A review by livvie98
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was my second book by Marie Benedict, and while enjoyable, I didn't like it as much as The Only Woman In The Room.
I'm a huge Agatha Christie fan, and being so, was very excited for a glimpse into the real life mystery of her disappearance. And while it's certainly an intriguing premise, no real explanation can actually be gathered, seeing as she never revealed what happened during that period of time. Compared to Benedict's other books, I feel like there was less new things for me to learn about Agatha and her life, compared to how much I learned about Hedy Lamarr in The Only Woman In The Room. I understand the scenes in these novels are all fictional, however, I love the usage of them to convey the real events that happened in the lives of women in history. This novel just didn't provide me with the history and new insight I feel I gathered previously from her other works, understandably so, since the majority of this was speculative.
Unfortunately, I found the characters hard to relate to and connect with, but that may have just been me. It was, I thought, a fast paced and quick read that kept me interested until the end.
Spoiler Warning: This book does mention several of her novels and spoils completely my favorite book of hers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. If you haven't read that one yet, please read that before reading this book because it will be entirely ruined.
I'm a huge Agatha Christie fan, and being so, was very excited for a glimpse into the real life mystery of her disappearance. And while it's certainly an intriguing premise, no real explanation can actually be gathered, seeing as she never revealed what happened during that period of time. Compared to Benedict's other books, I feel like there was less new things for me to learn about Agatha and her life, compared to how much I learned about Hedy Lamarr in The Only Woman In The Room. I understand the scenes in these novels are all fictional, however, I love the usage of them to convey the real events that happened in the lives of women in history. This novel just didn't provide me with the history and new insight I feel I gathered previously from her other works, understandably so, since the majority of this was speculative.
Unfortunately, I found the characters hard to relate to and connect with, but that may have just been me. It was, I thought, a fast paced and quick read that kept me interested until the end.
Spoiler Warning: This book does mention several of her novels and spoils completely my favorite book of hers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. If you haven't read that one yet, please read that before reading this book because it will be entirely ruined.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse