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Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

nlonghi's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

conqueeftador's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

ginaparrish's review against another edition

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3.0

I am reading all of Chrisitie's mysteries chronologically. I have to say, some of the Poirot books tend to be slow. I felt that with this one, but I did think the outcome was clever and unexpected. I also liked the retrospective framework. Not one of my favorites thus far, but they are all good. On to the next . . .

stephbakerbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

4.0

beingfacetious's review against another edition

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5.0

Never read an AC I didn't love, but this one was really exceptional. Hit a lot of my buttons.

aido_potato's review against another edition

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4.0

Great story with a cool and fresh structure.

maggie_tries_to_read's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

nvtpages's review against another edition

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4.0

Lagi-lagi aku terkecoh dengan apa yang penulis sajikan dalam buku ini.
Sungguh Agatha Cristie benar-benar brilliant dalam menuliskan buku-bukunya!
Kali ini terdapat kutipan sajak anak berjudul 'Lima Babi Kecil' di dalamnya, membuatmu bisa mendapat gambaran mengenai lima saksi penting tentang peristiwa pembunuhan yang terjadi pada enam belas tahun silam.

Terdapat tiga bagian utama dalam bukunya
Bagian 1 fokus ke wawancara orang-orang yang pernah terlibat dalam kasus tersebut.
Bagian 2 risalah dari masing-masing saksi yang dicurigai.
Dan bagian 3 adalah kesimpulan yang akan dituturkan oleh Hercule Poirot.

Karena kasus pembunuhan yang dibahas pada buku ini sudah terjadi pada enam belas tahun lalu, bukti fisik pun sudah tiada, jadi proses penyelidikan hanya mengandalkan insting dan pendekatan psikologi kepada masing-masing saksi. Ini adalah bagian yang menarik dari buku ini!

"Psikologi yang menyangkut tindak kejahatan adalah spesialisasi saya. Saya sedang menerima penugasan tersebut"
- Hal. 89

"Kebenaran, tidak pernah bisa terungkap secara adil, bila melulu melalui sarana hukum. Hal-hal yang terlupakanlah yang biasanya justru menjadi masalah. Yakni emosi, perasaan, watak, yang dimiliki oleh para pelaku drama yang bersangkutan."
- Hal. 110

Walaupun menurutku endingnya kurang tuntas, tapi buku ini diselesaikan dengan baik berkat adanya fakta yang mencengangkan yang dituliskan tanpa adanya plot hole.

Buku ini aku rekomendasikan untuk para pecinta seri Detektif Poirot, karena sungguh apa yang ia kemukakan dalam buku ini sangat indah dan brilliant!

"Ada hal-hal yang mampu saya ketahui tanpa harus diberi tahu."
- Hal. 315

meganreads5's review against another edition

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

4.0

mrsbooknerd's review against another edition

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2.0

I quite liked the plot of Five Little Pigs, it was a genuine whodunnit with enough of a cast of characters that things were a touch uncertain but not so large that I couldn't keep them all straight. Their individual personalities helped this too. Each different each suspicious. Like all good groups of friends.

The only element that put me off was that we kind of went through all the suspects and their stories verbally, and then went back through them all again in the form of written statements. So it got a bit stale. I think it needed to be one or the other or less repetition of the same events covered in both forms.

This is the first time I have managed to work out the who of the whodunnit in a Christie novel though. Which I am endlessly happy about. L