maggiemk's review against another edition
3.0
Partly guessed the murderer! This didn’t feel as twisty as some of her other books, so it wasn’t my fave. Still fun to revisit Poirot.
calamitymeat'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was my first Agatha Christie book and tbh I was kind of disappointed. Maybe I just picked a bad one to start with. I'll definitely be reading And Then There Were None some time in the future. Just probably not the immediate future.
I also think I might just prefer murder mysteries on screen. Being able to put actual faces to an ensemble cast is just easier for me than remembering names and words alone. If only Kenneth Branagh wasn't using the Hercule Poirot movies as his latest attempt to jerk himself off 😔 Rian Johnson or Sidney Lumet could do it better tbh.
I also think I might just prefer murder mysteries on screen. Being able to put actual faces to an ensemble cast is just easier for me than remembering names and words alone. If only Kenneth Branagh wasn't using the Hercule Poirot movies as his latest attempt to jerk himself off 😔 Rian Johnson or Sidney Lumet could do it better tbh.
sophs_mind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
glendagrbac's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
tash95's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
eososray's review against another edition
4.0
While this mystery concept was quite familiar, as Christie had used something similar in Dead Man's Folly, which also featured Ariadne Oliver, I still enjoyed it.
sophie24's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
pandalealea's review against another edition
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? No
5.0
laurahastoomanywips's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Initially a slow burn, coming together in final quarter. A classic Poirot, with his "little grey cells" being put to very good use to solve the murder of a young girl at a Halloween Party.
It will be interesting to watch "A Haunting in Venice" to see how this story has been used as a basis for the plot.
It will be interesting to watch "A Haunting in Venice" to see how this story has been used as a basis for the plot.