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The Unexpected Guest by Charles Osborne, Agatha Christie

liv_imler's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.25

mali_22's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

dragonofbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

worldwidewebb's review

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

Did I guess every plot point from about chapter 3? Yes. Was it still exactly what I wanted? Also yes. 

Particularly liked the single-room aspect of the mystery; I think there's only one scene in which we leave the office as the reader. This gave the story an interesting twist to what's otherwise a pretty standard Mrs Christie novel. There's one particular character who wouldn't be written the way they are written if the book was written now (yeesh) but otherwise a good, engaging read.

strahinja's review against another edition

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

4.0

retswerb's review against another edition

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

4.0

A couple of twists, a victim mourned by nobody, and a cop whose penchant for poetry never gets explored. It’s Agatha Christie, I got what I came for. Four stars.

eleewood's review

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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

3.0

misslaurielou88's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

strahinja'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? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kianiz's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

2.0

Meh