gazeboreader's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Miss Marple at her, subtle finest! Though the book is not subtle. Nor a straight line of a tale. All over the place at first, so much so I thought I would have to give up. But when stuck in traffic, why not just persevere? Boy was I glad I stuck with it. After the chaos are many different stories, offshoots, and once it was braided together, it made a great, cozy mystery!
lucavarju's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
light_turtle's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
belbookandacuppa's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
jessica_m's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
tabby2920's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cxppatee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
rouge_red's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
2.5
A little bland for Christie. It makes me a bit sad to see the world kind of passing by Miss Marple. And with the passage of time, we seem to get less and less Marple involved in her own novels. I understand that outside of St. Mary Meade it might make sense for her to focus on using her eyes and ears more instead of stomping around, but it doesn't seem like this is a "Miss Marple" story when she's hardly in it. Besides that, I simply didn't find this mystery all that intriguing. And compared to the previous books, this one was so dry (ie. didn't have half as many deaths.) It's still got some Christie charm, but I'm a little concerned moving forward...