3.68 AVERAGE


Contos presentes no livro:

Três Ratos Cegos (Three Blind Mice) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Estranha Graça (Strange Jest) ⭐⭐/5
O Assassinato da Fita Métrica (Tape-Measure Murder) - ⭐️⭐️/5
O Caso da Empregada Perfeita (The Case of the Perfect Maid) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
O Caso da Zeladora (The Case of the Caretaker) - ⭐⭐⭐/5
O Apartamento do Terceiro Andar (The Third Floor Flat) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
A Aventura de Johnnie Waverly (The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly) - ⭐️⭐️/5
Vinte e Quatro Melros (Four and Twenty Blackbirds) - ⭐️⭐️/5
Os Detetives do Amor (The Love Detectives) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

The 4 star rating is specifically for Three Blind Mice. I think the other short stories in the collection were 3 star reads.
dark mysterious tense fast-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

crisscordova's review

3.0

La verdad esperaba más, aunque es un libro de relatos así que todo está demasiado apresurado.

El relato central (Tres ratones ciegos) es muy bueno y creo que merecía una historia más entrañable y, por supuesto, con Poirot.

3.5 stars, love how it originated this trope. Short stories were good too
dark mysterious tense 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
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
mysterious fast-paced

The title story is, of course, the basis for Christie's most famous play--still running in London continually since 1952. (I have myself seen it in performance there!). Most of the rest of the stories are good Miss Marple stories; there is one Poirot and one Mr. Sattwethwaite.

Fine choice if you are looking for quick mysteries. The characters in Three Blind Mice were all odd. I wanted an explanation for all of their oddities. Christie provides their occupations, but that doesn't explain why they act so strangely.