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yuditk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Having read a lot of Agatha Christie books, I feel like when I do read them I am quite at home. I enjoy her style and she often reuses phrases and idioms throughout her books.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles was her first Hercule Poirot book, and who doesn't like Poirot? I can't say this was the best book by her that I've ever read, but it is fun to see the detective in his debut. I like that this book had some courtroom scenes, I love courtroom dramas. As this is an earlier book for Christie, I felt that the suspects were a little less fleshed out than I remember suspects being in future books. This made it a little harder to keep up with everybody, but as usual there was a good twist ending.
If you are a Christie fan and want a fast read, pick this up for sure.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles was her first Hercule Poirot book, and who doesn't like Poirot? I can't say this was the best book by her that I've ever read, but it is fun to see the detective in his debut. I like that this book had some courtroom scenes, I love courtroom dramas. As this is an earlier book for Christie, I felt that the suspects were a little less fleshed out than I remember suspects being in future books. This made it a little harder to keep up with everybody, but as usual there was a good twist ending.
If you are a Christie fan and want a fast read, pick this up for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content
Minor: Racism and Antisemitism
sappypatheticm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Antisemitism, and War
writteninmagic's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Classism
nagaakil's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Murder
ttumbletree's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, and Classism