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A review by kina_tan
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
I enjoy the investigation process in this one. Poirot literally started off with nothing but his own suspicion based on very little hazy points and everything seems to point out that he was wrong. But our sleuth persisted and voila! He was right.
There are a few things that prevented me from giving this one 5 stars;
1) the ending isn't that satisfying. I know it was the best that could be done but it kind of feel lackluster in a way.
2) I love it when Capt Hastings narrated the book bcs we would get an intimate point of view of Poirot working but my god, to put it nicely he's so dense (though that doesn't stop him from overestimating his own intelligence) that I dreaded actually reading from his pov.
How could he be a close friend to Poirot for YEARS & still have no idea & understanding of Poirot's methods. As a side kick to a detective, Dr Watson will always be superior than him.
Overall, a good book. I finished it in less than 2 days.
There are a few things that prevented me from giving this one 5 stars;
1) the ending isn't that satisfying. I know it was the best that could be done but it kind of feel lackluster in a way.
2) I love it when Capt Hastings narrated the book bcs we would get an intimate point of view of Poirot working but my god, to put it nicely he's so dense (though that doesn't stop him from overestimating his own intelligence) that I dreaded actually reading from his pov.
How could he be a close friend to Poirot for YEARS & still have no idea & understanding of Poirot's methods. As a side kick to a detective, Dr Watson will always be superior than him.
Overall, a good book. I finished it in less than 2 days.