daryn's review against another edition
informative
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
prashiie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
"Anyway, if I was a criminal I should not like to have Hercule Poirot on my track."
Poirot takes the Blue Train and gets himself involved in a murder mystery. We meet a lot of characters and one of them is Boris Ivanovitch. If that name sounds familiar to you, you’ve probably read ‘The Secret Adversary’! I didn’t realise until now that Tommy and Tuppence live in the same universe as Poirot. One of the characters I love is Katherine Grey – she was a very sweet character. She comes across as someone who is easy to talk to and to share your troubles with, but in this story she also proves to be a smart girl! She does a lot of good for people and as a result she unexpectedly inherits a lot of money. And even then, she remains generous. Can’t say I would have done the same in that scenario.
Spoiler
I have to admit that for a while I suspected her to be the antagonist, because that would have made a great twist. But no, she stayed true to her character."Well," said Katherine, "let them if they like. We all have our own ways of enjoying ourselves. They were, after all, Mrs. Harfield's only relatives, and though they despised her as a poor relation and paid no attention to her when she was alive, it seems to me unfair that they should be cut off with nothing."
Naturally, this inheritance brings a few greedy relatives back into her life who invite her to the French Riviera. That’s when she meets Poirot and becomes involved in a murder mystery.
Some aspects of the story were really modern. For example, I really liked that Rufus Van Aldin advised his daughter to get a divorce. It’s better to stay alone than to be stuck in an unhappy marriage. And that is exactly what Agatha Christie did in her own life as well.
Some aspects of the story were really modern. For example, I really liked that Rufus Van Aldin advised his daughter to get a divorce. It’s better to stay alone than to be stuck in an unhappy marriage. And that is exactly what Agatha Christie did in her own life as well.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book even though at first it was confusing to read multiple storylines.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Stalking
itsalina's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, and Death
Minor: Toxic friendship and Injury/Injury detail
ishouldbereading's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Murder
tarnishedcopper's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An interesting basis but in my opinion, . The main characters, especially Grey, are interesting and well developed, though on the stereotypical side, and Poirot was Poirot as always. The writing was fun to read. The final romance felt forced, however, and this is not a mystery the reader can solve on their own, as some key details are left out until the end.
Spoiler
the fake accusation made more sense than the actual solution
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Murder
Minor: Misogyny and Racism
booksbyantheia's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
ADVERTENCIA: no hay spoilers, pero hay referencias implícitas a la lectura.
POR PRIMERA VEZ, puedo decir que una teoría mía casi, CASI coincide con las ideas de Agatha Christie. Probablemente sea el halago más grande que me haga a mi misma nunca.
El misterio del tren azul es una de las historias mejor llevadas de Christie, y la demostración de que absolutamente cualquier narrador podía volverse brillante en su pluma. Si bien puedo ya predecir que no será de mis favoritas, la ejecución fue completamente brillante, como es costumbre en esta leyenda. Podría decir que si mi teoría casi funcionó, es porque estoy acostumbrada a sospechar cada pequeña línea y palabra escogida por ella. Y de ese modo, se ve cómo desde antes del crimen, las pistas ya están echadas. (Eso también es mérito de la excelente traducción por parte del profesional escogido por la editorial).
En fin, es una novela de misterio muy llevadera, completamente cautivante y adictiva, que te deja con muchas sensaciones. Típico de Agatha Christie. Ella también, un poco como su brillante detective "es el mismo diablo. Pero me gusta".
POR PRIMERA VEZ, puedo decir que una teoría mía casi, CASI coincide con las ideas de Agatha Christie. Probablemente sea el halago más grande que me haga a mi misma nunca.
El misterio del tren azul es una de las historias mejor llevadas de Christie, y la demostración de que absolutamente cualquier narrador podía volverse brillante en su pluma. Si bien puedo ya predecir que no será de mis favoritas, la ejecución fue completamente brillante, como es costumbre en esta leyenda. Podría decir que si mi teoría casi funcionó, es porque estoy acostumbrada a sospechar cada pequeña línea y palabra escogida por ella. Y de ese modo, se ve cómo desde antes del crimen, las pistas ya están echadas. (Eso también es mérito de la excelente traducción por parte del profesional escogido por la editorial).
En fin, es una novela de misterio muy llevadera, completamente cautivante y adictiva, que te deja con muchas sensaciones. Típico de Agatha Christie. Ella también, un poco como su brillante detective "es el mismo diablo. Pero me gusta".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Religious bigotry
silver_valkyrie_reads's review
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Book nine of my personal read through of Agatha Christie in publication order!
The first few chapters were full of unpleasant characters, but when the main character was finally introduced I began to take a real interest in the story and even loved parts of it. I didn't love everything about how the characters ended up, but their journey was fun to follow and the mystery was good (I only partially figured out the solution to the mystery and that due to a broad hint dropped half way through the story).
The first few chapters were full of unpleasant characters, but when the main character was finally introduced I began to take a real interest in the story and even loved parts of it. I didn't love everything about how the characters ended up, but their journey was fun to follow and the mystery was good (I only partially figured out the solution to the mystery and that due to a broad hint dropped half way through the story).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
larareads's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Infidelity
kloughlin's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Murder
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