Reviews

Philomel Cottage: A Short Story by Agatha Christie

geenag90's review

5.0

Twist!

wellitscris's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

mariafernandagama's review

4.0

The ending is very abrupt, but I liked this little story, so refreshingly different from Agatha's usual style. The ambiguity of the resolution is marvelous, although I'm not sure it was really intended

margaretmechinus's review

4.0

Lots of fun

minaudible's review

3.0

One too many holes in the plot. But there's only so much you can expect from a short story. Agatha Christie still manages to surprise you. Dilo mi reina no sé qué.

qalminator's review

4.0

Enjoyable, twisty tale. The ending is delightfully ambiguous. One has to wonder if Alix is an unreliable narrator.

Spoiler

Lots of possible interpretations. Is it possible the husband was innocent, and events around him just made him look suspicious? Maybe. His controlling behavior (insisting on going to the village, on following her in while she made the call, on the photography even though she wasn't in the mood) makes me think that even if he wasn't planning to kill her, he was still an abusive sod. Was Alix making up her stories about murdering other husbands? Again, maybe. Was the coffee really poisoned, or was it a placebo effect? So many ways this could be interpreted, and I love it.

whatthefawkes's review

5.0

That plot twist at the end completely blindsinded me. Bravo, Agatha Christie!

freddievonfred's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

mrrobot's review against another edition

4.0

Аудиорассказ. 63 минуты.
Прикольная вещь о женщине в беде. Случайно выбрал, а оказалось, что прямо чуть ли не копия повести Кинга "A good marriage", которую я недавно тоже случайно выбирал. Так их, мужей-маньяков!

r_lea's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0