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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

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pam_simpson06's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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tintin's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5


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its_kievan's review

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Underwhelming. I don’t really care about Poirot, either as a person or as a detective. The only time he was at all interesting was his brief debate with Ferguson about art, otherwise he was just there to deliver plot points. In fact, all of the characters were fairly weak - a far cry from the far superior And Then There Were None. Appropriately enough, given the setting, this feels like a 1930s holiday read and nothing more.

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renpuspita's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 Baru kali ini gue baca novelnya Agatha Christie dan bisa nebak siapa pelakunya πŸ˜‚. Kayak kecurigaan gue itu bener saat Poirot dan Kolonel Race menginvestigasi semua penumpang kapal Karnak, terus seperti kebenarannya itu sedikit demi sedikit terungkap. Selalu menarik membaca Poirot mengutarakan deduksinya dan membayangkan bagaimana pelaku melakukan kejahatan. Benar2 kejahatan berdarah dingin!

Ceritanya sendiri memang full drama dengan unsur percintaan yang kental (kalau ga bisa dibilang LEBAY) dan tak lupa, skandal. Endingnya pun juga dramatis sama seperti awal cerita yg mulainya dramatis. Banyak hal2 yang ditulis Dame Christie di awal cerita yang nantinya akan jadi clue saat cerita bergulir dan bikin jadi "AHA!! πŸ‘†" moment. Death on the Nile ini memang unik, karena sampai pertengahan cerita kita diajak untuk membaca kejadian2 dramatis yg mengelilingi sang korban, Linnet Ridgeway atau Linnet Doyle setelah dia menikah dengan Simon Doyle yang sebelumnya adalah mantan tunangan Jacqueline de Bellefort dimana Jackie ini adalah sahabat akrab Linnet. Akward tentunya saat Jackie selalu ada pas Linnet dan Simon lagi bulan madu di Mesir. Kita akan dihadapkan pada drama penuh kecemburuan sebelum akhirnya Linnet tewas terbunuh di kabinnya.

Seakan belum cukup rumit, Dame Christie juga mengenalkan banyak tokoh, suatu ciri khas beliau untuk membuat ensemble cast di novelnya sehingga kalau pembaca ga awas bacanya, ya bakal bingung ini siapa dan itu siapa. Karakter yang banyak ini juga berfungsi sebagai red herring, bikin kita menebak - nebak apa mereka pelakunya? Apalagi semua karakter memang berhubungan dengan Linnet dan semuanya juga setidaknya punya motif untuk membunuh Linnet, TAPI juga punya alibi yang membuat mereka lepas dari kecurigaan.

Seperti yang gue katakan sebelumnya, dengan kecerdasan (dan keangkuhannya!), Hercule Poirot berhasil memecahkan kasus yang tampaknya rumit, tapi sebenarnya juga sederhana. Gue merasa sebagai pembaca, gue kayak diajak menduga -duga dan berprasangka. Apalagi saat Kol. Race bilang ada dugaan pemberontak berkeliaran di Karnak, sehingga membuat gue berpikir apa ini akan jadi "kasus berlapis" ? Atau malah sebenarnya motif pembunuhan Linnet ini karena dendam mengingat keluarga Linnet yg kaya raya juga punya banyak musuh atau justru perampokan saat kalung mutiara mewah punya Linnet hilang? Semua dugaan dan prasangka ini cukup bikin gue gregetan tapi lega juga setelah tahu kecurigaan gue terbukti walau gue tentunya agak tertegun pas baca howdunnitnya. Kayak yang..wow, bisa gitu yah! 🀣

Death on the Nile tetap menarik dibaca dan gue bersyukur ga nonton versi Kenneth Brannagh yg terlalu banyak improvisasi dan bedanya. Tidak hanya diajak memecahkan kasus, tapi Dame Christie juga mengajak pembacanya untuk menyusuri kekayaan sejarah Mesir. Bikin gue jadi pengen ke Mesir juga kan jadinya 😁 

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ssolov's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.75


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oonawoodbury's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A very solid mystery, some of the voices were a little over the top and of course the relationship of the wealthy British to basically all non-white background characters was uncomfortable 

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rosemaryandrue's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

When Hercule Poirot finds himself on a barge down the Nile with a simmering love triangle, he cannot stop it before the situation explodes into murder.

This is my second read of this book, though my first was some time ago, so fresher on my mind was the middling film adaptation. The book proves itself superior to the film of course, and holds up well on reread as well, as the motley cast of side characters introduced themselves to me with greater depth this time round. And the solution to the case is, of course, a cracker.

The audiobook is narrated by David Suchet. Though I found the voices he chose for supporting cast rather silly at times, it makes for a fun listen, and his Poirot is wonderful.

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outerscout's review

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4.25


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velvet_young's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0


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margaret_s_library's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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