Rating: 3/5
Short Review: Somewhat overrated
Detailed Review:
Well, I've read quite a few of Agatha's books and am sure a fan of Poirot, but this wasn't the best I've read from her. It would be a lie if I say I did not enjoy reading it at all, I did, even if I guessed a 'big picture' way back in the initial stages (due to a dialogue) and sadly which came out to be how it was in the end. Anyhow, guessing it early is not really that big a disappointment.
What did I like?
The Plot - Stuck in snow, in the middle of nowhere, on a train - A Murder Mystery.
Sounds like a perfect winter read, wrapped in a quilt with a cup of hot green tea on the side table at one on a dark night.
What I didn't? [In ascending order (Least to most important) of the issues I had with the book]
1) I guessed it pretty early and it turned out that way.
2) Usage of French - No offense to the Language or the people. I would love to learn French, but as of now, I really don't know it, at all. Trying to translate, in between so many conversations, broke my flow and I kind of felt left out, figuring out the dialogues.
3) Reference to some events/murder etc. which was way out of the book and a reader's purview. This really was a turn down for me. A case, Poirot keeps talking about, about which Poirot and most others seem to know, basically the motive here. And there, as a reader, I have no clue about it and I feel left out, all alone, while they keep talking/discussing that 'something'.
Amazon Review Link: https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/RKTCQ1911DM6Q?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
Short Review: Somewhat overrated
Detailed Review:
Well, I've read quite a few of Agatha's books and am sure a fan of Poirot, but this wasn't the best I've read from her. It would be a lie if I say I did not enjoy reading it at all, I did, even if I guessed a 'big picture' way back in the initial stages (due to a dialogue) and sadly which came out to be how it was in the end. Anyhow, guessing it early is not really that big a disappointment.
What did I like?
The Plot - Stuck in snow, in the middle of nowhere, on a train - A Murder Mystery.
Sounds like a perfect winter read, wrapped in a quilt with a cup of hot green tea on the side table at one on a dark night.
What I didn't? [In ascending order (Least to most important) of the issues I had with the book]
1) I guessed it pretty early and it turned out that way.
2) Usage of French - No offense to the Language or the people. I would love to learn French, but as of now, I really don't know it, at all. Trying to translate, in between so many conversations, broke my flow and I kind of felt left out, figuring out the dialogues.
3) Reference to some events/murder etc. which was way out of the book and a reader's purview. This really was a turn down for me. A case, Poirot keeps talking about, about which Poirot and most others seem to know, basically the motive here. And there, as a reader, I have no clue about it and I feel left out, all alone, while they keep talking/discussing that 'something'.
Amazon Review Link: https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/RKTCQ1911DM6Q?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
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