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A review by rknitss
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This is my first time reading Christie and it was surprisingly fun. I have been told that Agatha Christie disliked writing Hercule Poirot but I certainly didn't see any of that in the story. Poirot was surprisingly funny, the suspects sufficiently suspicious, the mystery was mysterious.
Despite knowing the twist (who doesn't at this point), reading along and trying to figure out the why, the how, and spotting the little hints was great fun.
The book loses .25 of a star for period typical stuff. There's some now known as offensive language used to describe neural-atypical people and people native to Africa. While I accept that the times were different and I don't think older books should be censored or re-edited for modern audiences I DO feel like a modern reader should see and recognize the problematic elements in a classic text.
Anyways, would recommend and would read another Agatha Christie.
Despite knowing the twist (who doesn't at this point), reading along and trying to figure out the why, the how, and spotting the little hints was great fun.
The book loses .25 of a star for period typical stuff. There's some now known as offensive language used to describe neural-atypical people and people native to Africa. While I accept that the times were different and I don't think older books should be censored or re-edited for modern audiences I DO feel like a modern reader should see and recognize the problematic elements in a classic text.
Anyways, would recommend and would read another Agatha Christie.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Racism