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The Big Four by Agatha Christie

39 reviews

bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

2.0

This is my least favorite of the Poirot novels yet. I had two main issues with it: First, the casual racism of the era is taken to the extreme in this one, and I greatly disliked the characterization of so many characters as a result. Second, apparently this was originally a set of short stories with a connected theme/enemy, and the flow of the story is lacking as a result. It felt broken up in odd ways as a result of its origin as short stories.

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tiasreads's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

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onespaceymother's review against another edition

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3.0

I know it was written in 1927 and is a product of its time but this one was actually a little tough to get through. The racial terms regarding characters from China was hard. I continue my March through every Agatha Christie novel.

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balth_the_chaotic_good's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

this is a love story. to me

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daryn's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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justasking27's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.25

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babblingbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was really entertaining, but be aware there is a lot of casual racism and racist slurs towards Chinese characters. (The edition I was reading is from 1960s, not the exact edition listed here).

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poirot's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

One of my favourite comfort-read Christie’s. It’s not a classic murder mystery meant to be taken seriously, but instead it is one of Christie’s lurid thrillers.

It has an overblown plot about world domination, a cliffhanger in every chapter and is not meant to be taken seriously. It is just a fun ride, particularly if you seek out the audio version read by Hugh Fraser who wrings every last drop of indignation and horror out of the narrator, Captain Hastings.

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lasbrumas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

I didn't hate it? But I didn't love it either. It certainly was interesting, at least, and you can see real world influences on the text. In that way, I enjoyed it, but as for the mystery, it just felt eh. Also, do be aware this is a product of its time. Racism, ableism, etc abound.

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