octavia_cade's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
I've come to the conclusion, reading these short stories, that there are two kinds of Miss Marple mysteries: those that Miss Marple solves because of her knowledge of domestic activity, inspired by her experience of village life, and those that she solves because of Christie's knowledge of medicine and/or chemistry.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.
angelamarie's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beebliobibuli's review against another edition
4.0
Non mais sérieusement! Où va-t-elle chercher tout ceci! Agatha, vous allez me rendre folle!
glenn_blake's review against another edition
3.0
Once again an Agatha Christie story i can't guess. Oh well, one day I'll work it out
readingwithcats's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
remmii's review against another edition
1.0
this was not my favourite of the ones that I have read from this selection and it wasn't something was was something i liked but it was a strange story but it was short and easy to get through fast.
reidingwithk's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun short read. I’ve discovered I prefer Miss Marple to Hercule Poirot. At least so far. I’ve only read a few of Agatha Christie books but I love them. They are the perfect little cozy mysteries for me. Part of me wishes I had known about them and read them growing up and part of me is excited that I have so much good reading ahead of me.
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