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Curtain: Poirot's Last Case by Agatha Christie

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marple450's review against another edition

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mysterious sad

3.0

kwtulakty's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

lyssie03's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

idc. tens across the board. i am so attached to this silly little penguin man. i love him always. i also love how much he adores hastings. “You, my good, my honest, my oh so honourable Hastings—so kindly, so conscientious—so innocent!”

poirot will live on forever in my heart <3

lletyaruin's review against another edition

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5.0

رواية رائعة و مؤثرة من اعمال الكاتبة. شعوري بعد الانتهاء هو الصدمة. رواية محكمة و متقنة البناء و يتم ختامها بالجريمة الكاملة على رأي الكاتبة.

ginaparrish's review against another edition

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5.0

This was the last novel in my quest to read all of Christie’s mysteries—novels and short stories—in chronological order. (Of course, I realized after that Sleeping Murder, which I read first, was published after this one. And that they both were written in the 1940’s and put in a vault. So I guess I went by publication date.) It felt like the perfect bookend to my Agatha Christie journey.

CURTAIN takes place at Styles, an old country house now turned lodge which happens to be where her first novel takes place. It feels fitting in many ways. There is definitely a certain nostalgia running through after reading fifty-something Poirot books, this being his last. And of course, Hasting is narrating again, making it as fun and frustrating as ever (he really is short-shortsighted). One plus is that, despite knowing Christie’s tricks like the back of my hand by now, she still managed to surprise me over and over again.

For those questioning if this is the book they want to read next, my suggestion would be to be more familiar with her other work first. Read The Mysterious Affair at Styles and her other major works first, if not the rest of the Poirot canon. Then you will definitely appreciate it more. I admired her tenacity with this one.