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your_geekygf'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book started strong and slowed down a bit in the middle. Almost all of the characters are foreign so there is a lot of French sprinkled in and the writing style is very olde tyme. Some of the meaning could be lost in this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping
m0rdred_the_fallen's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-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? No
4.0
Me gustó bastante el misterio, muy ingeniosos como lo van enhebrando todo para revelación del final.
Mi único pero es que Poirot no les haya dejado en claro que los entiende perfectamente, incluso si luego va a salir con sus cosas de que la ley y demás.
La justicia alcanzó a Cassetti de una forma u otra, yo hasta hubiera ayudado activamente a los involucrados en lugar preocuparme por quién es el culpable. El tipo merecía una muerte más horrible.
Mi único pero es que Poirot no les haya dejado en claro que los entiende perfectamente, incluso si luego va a salir con sus cosas de que la ley y demás.
La justicia alcanzó a Cassetti de una forma u otra, yo hasta hubiera ayudado activamente a los involucrados en lugar preocuparme por quién es el culpable. El tipo merecía una muerte más horrible.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
leosaki's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
Hercule Poirot, stop thirsting over your murder suspects challenge (impossible)
Also congrats to Agatha Christie for having a more diverse cast and progressive storytelling IN THE 30S than almost anything until like 5 years ago
Also congrats to Agatha Christie for having a more diverse cast and progressive storytelling IN THE 30S than almost anything until like 5 years ago
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition
mysterious
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, and Classism
lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Perhaps I am selling the book short with a 4.25 star rating, because it really is fantastic, and I remember how shocked I was the first time I read it. But reading it now, there are several times where the characters sort of mockingly say the answer, like, well, it couldn't be X... I feel sure more astute readers probably can guess the answer. It was probably a pretty surprising revelation when the book was new however. The book always makes me very sad for little Daisy Armstrong and her family (especially knowing it is based on a real life kidnapping). In any case, this is still one of Christie's best books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping
qu1ncy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
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? No
4.5
Book nineteen of my personal read through of Agatha Christie in (American) publication order.
I wasn't sure how this would hold up when I've watched the movie recently enough to know the main twist from the very beginning, but this story was in fact, still fantastic. (Maybe the audio book and having a great narrator actually helped with this?) The characters are all interesting regardless of the outcome of the story, and there were one or two small details about the resolution I'd forgotten, so I still enjoyed those reveals.
Some of the more lauded Agatha Christie novels I think are not among her best works, but in this case, the book deserves every bit of fame it has.
I wasn't sure how this would hold up when I've watched the movie recently enough to know the main twist from the very beginning, but this story was in fact, still fantastic. (Maybe the audio book and having a great narrator actually helped with this?) The characters are all interesting regardless of the outcome of the story, and there were one or two small details about the resolution I'd forgotten, so I still enjoyed those reveals.
Some of the more lauded Agatha Christie novels I think are not among her best works, but in this case, the book deserves every bit of fame it has.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide
leonorb's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Kidnapping