Reviews

Pleamares de la vida by Agatha Christie

svreads's review against another edition

5.0

Definitely one of my favorite Poirot mysteries!

cschev's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

4.25

5_a_r_a_h's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bibliocamera's review against another edition

4.0

Although this book is light on Poirot, his involvement is limited in the plot, I absolutely enjoyed it. The psychology of the post war trauma and how it impacts people differently is fascinating! So I didn’t mind at all as the story revealed it’s layers of complicated characters and motives and red herrings.

This is the only Poirot light book I’ve really enjoyed.

“The Hollow” was absolutely frustrating (and boring) to me because of the lack of Poirot, but not this one!

lt_reads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

laurahastoomanywips's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A great, intriguing plot from Christie. Poirot was  a bit more active than in other books. I suspected everyone, plenty of twists.
Read as part of my #ReadChristie2024 challenge.

edlib's review against another edition

4.0

Although this book is light on Poirot, his involvement is limited in the plot, I absolutely enjoyed it. The psychology of the post war trauma and how it impacts people differently is fascinating! So I didn’t mind at all as the story revealed it’s layers of complicated characters and motives and red herrings.

This is the only Poirot light book I’ve really enjoyed.

“The Hollow” was absolutely frustrating (and boring) to me because of the lack of Poirot, but not this one!

gillianre's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

taigahime's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not my favorite Periot book, but a good one!

leasummer's review against another edition

3.0

I missed the connect between the title and the story. It was entertaining but parts didn’t hold my attention well. It was slow to get to the mystery and Poirot didn’t show up until well in the story.

I want to love Christie as she’s the Queen of Mystery, but I haven’t found one I love yet.