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Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

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chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of my favourite Christie’s. A decently twisty plot with a satisfying conclusion.

It is very much of it’s time though - mid-1950s - so the portrayal of students of non-British nationalities are a bit ham-fisted and uncomfortably near to racist on a few occasions.

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kloughlin's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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maddireads13's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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el90's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.0

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booksare42's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this one. I loved the mystery and I thought Poirot was presented with a unique and interesting problem. At times though, it felt like there was too much going on. This one had a lot of characters in it, a few of them were developed but a lot were barely mentioned and mostly just in the background. The language used to describe some of the international students did not age well and some comments and stereotypes were racist. This book also did not have enough of Poirot in it and a lot of the story was conversations between the students. Overall, this was an enjoyable read, but not the most shocking or memorable Christie mystery.

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poirot's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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adyn's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I really like Agatha Christie, so I liked this book. But it's not my favorite of hers. Weirdly kind of racist in the characterization of people of color (one character in particular), so that made it a bit worse than usual.

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hasselblad's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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kerrypolka's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Not the least racist of her novels, very readable as ever though

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ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Absolutely perfect book, one of the best from Agatha Christie. Not giving it 5 stars though, because the murderer was my favourite character, otherwise a great book.

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