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jb16772's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable book. The character of Miss Marple lends herself well to short stories, and the non Marple stories are quite good too. Most with an inventive ending or a twist.
reubenlb's review against another edition
4.0
enjoyable mysteries of bite-sized fun; some were better (the tuesday night club) than others (the house of dreams)
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tombomp's review against another edition
3.0
Consistently entertaining. I'd have rated it 4 but there are some in here which are absolutely piss poor, although I didn't mind much because her style makes them easy reading at least. Christie has a great style and they're very easy to read and just keep reading. The attempted horror stories are worse but still not awful - I enjoyed them at least - although the stars of the show are the Miss Marple ones. Other ones are much more forgettable. The short format has the advantage of the mystery and characters not wearing out their welcome although it loses out on the satisfaction and suspense aspect. Some of them are a bit weak and as I said earlier a few are awful but the good ones are great fun. Not a stunning literary collection and doesn't really outshine the main books but if you enjoy Christie's stuff you'll definitely enjoy this.
purpleberryblue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
wandererzarina's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lucysmithyy's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
flori_faith's review
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mandi26's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
livinthebubble's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.5
Rating for each story:
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1.5
4. 2.5
5. 3
6. 2.5
7. 2
8. 2.5
9. 2.5
10. 3
11. 3.5
12. 2
13. 3
14. 2.5
15. 2
16. 1
17. 2.5
18. 3.5
19. 3.5
20. 2
21. 1
22. 3
23. 3.5
24. 3.5
25. 3.5
26. 3.5
27. 3.5
28. 3.5
29. 2
30. 2
31. 2
32. 2.5
33. 2
34. 3.5
35. 3.5
36. 3.5
37. 4
38. 3.5
39. 3
40. 2.5
41. 3
42. 1
43. 1
44. 1
45. 2
46. 1
47. 1.5
48. 2.5
49. 1.5
50. 2.6
51. 2
52. 2
53. 2
54. 1.5
55. 1
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1.5
4. 2.5
5. 3
6. 2.5
7. 2
8. 2.5
9. 2.5
10. 3
11. 3.5
12. 2
13. 3
14. 2.5
15. 2
16. 1
17. 2.5
18. 3.5
19. 3.5
20. 2
21. 1
22. 3
23. 3.5
24. 3.5
25. 3.5
26. 3.5
27. 3.5
28. 3.5
29. 2
30. 2
31. 2
32. 2.5
33. 2
34. 3.5
35. 3.5
36. 3.5
37. 4
38. 3.5
39. 3
40. 2.5
41. 3
42. 1
43. 1
44. 1
45. 2
46. 1
47. 1.5
48. 2.5
49. 1.5
50. 2.6
51. 2
52. 2
53. 2
54. 1.5
55. 1