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valentinavc's review against another edition
3.0
It’s decent, obviously not the best of her work, but meh decent. No the movie has nothing to do with the book. Yes I actually don’t vehemently hate the movie.
There are certain specific things I like about the book. The victim was a “liar” according to every single person who knew her, yet the motive of her murder is she said she witnessed a murder. Normally people would think well that probably means she made up the story, but then the whole premise of the murder would be gone. So in reality the author arranged for her to tell a friend’s story as her own. She’s still a liar, and paid (with her life) for her compulsive lying, but still the murder make sense. And it makes me think about people’s perceptions and how in this book they’re usually true. That’s why Poirot spent so much time asking everyone whether the victim is “good”, and who do they think are “bad”.
That aside the book is quite loosely written and there are a lot of unnecessary information that didn’t matter a whole lot. I probably lost track for the middle 30% of the book but still I didn’t miss anything eventually.
There are certain specific things I like about the book. The victim was a “liar” according to every single person who knew her, yet the motive of her murder is she said she witnessed a murder. Normally people would think well that probably means she made up the story, but then the whole premise of the murder would be gone. So in reality the author arranged for her to tell a friend’s story as her own. She’s still a liar, and paid (with her life) for her compulsive lying, but still the murder make sense. And it makes me think about people’s perceptions and how in this book they’re usually true. That’s why Poirot spent so much time asking everyone whether the victim is “good”, and who do they think are “bad”.
That aside the book is quite loosely written and there are a lot of unnecessary information that didn’t matter a whole lot. I probably lost track for the middle 30% of the book but still I didn’t miss anything eventually.
channingdae's review against another edition
I do not know why I wanted to read this book in the first place, it is not the right vibe for summer reading at all. I might try it again in the fall.
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted something quick and easy after the Mockingjay, and this was perfect. I'd meant to listen to it last month to celebrate Halloween, but forgot about it in my Hunger Games haze. And since it's still autumn, I still found it enjoyable. Better yet, it's an Ariadne Oliver + Poirot, which I always like. Fun and witty and just what I needed.
silvera_25's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
5.0
gvild's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.75
goblingirlreads's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Can't get over the slow middles to all these books but the beginning and the end are great so I still give them decent ratings!
samarie04's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
rensparks's review against another edition
2.0
i think i might have done a disservice to myself by making this my first book read by Agatha Christie. it felt like a nancy drew book and NOT in a good way. that being said, it wasn’t terrible but it also felt very repetitive and i didn’t like the ending. oops
tamanda94's review against another edition
3.0
This was my first Agatha Christie and I thought it was ok, didn't love it.
I think I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had read it physically and not audibly.
I think I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had read it physically and not audibly.