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There was a nod to Murder at the Orient Express when they talked about how breaking a watch to deceive about the time of death was such an amateur thing to do… love a tongue-in-cheek queen. But this wasn’t my favorite…. Enjoyable though.

wollitrolli's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

thenovelbook's review against another edition

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3.0

Effectively tense atmosphere, though laden with just a few too many characters. You do stand a chance of figuring out at least some of what's going on, which makes it more engaging. But it didn't go the way I actually wanted it to go, and the last chapter... well, it seems like a wildly dysfunctional outcome to me, but... whatever!

catmos's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

ranee_samaniego's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 / 5 Stars

Taken at the Flood is a strong Agatha Christie novel. As usual, the ending completely surprised me, and I love Hercule Poiroit's quirky character.

The first half the of the novel was actually devoid of Hercule Poiroit, but it was actually a nice change of pace from her normal Poiroit novels.

rld1727's review against another edition

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4.75

Points docked for the part where

a character realizes their love for someone after that someone tries to kill them (yikes)

; otherwise, really enjoyed!

I say it on all of my Poirot reviews, but I really don’t think we talk enough about how funny Agatha Christie’s books are.

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