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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
This was very entertaining. Part of me feels like Agatha Christie took misdirecting a bit too far into blatant deception of the reader, but even that overreach is brilliant because Hastings is continually accusing Poirot of the same thing throughout the book. Well played, Dame Christie.
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love any Poirot book with Hastings, so automatically bumped up a rating.
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
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
With Agatha Christie, I usually know I'm going to enjoy it, but here I just wasn't into this book. It took a long time for Poirot to come in and for the mystery to finally get going not to mention there was far too much focus on the family drama, which has been done with Christie before, it was just so dry to read. Recommended only for completionists.
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
3.5 Stars
A really, really good mystery (as always), but trigger warning for suicide
A really, really good mystery (as always), but trigger warning for suicide