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The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

19 reviews

writteninmagic's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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

3.25

Characters: 5/10
Relationships: 6/10
Atmosphere/Setting: 6/10
Writing Style: 7/10
Plot/Intrigue: 8/10
Internal Logic: 8/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Overall: 47/70, 3.25*

this was one of the more emotionally difficult Agatha Christie mysteries to get thru for me so far, but I'm glad I stuck with it! I enjoy Christie's writing overall, but it's hard to enjoy all of her work knowing both her social positions and how those positions often get reflected in her writing. more than in her other work I felt as though the victim was spoken down upon, even/especially by seemingly more sympathetic characters.

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naturallylazy's review

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adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

The Body is the Library By Agatha Christie is a cozy mystery set in England. A body is found in the body of a local Colonel and it's up to our usual cast of characters to solve the mystery.

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a_random_fangirl's review against another edition

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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

4.5

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spozk's review

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dark funny mysterious sad slow-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

2.0

my first Agetha Christie book and I found the character of Miss Marple super underwhelming. I like her humour but she feels like a side character that appears sporadically instead of a driving force of the story. Not very satisfying to read when the reader never has enough information to figure out the killer themselves. The vibe is that Miss Marple magically knows all these things because she's the Magical Miss Marple and women love to gossip? Also found this book had too many characters and full names mentioned that it gets a little confusing. I have two Poirot books to try out and suspect I will like those one more as I do like Agetha Christie's writing style but the characters and plot of this book just fell flat for me

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