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Summary: Not enough stars to give
Review: This is it. The daddy of all mysteries. Buy it, read it, love it. And Then There Was None is a great novel too, but I'd like someone to solve that one. This is a fair play mystery, with lots of great caracters, suspence, atmosphere. And you have a chance at guessing the bad guy!
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Summary: murder on the orient express (Bainter)
Review: Murder on the Orient Express was a good book. It had me thinking the whole time. The story takes place on a train. There is a world famous detective that gets on the train, and the first thing he notices is all the different nationalities of the people. Then after switching trains a few times he gets on a train that is headed for a snow storm. The train is stopped and the detective notices a few weird things goin on. The next morning he wakes up and the guy in the coach next to him has been murdered. It was not of the famous detectives best interest to investigate the murder, but since the train was stopped and his friend had convinced him, he really had no other choice. So the detective got to his usual business and started investigating the scene of the crime. Then he interviewed everyone on the train. After interviewing he came to no conlusion, untill he added bits and pieces together. He then interviewed everyone another time. Which is when he came to his conclusion. The victim, which was not a well liked man in the first place, was stabbed thirteen times. There were fifteen passengers, and it ended up that the victim was killed by thirteen of the fifteen passangers, and each of the thirteen passengers were connected to the victim in some way or another. So the end was a little surprising but it was very good.
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Summary: it was decent
Review: It was a pretty good book because it kept me wanting to read it.
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Summary: Murder on the Orient Express
Review: "Murder on the Orient Express" By Agatha Christie
The book I read was "Murder on the Orient Express." I liked this book a lot. It is very suspensful and kept me at the edge of my seat most of the time. I love the way Agatha Christie writes. She makes her stories so good that you cannot put the book down until you finish it. This is one of the good books written by Agatha Christie and is enjoyed by people from all over.
I liked the book and enjoyed reading it, because Agatha Christie writes books so well. When she made Hercule Poirot the main character,it made the book even better. I love the way he solves mysteries and the way he asks questions. He is so good at asking questions that he gets the person he is talking to, to answer the question correctly. He is also very good at solving mysteries and is correct in his guess in the end. I like the way M. Poirot speaks. Agatha Christie writes so well that you could hear his accent when you read the book. In the book he said some things that made it seem like you could hear him talking. Here are some quotes: "You are, I think, a little bit contemptuous of the way I prosecute my inquirities," he said with a twinkle.This is on page 146. Poirot emergered "Nothing," he said. "Not even a compromising bequest!" This is on page 187. "I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of language." This is on page 232.
The main theme of the book is: "If someone jumps over the bridge, would you jump too?" The theme is saying, just because someone committed a murder, it does not mean you have to go and kill them back. You should not go so low and be just like the criminal. Then, you too, will become the criminal. One person was going to kill Mr. Ratchett, but then he called more people and they all listened to him. They should not follow the person if they believed it was not the right decision to make. Another theme is: "You should not get revenge for your hate." This means hate is the reason people want to get revenge. The last theme is: "Hate can come back and haunt you." Mr. Ratchett killed someone from hate, and the hate came back and killed him. I do agree with the main theme. It is very true and people should believe in their heart and not do what other people tell them. Also, I agree with the other themes they are also true.
I would recommend the book to others, because it is such a good book. I had a fun time reading it. It teaches you about life and to be a good person. People should not tell lies, like the characters in the book or they will be caught in the end. It is so mysterious and a book everyone will have fun reading. If you like mysteries, this is a good book to read. Each page is filled with clues to find out who the murderer is. Can you catch them before it is too late? 557 words.
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Summary: murder on the orient express
Review: The book Murder on the Orient Express is a good book with many unexpected occurances. The Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot , is on a train ride when a murder happens. The killer is unknown and Poirot has no leads because all passengers have well- developed alibis. The man murdered was an American businessman that was stabbed twelve times and because of heavy snowfall on the trip, the train was stopped. Since the train was stopped the murder was still on board. The detective had only three clues to work with. He then began to find many of the passangers on board knew more than they told. The killer is quite ironic and very hard to guess. As usual, Herule Poirot found the killer and the Simplon Orient Express returned to its station with the killer caught.
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Summary: Classic Mystery at its Best
Review: As a child, I first took notice of Agatha Christie when I saw the film version of "Murder on the Orient Express." I was hooked, and spent many of my years growing up reading Chrisite mysteries. "Murder on the Orient Express" remained one of my favorites because it is highly original, and while the ending is a shocking surprise, Chrisite is totally fair with her reader. Chrisite reins over the British cozy mystery, which is an intellectual puzzle, and largely without much violence or blood. Chrisite is also known for being easy to read, and can be enjoyed by young as well as adult readers.
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Summary: An All-Time Favorite Of Mine
Review: As a kid, I skipped right past Nancy Drew and went straight to Agatha Christie because her books were in my mother's library. Murder On The Orient Express was my first Christie book and it hooked me on mysteries for the rest of my life.
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Summary: Does a 'whodunit' get any better ?
Review: This is one of the best murder mysteries i've read. Guessing the end is really quite challenging and hats off to anyone who actually does. This is a slightly 'intellectual' thriller, meaning there is more to think about but not too much 'happening' in terms of action. Poirot prefers to trust his 'little grey cells' to solve any case!! The story : Contrary to his plans, the famous detective Hercule Poirot ends up on the Orient express along with an assortment of fellow passengers of various nationalities. One of them approaches Poirot to help save his life, but Poirot declines the offer. The man is found murdered next day, stabbed in 12 places. The blows are such as to suggest at least two different people delivered them, and other clues are bewildering to say the least. Further, since the train's stuck owing to heavy snowfall, the murderer(s?) must be on board, making the task of discovering their identity/identities all the more urgent. Now the story really starts moving, as the passengers give their 'evidence' one by one, and Poirot proceeds to analyse, understand and deduce. He unravels a web of lies and deceit and soon it is apparent that many of the passengers know more than they're letting on and there is much more to it than meets the eye. Before you know it, the story builds towards a stunning climax and the ending is truly memorable, which is what ultimately makes or breaks a thriller of this genre.
All in all, an expertly crafted murder mystery which will keep you thinking all the while as you're furiously flipping pages. Strongly recommended.
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Summary: Ausome...
Review: Poirot is on a train when a man approaches him and asks him to protect him. Poirot refuses, next day, the man is dead. He was brutally murdered, stabbed twelve times in the chest. Some of the wounds were deep, suggesting a strong person. But some of them were weak, fragile, suggesting a frail person. But when a slightly burned piece of newspaper is found, connecting the man with a kidnapping and murder case, things get rolling. I enjoyed this book very much.
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Summary: Fantastic reading!
Review: David Suchet does a superb job with the narration and the various voices and accents. Even though I'm quite familiar with this story, listening to the Audio CD added a new dimension to the mystery.
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