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Pros
A young girl is murdered during a hallowe'en party. A * of a child in a small town outside of london puts perot on the scent. The strange death of a young teenage girl, while attending a private halloween party, for middle schoolers, leads our hero on... Read More
"this book is classic christie! It's a good story, though as reviewers have stated over the years perhaps not one of christie’s strongest" i can’t quite see what attracted branagh to this story which, though solid, doesn't seem to rise to the standard... Read More
From the novel's synopsis and the movie's trailer, it is evident that this book is different from the film. Less footwork, more assistants, and more of the little grey cells. Storyline moves along well.
Cons
It feels like 50% of this book is spent listening to every single character lament the state of our wild youth. If you are already a christie fan you probably have read this already and it is too late for a warning.
The first half of the book is an irritating slog. The suspense builds up some towards the end but loses steam with excessive poetic language and a disappointing denouement. Avoid this paperback unless you want to wind up with eye strain.
Bizarre line breaks. Hyphenated words in the middle of lines. Misspelled words and more. Makes me wonder if it is somehow counterfeit. On & on &s; on.
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Quality
I am a huge fan and i look forward to many more books turned into movies with the current piroit.
A classic hercule poirot mystery with the hilarious ms.
I also had a hard time believing one part: i don't want to give too much away, but a girl goes off with the murderer and seems ... Read More
So, if you're reading this novel to be prepared for the film (as i did) then you will be disappointed.
Packaging/appearance
It's true, as some readers point out, that there is discussion on the part of some characters as to how morals and society have... Read More
Competitiveness
Other recent unsolved murders in the same community, contribute a definate tie-in with the current investigation.
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novel, good and still. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.2% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 7,092 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 11 2023.
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This child announces that she had witnessed a murder
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What could she be talking about
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But it did make someone nervous
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Kids did become unruly and young people lost their way
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And of course the school teachers knew more about the children than their parents did given the sort of school it was
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My main issue with it was that toward the end it seemed all piled together but not in a way that led readers astray
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Towards the end some critical characters did not stay in character
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No one is buying her story and so she leaves in a huff
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