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vasuki 's review for:
Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
The real charm of this one was in getting a glimpse of a true old fashioned sleepy little town rife with gossip and small town interpersonal dynamics. As for the actual mystery I personally found it far less satisfying than the Poirot stories I’ve read so far, I felt that there were much too many red herring type “clues” that were all too conveniently explained away at the very last second, which is always a bit frustrating when the entire fun of an intricate mystery is figuring out how all the clues must fit together. I also have to say I prefer Poirot’s eccentricities and funny little remarks to Miss Marple’s “nice old lady” character. That being said, it’s so funny to me how Agatha Christie grew to detest Poirot, despite how lovable her readers found him:
“By 1930, Agatha Christie found Poirot "insufferable", and, by 1960, she felt that he was a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep"”.
“By 1930, Agatha Christie found Poirot "insufferable", and, by 1960, she felt that he was a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep"”.