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Reading Order for the Unofficial Poirot Buddy Reads
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last updated Dec 27, 2020 08:20AM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: SPOILER THREAD Curtain
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last updated Feb 05, 2021 06:12PM
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Oct 15, 2016
Christine PNW
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I previously rated this 2 stars?? What the hell was I thinking? It has both Ariadne Oliver and Superintendent Spence. I think I ate too many snapdragon raisins - this is 4 stars at least!
2021 Re-read:
It's Halloween Bingo 2021, and I am revisiting this old favorite to fill the Halloween square. I love Ariadne in this one, although not quite so much as I love her in Mrs. McGinty's Dead, which may be the ultimate and quintessential appearance of Ariadne Oliver.
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2021 Re-read:
It's Halloween Bingo 2021, and I am revisiting this old favorite to fill the Halloween square. I love Ariadne in this one, although not quite so much as I love her in Mrs. McGinty's Dead, which may be the ultimate and quintessential appearance of Ariadne Oliver.


Dec 09, 2019
Unsolved ☕︎ Mystery
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October reads 2019 #9:
I think I would have enjoyed this a little more if there weren't so many people to keep track.
It is quite a list of different characters.
After leaving the book then picking it up again; I had to strain my brain to remember who is who.
It became daunting. Towards the end, I kinda wanted to just get it read and didn't care as much.
While it was a tad bit disappointing; the writing is modern and enjoyable.
This was my first Agatha Christie. I know it won't be my last. She's t ...more

Oct 23, 2017
Laura
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3.5 stars. Better than some of the other late Poirots I have read. I wish there were more books with Ariadne Oliver!



Oct 31, 2022
Jeff
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