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The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie

9 reviews

prynne31's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

I really liked the overarching theme of the labors of Hercules. Also, several were not about murder but about other crimes, and that was a refreshing change!

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flyintothestorm's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Me ha sorpendido muy gratamente esta colección de relatos. Las historias son un poco apresuradas, es cierto, pero tienen el encanto de Agatha Christie. Además, el carácter de Poirot no es tan insufrible como en otros casos y el final le da un toque que funciona perfecto como cierre.

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notentirelyme's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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maddireads13's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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jacs63's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

3.0

As a young adult I read lots of Agatha Christie stories.
They are the reason for my love of mystery/thriller type novels.
I haven't read one for ages and just picked this up by accident.
It's a set of 12 short stories, and I usually don't like short stories, but these were enjoyable, easy to read and fun. Thy do hold all the understandable issues within the writing that that we can see today; the sexism, racism; classism, outdated attitudes etc. There is a lot of talk about the abomination that is cocaine. (It was apparently new back then.)
I gave them 3 stars because they are what they are.
Yes they are very outdated, but they still light, fun stories.

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