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Wow. What an amazingly conceived book. Agatha Christie was a genius. I loved the way she crafted the plot around a nursery rhyme and I did not at all figure out how it all worked together.
I highly recommend this for mystery fans. It’s clever and fast paced and engaging.
The only word of caution I would offer is that there’s quite a bit of subtle (and not so subtle) racism and sexism. The book is, after all, a product of its time. But I found it fairly easy to forgive these flaws given the brill ...more
I highly recommend this for mystery fans. It’s clever and fast paced and engaging.
The only word of caution I would offer is that there’s quite a bit of subtle (and not so subtle) racism and sexism. The book is, after all, a product of its time. But I found it fairly easy to forgive these flaws given the brill ...more
Actual rating 3.5 stars
I'm sad to say I was actually kind of underwhelmed by this one. I thought it was way to quick and I never really had time to feel suspense about any of the deaths. It was like bam bam bam. I liked the creativity of the plot devices, with the poem and the epilogue, but overall I finished this books feeling very underwhelmed.
Audiobook narrated by: Hugh Fraser ...more
I'm sad to say I was actually kind of underwhelmed by this one. I thought it was way to quick and I never really had time to feel suspense about any of the deaths. It was like bam bam bam. I liked the creativity of the plot devices, with the poem and the epilogue, but overall I finished this books feeling very underwhelmed.
Audiobook narrated by: Hugh Fraser ...more
I've reread this book for many times now, but still being mesmerized by it. It's ingenious, brilliant, out of the box, and ahead of its time. It's a masterpiece and I don't blame Christie if this becomes one of her most favorite books she ever written.
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I went through a big Agatha Christie phase in middle school, so it was fun to revisit this classic. A quick read that I finished in a day. A classic whodunnit.
Jan 09, 2016
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