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fear_girls_who_read's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
onedayrobots's review against another edition
4.0
Is it a 4-star plot? Admittedly no. Are they 4-star characters? Absolutely.
pasarmalam's review against another edition
4.0
Judul aslinya dalam bahasa Inggris jauh lebih cocok dan menarik ketimbang versi terjemahannya. Saya suka banget premis buku ini, kemudian bagaimana dia melebur sama aksi dua tokoh utama一Bobby dan Frankie一sebagai detektif amatir bener-bener seru untuk dibaca. Ada beberapa poin kemiripan dengan salah satu buku Agatha Christie favorit saya, The Seven Dials Mystery (Misteri Tujuh Lonceng), yang barangkali jadi alasan kenapa saya juga dengan mudahnya jatuh cinta sama buku ini (haha). Plotnya rapi, kasusnya sebenernya koplak juga kalau dipikir pas udah selesai baca, dan humornya! Dapet! Menurut saya, karya misteri Christie nggak harus identik dengan Poirot dan Miss Marple, cara dia memposisikan anak-anak muda yang amatir (sekaligus berani) dalam kasus seperti ini sangat realistis一penuh dengan kenekatan dan kesalahan. Meski sempat jatuh ke lubang buaya, hebatnya mereka bisa lolos dan putar balik ke sisi jalan yang benar.
albertomdh's review against another edition
1.0
A weak Christie, with an excessively convoluted plot for the story she wanted to tell and an abuse of deus ex machina type situations. She wrote much better stories in other books.
genteelblackhole's review against another edition
4.0
A typically snappy read from Agatha Christie. This one has almost a John Buchan vibe to it, with conspiracies, disguises, mistaken identities and suchlike. Quite implausible but very fun. I could imagine Hitchcock making a decent film of it in the 1930s, along the lines of the 39 Steps or the Lady Vanishes.
klarrja's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one! The mystery solvers in this story are a witness, Bobby, and his plucky friend Frankie. They are definitely a highlight of the book, and fun to follow. Their sleuthing felt realistically amateur while also being at least partially clever.
beltari's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Qué puedo decir... es un libro de Agatha Christie. Todo bien con la mina, pero no hay nada que diferencie este libro de los otros que he leído de ella.
latabernaderol's review against another edition
3.0
Qué puedo decir... es un libro de Agatha Christie. Todo bien con la mina, pero no hay nada que diferencie este libro de los otros que he leído de ella.
soulmate's review against another edition
"Murder is a dirty business and even in the most odd circumstances, at the most unfortunate moments, one cannot resist a thrill of the chase."
Just realized that i never posted sth for my april christie read, shame, it was an entertaining one!
"Why didn't they ask Evans?" first published in 1934, starts it's premise by one Bobby Jones finding a nearly dead man on the rocks below a cliff, who with his final breath says "Why didn't they ask Evans?", before dying.
That's how the adventure of solving this dangerous mystery falls into the hands of Bobby and his companion Frankie!
I liked the dynamic between Bobby and his friend a lot! It's always a nice switch from the older POVs like Poirot or Marple to a younger perspective on mystery and life (those 2, or Tommy and Tuppence!)
It was a bit mean of Christie to start it with THAT sentence given what happend thru out the book and it's end 😂 how the fk would i have ever gotten that.
I did get bambozzled yet again about who did the deed too. The good old case of having the right idea but getting tricked into believing sth else right at the end. So sadly, another win for Christie, another loss for me 😔
Just realized that i never posted sth for my april christie read, shame, it was an entertaining one!
"Why didn't they ask Evans?" first published in 1934, starts it's premise by one Bobby Jones finding a nearly dead man on the rocks below a cliff, who with his final breath says "Why didn't they ask Evans?", before dying.
That's how the adventure of solving this dangerous mystery falls into the hands of Bobby and his companion Frankie!
I liked the dynamic between Bobby and his friend a lot! It's always a nice switch from the older POVs like Poirot or Marple to a younger perspective on mystery and life (those 2, or Tommy and Tuppence!)
It was a bit mean of Christie to start it with THAT sentence given what happend thru out the book and it's end 😂 how the fk would i have ever gotten that.
I did get bambozzled yet again about who did the deed too. The good old case of having the right idea but getting tricked into believing sth else right at the end. So sadly, another win for Christie, another loss for me 😔
lauraginger's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.0