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A review by momoxshi
The Last Seance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Another short story collection from Agatha Christie, but this one more focused on supernatural events (or seemingly supernatural) sprinkled with her usual mystery.
A handful of stories are already familiar to me as I've read a few other short story collection of Christie's.
A few notable favorites are as follows: The Last Seance, In a Glass Darkly, The Idol House of Astarte, Philomel Cottage, Wireless, The Mystery of the Blue Jar, The Blue Geranium, and The Dressmaker's Doll. I like the fact that this started off with The Last Seance. Having a serious supernatural story makes it funnier to read the endings of those stories that didn't actually have anything supernatural in them.
I wasn't a fan of The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael and The Red Signal but the rest ranged from pretty good to adequate.
A handful of stories are already familiar to me as I've read a few other short story collection of Christie's.
A few notable favorites are as follows: The Last Seance, In a Glass Darkly, The Idol House of Astarte, Philomel Cottage, Wireless, The Mystery of the Blue Jar, The Blue Geranium, and The Dressmaker's Doll. I like the fact that this started off with The Last Seance. Having a serious supernatural story makes it funnier to read the endings of those stories that didn't actually have anything supernatural in them.
I wasn't a fan of The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael and The Red Signal but the rest ranged from pretty good to adequate.