Reviews with content warning for Child death - A Haunting in Venice Movie Tie-in: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Not one of my favorite Hercule Poirot books. This one felt especially dated in some of the terms/language used, especially around mental health, which is a bit surprising as it is one of the later books Christie wrote (though still in 1969 so I guess not that surprising). Setting that aside, the murder mystery was decent - nothing special, but it kept me interested. And Mrs. Ariadne Oliver was a gem as always! The phrase 'these days' was used CONSTANTLY throughout the book - so much so that I started cracking up every time it happened! Murders are becoming acceptable these days, women marry whomever they want these days, you don't know who your kids are playing with these days, etc... I felt like Agatha Christie was just airing complaints or something lol! I wanted to read this before seeing the new movie, A Haunting in Venice, which is based on Hallowe'en Party. I'm interested to see how this one will adapt to the screen and how they will modernize it! I feel like they did a pretty good job with Orient Express and Death on the Nile!

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mikepalumbo's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

2.75

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ckeay's review against another edition

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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? No

3.0

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thequeendavina's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is a little bit of a stretch in my mind, while I correctly guessed whodunnit I felt like some of the details were a little far fetched. A cozy HP mystery.

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nicole_lb's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Finally an Agatha Christie story where I got part of the whodunnit solved! Not the most interesting story, but the voice acting for the audiobook was awesome!!

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leosaki's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It's actually incredibly easy to figure out who the murderer is in Hercule Poirot books, you just put him in a room with all the suspects and whoever he's most attracted to probably did it

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not_nosferatu's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

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

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rochelleisreading's review against another edition

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funny mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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