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A review by chandranolynne
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
"Poirot has his virtues, but modesty is not one of them.”
This is apparently not one of Christie's best loved novels, and I suppose I kind of get it. It's disjointed and much harder to follow than the other books so far, but a lot of the flack it gets revolves around the supervillain team and I have to disagree there. I don't care that there was no explanation for why this group wanted to take over the world. I didn't find myself wanting a motive. I simply enjoyed Poirot being pitted against four super-geniuses with all the resources in the world and still besting them. It was just a fun, quick adventure.
This is apparently not one of Christie's best loved novels, and I suppose I kind of get it. It's disjointed and much harder to follow than the other books so far, but a lot of the flack it gets revolves around the supervillain team and I have to disagree there. I don't care that there was no explanation for why this group wanted to take over the world. I didn't find myself wanting a motive. I simply enjoyed Poirot being pitted against four super-geniuses with all the resources in the world and still besting them. It was just a fun, quick adventure.