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alanawithdog's review against another edition
2.0
I didn’t enjoy spending time with either of the main characters. Twist or no, I was rushing to the end just to be finished.
alison33445's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
deniselk's review against another edition
5.0
So fun to read! I am a huge fan of Agatha Christie, and even though this is fiction, it has some truth to it.
vangalapriya's review against another edition
2.0
It was honestly quite boring. The ending was unsatisfying, the character development inexistent and I couldn't care less about the story. This is basically a book of a woman wallowing in self pity and a man with anxiety about the disappearance of his wife. I understand the message the author was trying to send. Strong intelligent women, even ones who are as genius as Agatha Christie, give up their sense of self in marriage. And in the end no one even recognizes the sacrifices they've made. It is a worth while lesson to teach but it was done badly. It was too on the nose and it felt as if you were being battered on the head with it. There was very little else in the story to make it interesting. Everyone knows what happened in the end and how Agatha turns up so a part of the mystery is gone. And the only part that was truly a mystery, why she left, was a weak explanation. Hence, I was left disappointed and would not recommend anyone go in with high expectations.
midlife_reader's review against another edition
4.0
I love Agatha Christie’s books, and I’ve always been fascinated by her disappearance. I enjoyed this historical fiction account of it. The back-and-forth time periods could be a little confusing at times, but the author pulled it all together really well in the end.
thereadingrunnner's review against another edition
3.0
I did enjoy this book even though I didn't find it to be the great mystery that Agatha eludes to at the end. I found the storytelling interesting but also somewhat infuriating. Archie is the most unlikable character I've read in... possibly forever. Agatha's care and fawning over her husband, even at the expense of a good relationship with her daughter, is maybe classic of the time, but Archie's disregard for her and his self absorbed attitude certainly is not. Yet leave it the clever writer of mysteries to turn the tables on him and make his idyllic world come crashing down. I was a little confused on the timeline Agatha summarizes at the end, as her attempts to salvage the marriage seemed genuine and not part of a carefully plotted plan, but overall it was an entertaining read that captivated my attention.
thelovelylibrarylady's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to love this one. I love Agatha Christie’s mysteries and was curious to learn more about the author in this fictional take on her disappearance. However, I found the plot to be incredibly slow and I figured out the “twist” early in the story.
uncorazonliterario's review against another edition
3.0
En realidad mi calificación es de 3.5 pero Goodreads no deja poner medias estrellas.
Me pareció una historia bastante interesante y muy intrigante, me tenía bastante picada y no podía dejar de leer. Al principio me confundió un poco la doble línea del tiempo, la cual se mantuvo a lo largo de toda la historia; una desde la perspectiva de Agatha, y otra desde la perspectiva de Archie.
Me gustó mucho que tuviera capítulos cortos y que con las descripciones detalladas y adjetivos específicos, la escritora te transportara a esa época. Lamento decir que me decepcionó un poco el final, ya que sentía que la historia y la narrativa habían estado bastante bien construidas y creo que esperaba algo un poco más sorprendente. El otro punto que no me gustó tanto fue que el personaje de Archie, para mi punto de vista, de pronto tiene un cambio muy drástico y creo que distaba un poco del personaje que se había ido desarrollando.
En general me pareció una historia bastante original, muy adictiva, fácil de leer y me deja con reflexiones importantes acerca del tema del noviazgo y del matrimonio.
Me pareció una historia bastante interesante y muy intrigante, me tenía bastante picada y no podía dejar de leer. Al principio me confundió un poco la doble línea del tiempo, la cual se mantuvo a lo largo de toda la historia; una desde la perspectiva de Agatha, y otra desde la perspectiva de Archie.
Me gustó mucho que tuviera capítulos cortos y que con las descripciones detalladas y adjetivos específicos, la escritora te transportara a esa época. Lamento decir que me decepcionó un poco el final, ya que sentía que la historia y la narrativa habían estado bastante bien construidas y creo que esperaba algo un poco más sorprendente. El otro punto que no me gustó tanto fue que el personaje de Archie, para mi punto de vista, de pronto tiene un cambio muy drástico y creo que distaba un poco del personaje que se había ido desarrollando.
En general me pareció una historia bastante original, muy adictiva, fácil de leer y me deja con reflexiones importantes acerca del tema del noviazgo y del matrimonio.