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nataliealane 's review for:
Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
4.5/5 stars
I don’t normally read mystery books, but I’ve really enjoyed some of Agatha Christie’s other books and thought I’d give her Miss Marple books a try. I really enjoyed the mystery, the vicar, and Miss Marple herself. However, I was confused by the fact that the Vicar, Clement, narrated the whole book. I was guessing it would be from Miss Marple’s POV, or at least third person since it IS her series. I’m not sure if the rest of the books are like this. But I did enjoy the writing style and wit, and the vicar was not a bad narrator, I was just expected someone else. There are a lot of people involved in the mystery. I had a hard time keeping track of names, their significance to the mystery, relationships, etc. And the whole clock business (running 15 minutes ahead—-not a spoiler, it’s known from the beginning) kept confusing the timeline in my head, too. But I’m also not the best at math/time, especially mental math.
I don’t normally read mystery books, but I’ve really enjoyed some of Agatha Christie’s other books and thought I’d give her Miss Marple books a try. I really enjoyed the mystery, the vicar, and Miss Marple herself. However, I was confused by the fact that the Vicar, Clement, narrated the whole book. I was guessing it would be from Miss Marple’s POV, or at least third person since it IS her series. I’m not sure if the rest of the books are like this. But I did enjoy the writing style and wit, and the vicar was not a bad narrator, I was just expected someone else. There are a lot of people involved in the mystery. I had a hard time keeping track of names, their significance to the mystery, relationships, etc. And the whole clock business (running 15 minutes ahead—-not a spoiler, it’s known from the beginning) kept confusing the timeline in my head, too. But I’m also not the best at math/time, especially mental math.