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Peril at End House by Agatha Christie

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canadawithoutthec's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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lilureads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-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

2.5

It was alright

I didn’t have a bad time, though I was not super invested in the story. The ending did surprise me and get a :O reaction out of me. Poirot was also a thoroughly entertaining character despite his and everyone else’s remarks about women and people of different religions and ethnicities…

It did drag out a bit and the random sexism and other distasteful commentary took away some of my enjoyment but I look forward to reading some of Agatha Christie’s better works.

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maiamill's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing fast-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

3.0

It’s a silly little mystery book. I love me some Agatha Christie as a palate cleanser between more serious books. Not a fan of the antisemitic comments, though

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bookshelfhannah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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hfoster18's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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meekumoh's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This is a really strange book. I suspected the murderer, but I don't think that suggests weak writing. No, I did like the reveal, and I did like the mechanisms of the murder, but it was dull. Nothing was really uncovered through the book in an intelligent or charming way. However, forgiving Christie on style (because not every work can be a banger), she did not salvage this story with charming characters. I felt rather distant from everyone, even Poirot.

In fact, Poirot was rather...nerfed...on purpose through this story. He's old, he's not as smart as he used to be, etc. etc. It's just so uncharacteristic! Listing out all his deductions on a paper too - that took a lot of charm from the story. Oddly, Poirot does so much of what he claims to hate in this book: being the bloodhound! Is it possible to have Poirot be humbled and wronged while still being interesting? I think so, but this book didn't deliver that. "A murder is announced" is another Christie novel that I think did this storyline much better.

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