fatbob's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
njw13's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
3.25
tici_booklover57's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sathyadgs95's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The books jumps right into the core of the story. Poirot is entrusted with the task of finding the murderer. It was a case of 16 years ago and how the famous detective reconstructs the events and finds out the murderer forms the rest of the book.
The whole plot is kind of old fashioned, like interviewing the suspects and making them remember the events that took place long back but thankfully there are no lags or dull moments. The best part of the book that we all love, is the ending. The last five chapters turns the whole story around and ends with apt explanations and a satisfactory conclusion.
The whole plot is kind of old fashioned, like interviewing the suspects and making them remember the events that took place long back but thankfully there are no lags or dull moments. The best part of the book that we all love, is the ending. The last five chapters turns the whole story around and ends with apt explanations and a satisfactory conclusion.
sietskedew's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
saraotoole's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kblum15's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
3.75
robertgreene33'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shaq's review against another edition
4.0
A classic protrayal of a whodunnit, and a good lesson to never take anything for granted when it comes to Agatha Christie and her mysteries.
As usual, since this is a Thriller, anything I can say about this book is going to reference some spoilers one way or the other, so into the Spoiler Territory we go...
An interesting take to the investigation as obviously the greatest problem in suspecting someone would be that you are never sure if they are hiding something because they dont want the truth to come out or because they actually dont remember.
Ill be honest, I wasnt able to guess the real victim, and Im not going to be revealing it in my spoilers either, but one thing that really did catch me off guard and what I would really commend this book for is the fact that you can never really take anything for granted, even if the majority or something is unanimously agreed, it does not mean for it to be the truth, and I fell for the trap like many others.
Not Hercule Poirot though of course, you dont just interrogate the people alive, but those who are dead as well.
Very neatly organized as well. 5 Suspects, 5 Narratives, not so much in correlation with the Nursery Rhyme but cutely arranged none the less.
As usual, since this is a Thriller, anything I can say about this book is going to reference some spoilers one way or the other, so into the Spoiler Territory we go...
Spoiler
Based on the premise of this book, that is to say a daughter takes a letter, sent from her dying mother that she is innocent for the crimes that shes committed, to Hercule Poirot, you could definitely establish that the fact that the mother was wrongly convicted and that the killer is out there, it wouldnt have made much sense for the book after all its investigation to end up with, yeah, she just lied, and so the Great Hercule Poirot travels back in time and investigates a murder that happened 20+ years ago or so.An interesting take to the investigation as obviously the greatest problem in suspecting someone would be that you are never sure if they are hiding something because they dont want the truth to come out or because they actually dont remember.
Ill be honest, I wasnt able to guess the real victim, and Im not going to be revealing it in my spoilers either, but one thing that really did catch me off guard and what I would really commend this book for is the fact that you can never really take anything for granted, even if the majority or something is unanimously agreed, it does not mean for it to be the truth, and I fell for the trap like many others.
Not Hercule Poirot though of course, you dont just interrogate the people alive, but those who are dead as well.
Very neatly organized as well. 5 Suspects, 5 Narratives, not so much in correlation with the Nursery Rhyme but cutely arranged none the less.