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Reading Order for the Unofficial Poirot Buddy Reads
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By Jessica-sim · 54 posts · 155 views
last updated Dec 27, 2020 08:20AM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: SPOILER THREAD Curtain
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By Jessica-sim · 20 posts · 35 views
last updated Feb 05, 2021 06:12PM
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Hercule Poirot is now bored of commonplace cases and is looking forward to retire and grow vegetable marrows. An old acquaintance of his challenges him that he would never retire (remember when his previous such attempt was an utter failure?). He decides to take up only twelve more cases mirroring the task of his namesake, Hercules. Though disdaining the brawny and demoustached Greek legend, Poirot decides his tasks would be more cerebral than active.
The Nemean Lion : Poirot is called in to s ...more
The Nemean Lion : Poirot is called in to s ...more
This is a collection of twelve short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Leading up to his retirement he decides to select twelve last cases which must bear a resemblance to the twelve labours of Hercules. These are really cleverly done and each story is similar to one of the labours of Hercules.
I particularly liked The Nemean Lion which is about Pekingese dogs - and The Augeam Stables. All the short stories in this collection are cleverly plotted and show Christie at her ingenious best. There ar ...more
I particularly liked The Nemean Lion which is about Pekingese dogs - and The Augeam Stables. All the short stories in this collection are cleverly plotted and show Christie at her ingenious best. There ar ...more
An enjoyable collection of Poirot short stories, when Poirot tries to reproduce the classical Labours of Hercules by solving a series of small mysteries. A couple of recurring characters adds to the enjoyment of the series.
I loved this when I read it forty years ago. I loved on re-reading it. Lovely premise, wonderful stories.
Contos presentes no livro:
• O leão de Nemeia - ⭐⭐/5
• A hidra de Lerna - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
• A corça da Arcádia - ⭐⭐⭐/5
• O javali de Erimanto - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
• Os estábulos de Áugias - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• As aves do lago Estínfalo - ⭐⭐⭐/5
• O touro de Creta - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• Os cavalos de Diomedes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• O cinto de Hipólita - ⭐️⭐️/5
• O rebanho de Gerião - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• As maçãs das Hespérides - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• A captura de Cérbero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• O leão de Nemeia - ⭐⭐/5
• A hidra de Lerna - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
• A corça da Arcádia - ⭐⭐⭐/5
• O javali de Erimanto - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
• Os estábulos de Áugias - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• As aves do lago Estínfalo - ⭐⭐⭐/5
• O touro de Creta - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• Os cavalos de Diomedes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• O cinto de Hipólita - ⭐️⭐️/5
• O rebanho de Gerião - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• As maçãs das Hespérides - ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
• A captura de Cérbero - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I don't think Poirot is in his best here. I enjoyed but not as usual.
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As much as I love Christie's writing, I did find some of these short stories a bit silly. Poirot seems to travel about a lot which is something he is not fond about doing,and getting other people act for him. Not a book that I would recommend as typical of Poirot's method. A quick easy read.
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