, it is highly rated among Christie fans and I see now, deservedly so. Somehow I expected a dark, disturbing mystical story when I started, and when I read a over two-thirds of it, following an apparent romance foreboding something sinister, I felt a bit underwhelmed.
The final stretch amazingly reconfigured my view of the story, all the little hints of the well thought out story I wasn't able to grasp suddenly came flooding in.
The meal took its time on the stove, but what was served was ultimately worth the wait. A unique examination of desire, of possession of said desire and the cost of it all,
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to endless night.