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A review by bibliocamera
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
2.0
Poirot writer Sophie Hannah says this is her favorite of Agatha Christie’s novels.
It is my LEAST favorite by far.
I REALLY thought this novel was boring. It is very hard to read about characters that are not relatable or interesting.
When something FINALLY happened it was a great relief. I hoped it would pick up the pace. Except the murder victim was not someone I cared about at all. So, solving this murder was barely interesting to me. The “psychology” of these characters was not compelling either.
Agatha Christie herself even admitted this book would have been better without Poirot. Since he has more of a cameo than a starting role. Something I felt keenly in the story.
When reading a “Poirot” novel it is maddening when he doesn’t appear until around the half way point and then only reappears from time to time. I want to spend time with him, not this dysfunctional bunch.
It is my LEAST favorite by far.
I REALLY thought this novel was boring. It is very hard to read about characters that are not relatable or interesting.
When something FINALLY happened it was a great relief. I hoped it would pick up the pace. Except the murder victim was not someone I cared about at all. So, solving this murder was barely interesting to me. The “psychology” of these characters was not compelling either.
Agatha Christie herself even admitted this book would have been better without Poirot. Since he has more of a cameo than a starting role. Something I felt keenly in the story.
When reading a “Poirot” novel it is maddening when he doesn’t appear until around the half way point and then only reappears from time to time. I want to spend time with him, not this dysfunctional bunch.