Reviews

4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

monica_k's review

funny mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

daniliannereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

whaliensong's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I just simply adore Miss Marple. And I lovingly hate how Dame Christie always has me second guessing myself!!!!! I may think I'm improving my observation skills in these mysteries, but then I fall yet again for another red herring. But I will say that I am getting better!

Also, gotta note that I love Lucy Eyelesbarrow as a main character, and I wish I could see more of her! She (and Craddock, but Lucy's the star!) was kind of like Marple's sleuthing protégé. She's very skilled, clever, and independent. There's hints of a loveline here, but she's such a girl boss that she'd totally be fine without any of the men she comes across in this book. They're messy for sure 😵‍💫

raspberryicedtea's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

read in german translation. 

I reread this bc i could not remember a single thing from it and it was fun. As agatha christie tends to do there were  way to many red herrings for me and the solution seemed pretty constructed but miss marple was delightful and i really liked lucy as well.

maialafina'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

midici's review against another edition

3.0

This is the first Agatha Christie novel I've ever read, and clearly I'm going to have to read more. The characters were entertaining, the murder mysterious and the conclusion pretty satisfying.

christin3vans's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

gilliske's review against another edition

4.0

Het beste Miss Marple verhaal dat ik tot nu toe heb gelezen. Echt aangenaam om te lezen.

Uiteraard gaat het om een moord-mysterie. Zoals gewoonlijk bij de Marple detectives blijft Miss Marple zelf grotendeels op de achtergrond. Maar toch is ze duidelijk de grote motor achter zo veel cruciale stappen in het onderzoek.
De rol van ´amateur-onderzoeker/detective´, de ogen en oren van Miss Marple op het terrein, wordt in dit boek gespeeld door de intelligente en innemende Lucy.
Dankzij haar is Miss Marple in staat om alle gebeurtenissen rond de moord-locatie op te volgen en uiteraard slaagt de oude dame erin de politie en Scotland Yard te slim af te zijn en in haar eentje de moordenaar te ontmaskeren.
Ook zoals gewoonlijk stelt Mevr Christie alles in het werk om de lezer op een verkeerd spoor te brengen: er is een heel assortiment mogelijke daders aanwezig, elk met een eigen motief en een resem aan sporen die naar die daders lijken te leiden. En uiteraard blijkt uiteindelijk alles toch anders te zijn gebeurd dan de opbouw van het verhaal doet vermoeden en is het een van de de minst verdacht voorgestelde personages die dader blijkt te zijn.
Een voorspelbaar recept dus, maar daar is absoluut niets mis mee als het een goed recept is dat ook goed wordt uitgevoerd.

felinecie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

such a good read! my first ever time in 22 years of my life reading agatha christie’s book, i was confused which one should i read first cause she wrote A LOT! i didn’t even do any researches nor read reviews, i just love the title of this book lol

lisas_library_factory's review against another edition

5.0

I have become a great Agatha Christie fan in the past couple of months. I really love the 1960s Miss Marple movies and thus wanted to read the original plot of 4.50 from Paddington. As the film is only loosely based on the book, I found it interesting and thrilling to read, even though I knew, who the murderer was. It had quite some turns here and there and was truly a page turner. A lovely, classical murder mystery, I can highly recommend!