Reviews

Funerals Are Fatal by Agatha Christie

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kinga_minga's review against another edition

3.0

But you cannot give to people what they are incapable of receiving.

genteelblackhole's review against another edition

4.0

Agatha Christie almost always manages to outsmart me, even as I read more of her books and learn more of her tricks. And she got me again, dammit!

tewzkq's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cortney9812's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

allofeternity's review against another edition

5.0

As usual it's the one person I didn't expect

bibliocamera's review against another edition

3.0

This is an interesting, fun mystery with plenty of complex characters and red herrings. Poirot’s is not in the book until it’s about 30% over. So, there is a lot of filler. So, much background on the characters and too much set up. The ending is satisfying which saves the book, but it would be more enjoyable if Poirot showed up earlier. This is the same complaint I have with “The Hollow” and “Three Act Tragedy” if it’s a Poirot story, he needs to be there, not just in the background.

There is also a spoiler for “Lord Edgware Dies” #9 so beware.

alexa_d90's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

xcota's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.75

several poirot mysteries were absolutely formative childhood favorites of mine, really liked revisiting this for a fun summer read

edlib's review against another edition

3.0

This is an interesting, fun mystery with plenty of complex characters and red herrings. Poirot’s is not in the book until it’s about 30% over. So, there is a lot of filler. So, much background on the characters and too much set up. The ending is satisfying which saves the book, but it would be more enjoyable if Poirot showed up earlier. This is the same complaint I have with “The Hollow” and “Three Act Tragedy” if it’s a Poirot story, he needs to be there, not just in the background.

There is also a spoiler for “Lord Edgware Dies” #9 so beware.