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The Bookish Corner
The Bookish Corner rated it 8 years ago
Rating: 4 StarsThis book is amazing! I know that it is technically not written by Agatha Christie herself but Mr. Osborne does an amazing job capturing the original Hercule Poirot we Christie fan have come to love. The story was well written and flowed very well. If I didn't know better, I'd say ...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 8 years ago
This book sucked which is why I kicked it to the proverbial curb when I got to 40 pages in. I often say that a good DNF review can steer potential readers away from a book that the reviewer articulates why it would be a waste of time. Honestly, all you have to know is that Agatha Christie did not wr...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it 8 years ago
The Unexpected Guest is another play by Agatha Christie that was adapted as a novel Charles Osborne - so in short, it is not that great. Of course I am peeved that I ended up with this book because it was advertised as an Agatha Christie novel, and it is not, but I am also astounded Osborne got to...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it 10 years ago
"‘George,’ he called, ‘please take my heavy tweed suit and my dinner jacket and trousers to the cleaners. I must have them back by Friday, as I am going to the Country for the Weekend.’ He made it sound like the Steppes of Central Asia and for a lifetime." Tweed? No, I cannot....no to Poirot in twe...
Don't Stop Readin'
Don't Stop Readin' rated it 12 years ago
This book was the adaptation of a play Agatha Christie had written and you could just tell by the writing that it was a very lanky one. There was no mystery or anything of that kind at all. It was so clearly mentioned that Raynor slipped the tablet in Sir Claud's coffee. Since that moment it became ...
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