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Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie

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essjay1's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Have they made the movie of this one? They should. A twisty, pacy story set before the time of mobile phones and internet.

wafflefonfabre's review against another edition

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2.0

While this book is certainly readable as are all Agatha Christie's work it feels very rushed and a bit wild. I spent most of the book wondering what was happening and it was only in the last chapter some stuff made sense but unlike her other works it didn't feel satisfying. This book is more a spy thriller story and Agatha doesn't excel at those based on this story. It feels like she is trying to shove a spy story into a detective stories suit and the thing just wont fit. The romance if one can call it that is awful. Unless you really want an Agatha book and have read everything else, or are really curious what Agatha's version of a red scare spy story would be, I would give this one a skip.

schokomuffin123's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

witnessingrace's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

sonderteaa's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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? No

2.5

Low key the most enjoyable part of reading this book was being able to understand all the lines in french.
(First time reading an Agatha Christie book, though reading other reviews, it seems like this one is different from her usual style, so hoping the next one I read I'll like better!)