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cairee's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-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
3.5
vaish7_books's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kerbohydrate's review against another edition
2.0
Pretty racist and frankly the most boring mystery book I’ve ever read. Tell Agatha to stop writing about dogs, it has never turned out well.
Apparently Hastings is prejudiced against Argentinian people, but I know for a fact that he actually lives in Argentina. What gives, Arthur? What gives?
Apparently Hastings is prejudiced against Argentinian people, but I know for a fact that he actually lives in Argentina. What gives, Arthur? What gives?
smartinez9's review against another edition
3.0
I fucking hate Hastings and his smug fucking face. I may not know what it looks like, but I can picture it. The mystery was good I guess (extra points for proving that the dog was indeed a Good Boy), but I wanted to drop kick that idiot Captain hard enough to rattle his sense of superiority. Please let his murder be the next mystery.
nadiamer's review against another edition
5.0
The ending was just so good that it makes the whole book a need to read. The one person I thought ‘no it couldn’t be’ It was ! And the evidence behind it and what happened was just so well done. This is definitely a who dunnit for the pros to work out. I could just be dumb but it was so well done in my opinion.
kina_tan's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I enjoy the investigation process in this one. Poirot literally started off with nothing but his own suspicion based on very little hazy points and everything seems to point out that he was wrong. But our sleuth persisted and voila! He was right.
There are a few things that prevented me from giving this one 5 stars;
1) the ending isn't that satisfying. I know it was the best that could be done but it kind of feel lackluster in a way.
2) I love it when Capt Hastings narrated the book bcs we would get an intimate point of view of Poirot working but my god, to put it nicely he's so dense (though that doesn't stop him from overestimating his own intelligence) that I dreaded actually reading from his pov.
How could he be a close friend to Poirot for YEARS & still have no idea & understanding of Poirot's methods. As a side kick to a detective, Dr Watson will always be superior than him.
Overall, a good book. I finished it in less than 2 days.
There are a few things that prevented me from giving this one 5 stars;
1) the ending isn't that satisfying. I know it was the best that could be done but it kind of feel lackluster in a way.
2) I love it when Capt Hastings narrated the book bcs we would get an intimate point of view of Poirot working but my god, to put it nicely he's so dense (though that doesn't stop him from overestimating his own intelligence) that I dreaded actually reading from his pov.
How could he be a close friend to Poirot for YEARS & still have no idea & understanding of Poirot's methods. As a side kick to a detective, Dr Watson will always be superior than him.
Overall, a good book. I finished it in less than 2 days.
bkeroackreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kewwhite's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
suvata's review against another edition
3.0
• Litsy Group Read for July 2022
#AGATHACHRISTIECLUBR2
• #StoryGraph: fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
256 pages | first published 1937
In Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.
Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her.…
On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th…by which time Emily was already dead.…
#AGATHACHRISTIECLUBR2
• #StoryGraph: fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
256 pages | first published 1937
In Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.
Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her.…
On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th…by which time Emily was already dead.…