Brief synopsis (no spoilers): A murder occurs on the Orient Express train and detective Hercule Poirot must solve the case.
Category: Mystery
Why I chose this book: Movie coming out this month
My personal opinion: I didn't find this much to my taste. I think if I had a better understanding of European languages and customs I might have understood some of the undertone of things that were said or done. There were just little things I found annoying about the writing style. I also found it somewhat difficult to remember the details of 12-15 different "players" in the story. The details of their personal lives and their confessions kind of bled together. I found the end somewhat preposterous and fantastic. I know it's just a book, but it didn't feel as realistic as I had hoped it would. I am still excited to go see the movie with my Dad (who does love mystery novels) when it comes out later this month. I also plan to try another Agatha Christie novel at a later point to see if I enjoy it.
Warnings
Language: None
Violence: None besides the murder
"Adult" situations: None
Death: The murder
Movie rating equivalent: PG-13 only because of the subject matter. There really isn't anything particularly gory, but I wouldn't want my elementary school aged child watching it.
Protagonist description: Poirot is a famous detective well known for logic-ing his way through difficult cases.
Point of view of story: Third
Book length: Shorter side of medium
Story flow: The story itself takes place linearly, but is choppy as the detective talks to different people and sometimes it's hard to keep track of the details of all 15 or so characters.
Grammar and spelling issues: Several words/phrases in French or other European languages that weren't always defined. Didn't really distract from the story, was just annoying.
Character connection (no spoilers): None
Category: Mystery
Why I chose this book: Movie coming out this month
My personal opinion: I didn't find this much to my taste. I think if I had a better understanding of European languages and customs I might have understood some of the undertone of things that were said or done. There were just little things I found annoying about the writing style. I also found it somewhat difficult to remember the details of 12-15 different "players" in the story. The details of their personal lives and their confessions kind of bled together. I found the end somewhat preposterous and fantastic. I know it's just a book, but it didn't feel as realistic as I had hoped it would. I am still excited to go see the movie with my Dad (who does love mystery novels) when it comes out later this month. I also plan to try another Agatha Christie novel at a later point to see if I enjoy it.
Warnings
Language: None
Violence: None besides the murder
"Adult" situations: None
Death: The murder
Movie rating equivalent: PG-13 only because of the subject matter. There really isn't anything particularly gory, but I wouldn't want my elementary school aged child watching it.
Protagonist description: Poirot is a famous detective well known for logic-ing his way through difficult cases.
Point of view of story: Third
Book length: Shorter side of medium
Story flow: The story itself takes place linearly, but is choppy as the detective talks to different people and sometimes it's hard to keep track of the details of all 15 or so characters.
Grammar and spelling issues: Several words/phrases in French or other European languages that weren't always defined. Didn't really distract from the story, was just annoying.
Character connection (no spoilers): None
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