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Summary: a good book-with a few flaws
Review: Book Review for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd As a first-time Agatha Christy reader, I found this book quite entertaining. The writing was not particularly advanced, but it was not choppy, and was fairly well written. The characters were well defined, and much of the plot revolves around the many characters. One negative point about this book is that there is very little action. As a one time Christy reader, I do not know if all her other books are like this, but I found the pace of this book fairly slow and dull. By far the main attraction of this book is it's rich and detailed setting. From the summer house to the study, the scene of the crime and the area around it are full of rich detail and exact setting. I think that this greatly increases the appeal of the book, but the rest of it is not as strong.
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Summary: will hold your interest great
Review: great book full of suspense one of the bes
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Summary: This is A+ Christie!
Review: If I could suggest a top five compilation of Christie's best, this would definitely be amoung them (Evil Under the Sun, Murder in Mesopotamia, Death on the Nile, Why Didn't They Ask Evans). However, I do agree with a previous poster who urged that this book not by the first Christie you ever read.
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Summary: THE ULTIMATE MYSTERY NOVEL
Review: There will never be another mystery novel so cleverly crafted. There will never be another mystery novel with such a shocking conclusion. There will never be another Agatha Christie. I have read a lot of mystery and detective novels. This is the all-time "Academy Award" winning mystery novel. It simply can't get any better than this (at least in my humble opinion...read it for yourself!)
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Summary: Suspect everyone!
Review: I am so glad our bookclub chose this- its my first christie and it won't be my last. It was amazing the subtle way the clues were introduced and how Poirot gets at the truth. I didn't mind all the liasons, for the end was so good, that made all the twists and turns worth it.
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Summary: No one escapes suspicion!
Review: What a great book I picked for my first Agatha. I can't believe how well she twisted the hints in with the story- so that the ending was both shocking and logical. Glad I started my mystery reading with a book so well written.
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Summary: a very chocking/unexpected end.
Review: This book was written in 1926, (that means that it is an early christie). Some people who have read it hated it...and the is because of the end. They claim that Mrs Christie didn't respect the common acceoted rules of writing a detective novel...that was when it was just published, but it have some very good reviews, and one even claimed it 2 be the best detective story ever 2 be written. I say that the book is very good, one of the 3 best of all A.C:s 55 full-length novells. Read it and enjoy!
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Summary: The most mind-enthralling of mysteries.
Review: This is probably the best of the mysteries that I have read. The twisting plot, the clues that leave you with a thousand theories. It starts off with the typical mystery of a bribe, death of the person who was bribed, death of the person who was supposedly to know everything about the bribe, and to top it off, a missing relative of the deceased. It might seem simple, but the time-to-time discoveries and conclusions of our little Belgian detective left my mind aghast and confused for hours. Even though Agatha Christie has used such perfect words and descriptions, the little clues won't seem obvious untill the end, which is something like a big blow to the head. It left me saying to myself, "How could I have missed something so clear!"
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Summary: Brilliant - one of Christie's best
Review: This is probably the best of all of Agatha Christie's mysteries, for the delicious plot twists and the truly surpise ending. I found the story funny, tragic and ultimately very moving. I feel the point Christie was trying to make was that no one can escape their destiny in the end, and ultimately your deeds, both good and bad, will catch up with you. I loved the way all the clues are laid out for you, yet the hints are so gentle, that they are almost impossible to catch. I've read other Christie mysteries where I figured out the killer midway, but I was completely stumped on this one! Yet I found the solution plausible and all the characters believeable. To any one who has not yet read any of Christie's works, or doesn't like mysteries, I say try this one - you won't be disappointed. Definitely, one of the best mystery books ever written.
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Summary: Brilliant Stuff.
Review: I think that because of all the hype about this book, people naturally expect some fantastic ending, and so the ending, when it comes, does not seem so fantastic, as it was expected. However, if read unawares, this is without a doubt one of Christie's best. A novel idea in every way-altough NOT a good idea for someone's first detective book. The plot is developed well, but the secret liasons and affairs were a bit much compared to Christie's usual. A fabulous ending, however, on the whole.
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