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A review by katharina22
Miss Marple and Mystery: Over 50 Stories by Agatha Christie
4.0
It is astonishing how well Christie can establish characters and tension over such a short span of pages. Furthermore, the author's sense of humor is witty. Those are the biggest benefits of her writing.
However, the conclusions, especially in Christie's earlier stories, arrives too quickly. Often, only the last few paragraphs are dedicated to convey a solution to the mystery to the reader. In addition, some of the later stories contain supernatural elements which prevent any kind of resolution.
The Miss Marple short stories are the most fascinating ones. Half of them take place at a small party where one of the attendants describes a mystery they encountered to the other guests who then all try to solve it. Despite this boring sounding concept, they are engaging. It is incredibly satisfying to notice a detail that indeed is part of the answer.
However, the conclusions, especially in Christie's earlier stories, arrives too quickly. Often, only the last few paragraphs are dedicated to convey a solution to the mystery to the reader. In addition, some of the later stories contain supernatural elements which prevent any kind of resolution.
The Miss Marple short stories are the most fascinating ones. Half of them take place at a small party where one of the attendants describes a mystery they encountered to the other guests who then all try to solve it. Despite this boring sounding concept, they are engaging. It is incredibly satisfying to notice a detail that indeed is part of the answer.