Reviews

A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie

lisas_library_factory's review against another edition

4.0

(I saw someone else inserted a gif and I found it absolutely great and funny!)

I have become a tremendous fan of Agatha Christie and especially of her character Miss Marple, which I was introduced to through the 1960s movie adaptations. I have to admit that I was expecting something else from this book, though I still liked the complexity of the story. What struck me the most was that Miss Marple herself has such a litte, but significant role in this book. Though in the end, it is obviously her, who puts all the peaces together.

My favourite character was indeed Pat, the rest of the Fortescue family was rather unpleasant, which is one downside of this story, I find. Nevertheless, I rated it with 4 stars as it was entertaining and - as it is always the case with Christie - inscrutable until the end.

yarn_chicken's review against another edition

4.0

Again, I listened to the BBC 4 radio dramatization of this. Because I'm secretly a 75 year old British woman. Love them for car drives because they are short and engaging.

jywhall's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

lottie1996's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

mollymahli's review against another edition

5.0

Agatha Christie, queen of the twist, does it again. I was instantly sucked in to this story, convinced I knew who the killer was, and, of course, completely wrong. An expertly crafted mystery story. And I love how slyly smart and sassy Miss Marple is.

pinks_paperbacks's review against another edition

4.0

I am not really a Miss Marple fan because I don’t find her intellectually stimulating enough (I haven’t read much of her “series” to make a clear opinion about her character and my opinions are based on what I have read). I do enjoy reading Agatha Christie’s other books that include other investigators (Poirot included, without a doubt).

However I did enjoy this book, mainly because Miss Marple is introduced quite late in this book. Also I found the theme used (other than the obvious theme of murder and deceit), that of a nursery rhyme interesting. All in all it was pleasantly thrilling.

mayucita's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

saharafrost's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.25

tori_hurst's review against another edition

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was very surprised by the ending. I was truly surprised by the resolution and conclusion. I recommend any Agatha Christie books!

tessie825's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

3.75