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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)

Agatha Christie

Start date: October 1, 2022

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Apr 03, 2018 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-has-a-copy

I mainly read this because I wanted to see the movie adaptation and I always like to read the book first. I had, of course, heard of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot before. But I was never very interested in reading any of her books because I'm simply not a huge fan of straight up murder mysteries. I generally like romantic suspense. But I was intrigued by the trailer and I thought I'd give the book a shot. And I honestly found this book to be pretty middling. It moved too slowly for me and I ...more

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Apr 16, 2020 Jane rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, mystery

I read this in a day. a Page turner, great distraction on this cold corona virus day. It kept me from snapping at my husband. Even though he was sweet, didn't share any of the news he was reading. The littlest things annoyed me, and I found my shoulders tense, my head aching. I gave it four stars for its ability to complete distract me. I really didn't see the end coming...until 25 pages from the end. I am not a mystery reader...because in general they are so formulaic. This was a surprising for ...more

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Sep 27, 2017 Jenna rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-interwar-years, mystery-british

I thought I better read this book in preparation for the new film in November 2017. I enjoyed the book, but my enjoyment was lessened by having also very recently watched the 1974 film version (Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Sir John Gielgud, Lauren Becall, etc.) and the TV film version (David Suchet, Toby Jones, Jessica Chastain, Barbara Hershey, etc.)...I was curious to compare the film/book versions and see what details omitted/other things added by the script-writers. Classic mystery with a s ...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Lindsey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Very good, although not my favorite of Christie's Poirot novels ...more

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Apr 24, 2008 Celeste rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reread

I love just about all things Christie, especitally if they are Hercule Poirot, Christie. This is one of her best, even the movie was good. I loved the fact that she put everyone on a train and than had a murder, and what a murder it was. I'll say no more you guys just need to read this one. ...more

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Sep 15, 2011 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, eastern-europe, audio

One of Christie's classics, and deservedly so - the twists and turns give that great jigsaw effect that typifies the golden age of English mystery perfectly. A must-read for any crime-novel fan that wants to see what all post-Agatha writers have been holding themselves up to. ...more

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Oct 20, 2009 Donna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library, ipad-mini, read-in-2015

LOVED the ending. I gave it four stars only because it annoys me when a book contains French, which I don't speak. Maybe people when it was written would have been more familiar with the language. ...more

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