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cariryan's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
A nice quick mystery read! I was surprised by the drug issue involved given the time period it was written but maybe I shouldn’t be, haha! I will continue with the short stories for something to read in between longer books or for a refresh
amys_booknook's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bookishb's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kevi_wan's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
fishtea26's review against another edition
4.0
I found this to be a great introduction to the detective Hercule Poirot. It was only 6 chapters long so it was a good bite-sized mystery to read to get to know the character before starting one of his novels.
The mystery itself was well written and a good introduction to Poirot's intelligence, with him being the only one to fully understand what was going on.
The mystery itself was well written and a good introduction to Poirot's intelligence, with him being the only one to fully understand what was going on.
ahhaitme's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
literary__escapism's review
4.0
The Affair at the Victory Ball was first published in "Poirot's Early Cases" in 1923. The Victory Ball was to be a stunning ball that was to be talked about all season. Unfortunately it is talked about for all the wrong reasons when two people attending the ball end up dead - one from a cocaine overdose and the other stabbed. Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate and solve this one for Inspector Japp.
I'm not really a short story kind of person. I like to really immerse myself in a mystery of at least 200 pages, but I'm getting highly attached to Agatha Christie's short stories. She doesn't waste any words and packs quite a punch with her short stories.
This one with Hercule Poirot was quite interesting. The six people that attended the ball were dressed as characters from a "Italian Comedy" figurine set and it was from this set that the murderer was found.
Unlike me, Hercule Poirot had this one solved early, but being Hercule Poirot he has to do the flair of his "denouement" which I've come to admire.
The Affair at the Victory Ball was a fun short story and I'm looking forward to picking up another Agatha Christie short story soon.
I'm not really a short story kind of person. I like to really immerse myself in a mystery of at least 200 pages, but I'm getting highly attached to Agatha Christie's short stories. She doesn't waste any words and packs quite a punch with her short stories.
This one with Hercule Poirot was quite interesting. The six people that attended the ball were dressed as characters from a "Italian Comedy" figurine set and it was from this set that the murderer was found.
Unlike me, Hercule Poirot had this one solved early, but being Hercule Poirot he has to do the flair of his "denouement" which I've come to admire.
The Affair at the Victory Ball was a fun short story and I'm looking forward to picking up another Agatha Christie short story soon.
medusathebookslut's review against another edition
3.0
It was good I feel like the ending was rushed but for only 20 something pages it was good. I love her books especially Hercule.