Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

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abbyarm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0


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nialiversuch's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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sammymafa's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0


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betony_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

3.5

A Haunting In Venice “Hallowe’en Party” 

When a young girl is found murdered at a children’s Halloween party, Hercule Poirot is summoned to solve the mystery. 

This book was one I challenged myself to read as I have never been very interested in mystery. The story was fun and fast paced and made for a great start to the fall season! I enjoyed how I was able to search for clues along with the story and I tried to guess who done it! 

There are many points where I do feel that some of the conversations between some characters that I feel slow the book down. This does leave the reader with a chance to hunt for extra clues or to remind them of information that may have been forgotten earlier. 

All in all this was a fun read and I encourage you to try and guess the ending! 

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meezan's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.0


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kimveach's review against another edition

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mysterious 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? No

4.0

This Hercule Poirot mystery is considered one of Christie's lesser offerings.  However, I enjoyed it.  I look forward to seeing how "A Haunting in Venice" has adapted it.  This book is set in the English countryside, so the move to Venice will be interesting.

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hannahcstocks'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

3.5


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judassilver's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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mondovertigo's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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jdcorley's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

2.0

One of the more gruesomely exciting Christie's - the manner of death is a true delight, as is the psychological explanation behind the actions of the victim. But it all just seems mechanical, rather a polemic against mercy of all things - it's all in our genes, Poirot asserts tiredly, thinking back on a long career of murders literally invented by the lady who is now giving him that opinion. Sheesh!

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