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hue's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
Not one of Agatha's greatest works. Perhaps my opinion is coloured by the episode/movie I saw of this before, where Miss Marple had been included for some strange reason. I think I wasn't such a big fan of Luke as the driving force and got quite bored of him trying to get to the bottom of Miss Pinkerton's suspicions while also courting Bridget. I liked the episode more though, shame on me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, and Murder
erynlasbelin's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
lilacs_book_bower's review
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
3.75
Christie had me fooled with this one; I didn't guess either of the reveals at the end. It moves quickly and it is clever. Unfortunately, the two main characters fall pretty flat for me, and no one else gets more than a scene or two, so there is not a lot to hold on to. I think the book should have been longer and had more time for the characters to breathe. Luke and Bridget are apparently passionately in love after about three days, but admit that they don't like each other. (I don't like either of them either.) By the end though, they love and like each other. Christie has a real issue with instalove in her mysteries. Characters meet, talk twice, and then get engaged by the end of the book, and usually run off to somewhere in Africa. The main strength in this one is the mystery's resolution and I would say it is worth checking out for that reason. TW: it's all very vague with references to orgies, but I couldn't tell if there is homophobia in this or if people were down on a character because of the orgies, which women were presumably participating in as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, and Car accident
manel's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The book started really well but started to slowed down on the middle. The romance was very much an unnecessary addition to the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Car accident