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asterionsiren 's review for:
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
by Anthony Berkeley
I felt a bit disappointed with this book. I have read many mystery and crime novels but it was the first time that I read Berkeley´s. The plot was incredible and the characters fit in perfectly, also did the six different explanations of the same crime but the solution was a bit dull for me. It seems that Berkeley wanted to end up the novel as soon as possible giving a fast and incomplete ending to it, "open" to the reader´s imagination. I don't mean that you don´t know who the killer is, I want to say that the way it is solved and the lack of a proper explanation is why I gave 3 stars to this supposedly classic of crime and mystery novels.
Also, I found some commentaries and descriptions in the book that were profoundly sexist (I don´t know if the author wanted to reflect the society of that time or if it was his own belief taking into account that the book is written in 1929).
Also, I found some commentaries and descriptions in the book that were profoundly sexist (I don´t know if the author wanted to reflect the society of that time or if it was his own belief taking into account that the book is written in 1929).