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Endless Night by Agatha Christie

beachy123's review against another edition

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

4.5

Really good. Kept me guessing to the end. 

deannalovesbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

geenag90's review against another edition

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3.0

More proof you should never trust a non-recurring Christie narrator

virgology's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

3.75

oumaima_mekni's review against another edition

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2.0

The slow pace of the story ruined the entire book. It was very, very slow. This book was such a disappointment that it made me question if this was even written by Agatha Christie.

The relationship between the protagonist and his lover was unnecessarily stretched and prolonged. The book was divided into three main parts and Christie dedicated the first two parts to tell us about how the two lovers met, fell in love and got married, something that was really blown out of proportion. It would've been more appropriate if the writer dedicated at least one part for the relationship, not 70% of the book.

In the third part, Christie finally adjusted her focal point on the real plot. However, everything was stuffed at the very end and even the twist had lost its touch. And since the focus was how perfect the relationship was between the two main characters, the plot twist pretty much anti-climatic.

nathalie_dolores's review against another edition

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mysterious

3.25

adeselnaferreira's review against another edition

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4.0

Nunca li nenhum livro da Agatha Christie, mas segui a série da BBC. Nisto prefiro o Sherlock ou o Philip Marlowe. Mesmo sem ter lido nada é óbvio que sei que a Mrs. Christie era a "Dama Negra" e por isso estava à espera de algo macabro e insólito a acontecer logo nas primeiras páginas. O livro está dividido em três partes e as respectivas correspondem à evolução do romance e ao desenlace.

Eu pensava realmente que o crime ia acontecer nas primeiras páginas e o casamento iria ser feito através de flashbacks. Acredito que se a Agatha Christie vivesse agora, muitas editoras iriam recusar-lhe este manuscrito por o início ser tão aborrecido, mas ainda bem que não porque o fim, meus queridos é dos melhores que já li! O narrador autodiegético (Michael) conta-nos numa primeira parte, sobre a sua vida e como conheceu Ellie. Isto demora sensivelmente 50 páginas. Estas primeiras páginas servem para conhecermos as personagens e como Michael e Ellie se conheceram e apaixonaram-se. Ou seja, Christie suga o leitor para o mundo criado por ela para a queda no fim ser mais alta!

Os últimos dois/três capítulos são tudo o que um leitor pode sonhar! Mostra o quão mentirosos e horríveis as pessoas podem ser, mostra que nem sempre estamos seguros e que acima de tudo. É a reward perfeita, tudo encaixa, tudo faz sentido e sentimos que caímos na armadilha que nem patinhos. Ah Mrs. Christie, you had me there! Como adoro cair nas armadilhas como as personagens e rir-me quando descubro tudo! Adorei o fim, adorei! É tudo o que um leitor quer: o mistério está resolvido, cai o pano de falsidade das personagens e acima de tudo ficamos com uma sensação de euforia dentro de nós! 4 stars for you, madam! E se continuar assim divorcio-me do Marlowe and we shall have our own British Dead Party.

ct_hevy's review against another edition

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4.0

Honestly a banger.

eierragout's review against another edition

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

4.5

emilystop's review against another edition

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0