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A carregar... The big four (original 1927; edição 2016)por Agatha Christie
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I normally find Agatha Christie to be a riveting read but this was pretty boring. It lacks the unity of plot of a proper novel. It is a series of episodes, only unified by the theme of Hercule Poirot investigating and uncovering the identity of one of the villains. Most Christie fans and scholars agree that The Big Four isn't her best. Kuddos to the Queen of Mystery for trying a different story out but this one was utterly a bore. Agatha Christie seems to have a legendary status as a mystery writer, but up until recently, I've read very few of her books. I took a long time in reading this one. I liked it better than the previous one I read which was a series of short stories--though a couple times in this one it felt like Christie had some short stories that she made fit the Big Four plot. I guessed a couple of the twists because they were also used by Conan Doyle in Sherlock Holmes books. there are parts of this that are fun and obviously the way he solves the crimes is at least interesting, but overall this was way too much swagger and bluster for me, with utterly ridiculous plot devices. poirot obviously actually cares about his friend hastings, but he treats him abominably, to the point that it was hard to read about it. i know this was written almost a hundred years ago (so i'm ignoring the racism) but i really dislike the way she mentions something randomly and then it immediately becomes pertinent, in the same way i never like the way every conclusion that poirot amazingly (and with no evidence, often) leaps to is always correct. he annoys me more than compels me, i think. and her use of just about every possible trick and method of murder in this one was way over the top for me.
Pertence a SérieHercule Poirot (4) Pertence à Série da EditoraEstá contido emAgatha Christie Crime Collection: The Pale Horse / The Big Four / The Secret Adversary por Agatha Christie 1920s Agatha Christie, Vol. 3: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four, The Mystery of the Blue Train por Agatha Christie Tem a adaptaçãoNotable Lists
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HTML: Famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage in this classic Agatha Christie mystery. Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his lifeâ??and that of his "twin brother"â??to uncover the truth Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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One contemporary review, in The Scotsman of 17 March 1927 sums it up perfectly for me: "The activities of Poirot himself cannot be taken seriously, as one takes, for example, Sherlock Holmes. The book, indeed, reads more like an exaggerated parody of popular detective fiction than a serious essay in the type. But it certainly provides plenty of fun for the reader who is prepared to be amused. If that was the intention of the authoress, she has succeeded to perfection". ( )