One of the worst! (Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie)

Member Name: Rach2000

Product:	Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
Date:	17/01/01 (157 review reads)
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Advantages: Clever plot

Disadvantages: but made too predictable

I’m sorry to say but this is one of the worst Agatha Christie books I’ve read. It’s the most predictable Poirot story I’ve read and I actually got bored in the middle.

Everyone knows the basic plot. A man is murdered on the Orient Express, which unfortunately runs into a snowdrift, leaving the murderer trapped on the train. The murderer also didn’t account for Hecule Poirot being on the train. The idea behind the plot is fairly clever but the way it’s written makes it somewhat predictable. The ‘red herrings’ are so obvious and I felt I knew who the killer was almost from the beginning. The best bit would have to be the end, which instead of being the usual surprise and shock, was more heart-warming, with another side of Poirot being revealed.

I wouldn’t rank this as one of the worst books I’ve ever read, but I wouldn’t recommend it as a book to encourage someone to read Christie’s books. It’s a shame that some of her other better books couldn’t be as famous.

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