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yuditk 's review for:
The Sittaford Mystery
by Agatha Christie
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Agatha Christie is one of those authors that I can pick up at any time and read just to have a good time. I found The Sittaford Mystery to be pretty unique. I've read a lot of Christie, and this one felt different. Firstly, it is one of her mysteries that does not feature one of her famous detectives. Secondly, it doesn't just follow one character, you go into the heads of multiple characters but by the middle and towards the end you really just follow one. This was similar in style to And Then There Were None, although nothing in my head can ever surpass that masterpiece.
I felt a little overwhelmed trying to remember everybody's names in. I had to think hard about who people were. I don't usually have this problem with a Christie novel, so I'm not sure why I struggled here. Maybe it was because a lot of the characters were secondary and felt a bit flat.
I often guess whodunit and have been right on a number of occasions, but I felt that with this one I had no idea who it was nor never felt like I had an inkling so that was fun. I may not remember this book as well as I do others in a few years but it was a fun read at the time.
I felt a little overwhelmed trying to remember everybody's names in. I had to think hard about who people were. I don't usually have this problem with a Christie novel, so I'm not sure why I struggled here. Maybe it was because a lot of the characters were secondary and felt a bit flat.
I often guess whodunit and have been right on a number of occasions, but I felt that with this one I had no idea who it was nor never felt like I had an inkling so that was fun. I may not remember this book as well as I do others in a few years but it was a fun read at the time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism