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A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie

5 reviews

nienkethepanda's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.0

Thema: whodunit
Content warnings: moord, geweld, bloed
Representatie: reuma
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Dit was mijn eerste Miss Marple verhaal en ik ben zeker niet ontevreden! Het verhaal is overzichtelijk en de moord is origineel (zowel in de aankondiging als in het uitvoeren), maar toch erg onvoorspelbaar (vind ik zelf dan). Ik had tot het einde echt geen flauw idee wie het had gedaan en dat maakte het toch echt lekker spannend.
Ik moet zeggen dat ik vind dat Marple, in vergelijking met Poirot, een vrij kleine rol speelt in het verhaal en dat vind ik wat jammer. Je volgt vooral het politie onderzoek en Marple geeft alleen de ontknoping prijs. Wat mij betreft had zij echt zeker meer in beeld mogen komen. 

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kemrick19's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

3.0


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eve81's review against another edition

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

4.5


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bonsai_delores's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

A well written murder, best understood after a second reading. Holds up amongst her other titles, I was pleasantly shocked.
The use of the “silly old lady” trope helps heighten tension in some places and highlights one of the key turning points of the mystery. It helps that Agatha Christie was good at distinguishing the different types of silly old ladies, and making each of them endearing in their own way. The reveal was shocking enough to be a surprise, but believable enough to make sense during the detective’s synopsis. The only thing that was a little too rushed was the triple reveal at the end.
 

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emakay's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious relaxing tense fast-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

5.0


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