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    <body><![CDATA[This is another instance where I'd like to give one more half star, so for the record, it's better than okay, but not quite a three star-er. <br/><br/>These twelve short stories follow Poirot as he works through &quot;twelve labors&quot; similar to those worked through by his namesake. The likenes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57981593">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Certainly enjoyed these stories.  Have been reading a few Agatha Christie books over the last few months.  This was cleverly done with each chapter a different challenge for Poirot based on the Labors of Hercules.  Christie did a great job linking possible story lines to the myths. Did force me to r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74410469">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It must be said. I am not a great fan of Poirot, who is nothing but a collection of idiosyncratic tics, in my opinion, and does not even approximate a flesh-and-blood person. Though, oddly, I like the David Suchet TV portrayal, but it's more for the furnishings than the characters. My lack of enthus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3008084">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[در دوره ی نوجوانی ما، خواندن آثار پلیسی و جنایی یک مد بود. تمام زنگ تفریح های مدرسه به بحث در مورد آخرین آثار پلیسی چاپ شده می گذشت. مایک هامر، جانی دالر، کاریل چسمان، ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2047275">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[sebenere baca buku ni pertama kali pas es-em-pe (klo ga salah ^_^), so masih agak-agak nggak &quot;ngeh&quot; gtu deh, sekilas, selesai, udah.<br/>nah pas dapat bukunya lagi (of course, dapet dari toko buku loak langganan, hehehe), ternyata ceritanya atau mungkin persepsiku jadi beda ya?<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6813081">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting collection of mysteries focusing on Hercule Poirots &quot;retirement&quot; (Murder of Roger Ackroyd). A quick read and enjoyable. You are a witness to the brilliance of Hercule Poirot as he solves these 12 cases he calls his 'labors.' ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[always love Hercule Poirot, my most favorite character in Agatha Christie's novel. A smart but witty detective, with his grey cells and mustache. It's pretty interesting to see how he relate his cases with one of Hercules' assignment.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really, I think I'm just working my way through these bad boys. I'm a bigger fan of a full length book than a set of shorts.<br/><br/>And having finished it finally - I conclude &quot;Yes&quot;. I must confess that my favourites story was &quot;The Flock Of Geryon&quot;.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hercule, le héros grec, avait accompli douze travaux. <br/><br/>Cependant, ce n'est pas du héros grec qu'il s'agit ici mais tout bonnement d'Hercule Poirot. <br/><br/>Le célèbre détective belge est loin d'avoir le physique avantageux du fils de Zeus, mais il possède des petites cellules gr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66543424">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a huge fan of short stories. I'm a huge fan of Poirot. This book was just perfect for me. Yes, it wound up being more hockey because of the theme, but I've never minded hockey, and I recommend it to anyone!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've only posted a few of the many Christie books I've read, some of my favorites. If you can put up with the colonizer racism, the classism, and outmoded patriarchal values, her mysteries are often some of the most clever.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this! The entire thing is a play on Hercule Poirot's name, so he parodies as Hercules and has to solve crimes that he compares to the 12 tasks. It's really good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Listened to the books on tape version. Perfect for listening to on some random interstate in middle America. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Always like Agatha Christie and love Hercule Poirot; one of my favorite fictional detectives.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of short stories about Hercule Poirot- its very different from her other work.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun romp through mythology and mystery.]]></body>
    
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