Reviews

Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #39) by Agatha Christie

iamsatan666's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

andyblv's review against another edition

4.0

A classic Agatha Christie mystery. So many red herrings, an interesting plot influenced by the era in which it was written.

vincederr's review against another edition

4.0

I did something fun with this book. I read it in paperback, and I took notes. I played detective and tried to guess whodunnit. Joyce is a teen girl who says she’s witnessed a murder. No one believes Joyce, except one person. At the end of the party Joyce is found dead in the bobbing for apples bucket. We follow Poirot as he walks this small countryside town in his leather shoes. This book is full of characters who could be the killer. I was able to correctly pick the murderer and the general circumstances that lead to the murder’s motivation. I will be reading more Christie novels this way.

4.5 out of 5

hannah_banana18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

sam_brownie's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

hannnahhhh122's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Es hat mir besser gefallen, als ich gedacht habe
Es war überraschend, dass in einem Buch zwei Kinder gestorben sind
Natürlich ist im Orient Express auch ein Kind gestorben, aber vorher und es ging ja eher um dem Tod von einem anderen
Man kann es schnell durchlesen und es war gut

claireelyse06's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

simplewords's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

ginaparrish's review against another edition

4.0

I have been reading all of Christie’s books chronologically and I am getting pretty close to the end with this one. After Passenger to Frankfurt I was feeling a little disheartened. I hate to say it, but I was starting to think like the detectives who work with Poirot, “Is Christie getting a little too old for this?”

I was then very pleasantly surprised with this one. The plot was interesting and there were plenty of suspects, enough to send you on the wrong trail a few times. Poirot is charming as ever. I really enjoyed it.

I saw another commenter who rated this one low, mentioning she loved Christie but didn’t like how much social commentary there was in this one. All I have to say to that is HA! because if you have read as many of her books as I have (nearly all of them by now) you will realize that Christie puts a LOT of social commentary in her books and this one is nothing compared to some of the others. She does talk a lot about insanity and crime, a pattern with all of her books.

I am not saying this is her best, but it is one of her better ones and the social commentary is very usual of the author. I don’t agree with all of it, but as a mystery I thought it was well-crafted and enjoyable.

kaitlinthern's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5