This is one of my favorites. I enjoyed the setting a lot.
@58christiansful
8 ай бұрын
Wonderful presentation as usual - but you could have mentioned the schoolmistresses and the headmistress who are all more interesting than the girls - also the fact there are two separate murderers!
@danecobain
8 ай бұрын
Cracking discussion!
@marcevan1141
Ай бұрын
Just finished this. I had read this as a teenager but forgot it. Chapter by chapter, scene by scene, it may be one of Christie's most enjoyable novels. The school setting works very well, and the narrative is pretty consistently absorbing. I do think, though, that end is not quite right somehow. One of the killers had not been made a vivid enough character, and so the reveal falls a bit flat. The level of characterization here, in general, is often interesting but (as is typical of Christie) also somewhat erratic in that some characters aren't as well fleshed out as one would like. But it's a lively, well-paced story, and, coming late in her writing career, a nice surprise.
@mikegseclecticreads
Ай бұрын
Totally agreed that the lack of vivid characterization of the killer can make the ending anticlimactic, and that this is somewhat true of this book
@suzie_lovescats
29 күн бұрын
Have you done a review of the tv adaptations or is it just book reviews you do?
@mikegseclecticreads
26 күн бұрын
I mainly just do books, although occasionally I'll have a few things to say about the David Suchet TV adaptations for the ones I've seen
@stardustmemory000083
8 ай бұрын
I'd love to see an adaptation of this novel with Ariadne Oliver as the protagonist. As a(n in)famous female author, it wouldn't be hard to think up a reason for her to be present at a girls' school, and her personality would suit the tone of the novel better than Poirot. Of course he could still be present in the form of telephone calls or letters. She'd naturally be thrilled to dig into a real-life mystery solo, only to slowly realize just how out of her depth she was. Glad you enjoyed this one! Later Christies are a bumpy ride, but they have their moments.
@58christiansful
7 ай бұрын
Hallo - Hope you are ok? Any new reviews coming up?
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