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A review by novi
They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
This was a quick entertainment. The beginning was a bit slow and confusing because it started by (mostly) monologue of a character that we haven't met before, and then there are so many characters, and then they added more characters lol. But Agatha Christie was so good in adjusting them that slowly, the readers are not confused of who's who anymore. The plot has highs and lows, but when it's high, it was fun. The twist was unpredictable for me, but not too unpredictable or farfetched. It was something you can figure out, the clues (and red herrings) are laid out well.
This is another Miss Marple, where she would, I assure you she would, always said something like "So difficult, isn;t it? To be clear about anything, I mean. Because .... [cryptid sentences on and on and on]" and "You two reminded me of [proceeds to tell a tale of god-knows-who that I absolutely don't care about]". I've learned to just skip those, idc, so this time it's not as annoying for me. Someone did stopped her from telling those tales in the epilogue though lmaoooo
Oh also, the casual racism and xenophobia in this book is quiiiite stronger than her other books. There is an n-word with a hard r, and continuous verbal assault to foreigners.
This is another Miss Marple, where she would, I assure you she would, always said something like "So difficult, isn;t it? To be clear about anything, I mean. Because .... [cryptid sentences on and on and on]" and "You two reminded me of [proceeds to tell a tale of god-knows-who that I absolutely don't care about]". I've learned to just skip those, idc, so this time it's not as annoying for me. Someone did stopped her from telling those tales in the epilogue though lmaoooo
Oh also, the casual racism and xenophobia in this book is quiiiite stronger than her other books. There is an n-word with a hard r, and continuous verbal assault to foreigners.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia