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Summary: THIS BOOK LACKS OF IMAGINATION
Review: Actually, I think this book is well written, but I think it does not have that personality that Agatha Christie used to write in her books. I think that it is very well written, as I did write, but it is not Christie's at her best. It is a pity.
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Summary: An enjoyable mystery!
Review: Agatha Christie has the rare talent at protraying human character and illustrating with a shroud of spell binding mystery. This novel is a superb example of accurate identifiable characters amid a cloak of deep mystery.Hercule Poirot unravels the web of intrigue slowly and the finale is a wonderful feeling of recognition and the juicy understanding of the author's prowess. This book is great reading, buy it, pick it up, read it through and then smile as I did when it was over. Weep because your enjoyment and suspense cannot continue as Poirot wraps up the ending. Do not weep, there is the 'Sittaford Mystery' and 'A Murder is Announced' and 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' and 'Curtain' and the very excellent 'Mysterious Affair at Style' to read. I am sure Agatha Christie fans everywhere wish she could have kept on writting forever as I do. We shall miss her always.
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Summary: A First Class Mystery in a First Class Railroad Coach
Review: Before "Murder on the Orient Express", there was the murder on the Blue Train, a luxury train which took the rich and famous across France to the Riviera. An American millionaire's daughter is garrotted, and he calls in Hercule Poirot to solve the murder. The cast of suspects is much smaller than in "Orient Express", but Poirot faces a "Herculean" task in sorting out the clues and bringing the killer to justice. An excellent plot and interesting characters make for great entertainment, but Christie once again gives her audience the idea that she really knows nothing about the mechanics of real-world murders. I can't discuss the details without giving away too much of the plot, but suffice it to say that the mechanics of ligature strangulation are such that the the killer would probably not have had to provide Poirot with the linchpin clue which helped solve the case. I audited the tape as I drove on a long business trip and enjoyed it tremendously. The reduced cast of suspects made the story much easier to keep up with than in most other Poirot mysteries I have audited.
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Summary: Agatha Christie was wrong!
Review: Christie felt that The Mystery of the Blue Train was her weakest book and in fact stated on occasion that she hated it. While it is not one of her top ten books in my estimation, it is still an excellent book, with good writing, fascinating characters, good plot development and classic Christie style and flair.
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Summary: It's weird..
Review: I don't like the end, it's unexpect. The story was developed by the tip they found, more and more evidences made you comfused. But, Agatha is a great mystery writter, overall, "Murder on the Orient Express" is a much better book!
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Summary: Great atmosphere and well drawn characters
Review: I first read this book at the age of 13 and loved the story. I was also struck by the great atmosphere of England and the French Riviera created by Christie. I found the characters of Katherine and Derek sympathetic and believeable and that of Lenox, very sad. I also liked the way Poirot is able to bring them together while simulataneously pursuing the killer. My only complaint was that I felt the actual mystery was less complex than some of Christie's other works (like "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"). However, the overall story was so enjoyable that I don't think anyone would care. Definitely one of my sentimental favorites for its happy ending and the way it leaves you with a feeling of optimism at the end.
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Summary: Not one of her greatest
Review: I have to admit, this one left me a bit confused and uninspired. The final whereabouts of the Heart Afire ruby were a bit vague and I'm not sure how it ended up with who it did, plus the identity of the murderer is easy to guess, as well. In this one in particular, Poirot seems grumpy and pushy and in some passages, downright surly and rude. I didn't find this to be one of his more riveting cases. Murder on the Orient Express uses the train setting much more cleverly and even Miss Marple's 4:15 from Paddington was more involving. This, I hate to say, because I love everything Christie writes, came off rather flat. The characters aren't really interesting, either
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Summary: A Good Read......
Review: I just finished reading this book and I very much enjoyed it. The characters are well developed, although from many areas of the world and the setting flits around. The only things that stood out to me as being very unrealistic is how so many people could have the same initial (K) and also how so many connected people could be on one train at the same time without each other knowing! But the ending is very good-not what I thought it would be at all. For a good read, I recommend this book though.
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Summary: Poirot Strikes Again!
Review: I love old radio dramas, and a few years back I happened upon this series from BBC Radio. They are done with full casts, sound effects, and music just like the old radio shows of yesteryear. I love them all! Mystery on the Blue Train is not my all-time favorite, but it comes close.
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Summary: Entertaining read
Review: I thought it was pretty good, much better than the "Tuesday Club Murders". The ending was not all that contrived, as stories go, and the characters interesting and developed. It was fairly easy to figure out the murderer(s) though. Maybe she made it easy because she wanted to avoid a contrived ending; and having the reader figure it out may placate the reader's ego and forgive/not notice the contrivancy of her story -- hmmm? I have only read two Christie books, however, so I am no expert. Her style is much more comprehensive than Conan Doyle's, however, whose stories seem sketch like. Apparently this wasn't her favorite of her mysteries, but I thought it was okay.
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