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4.25*
Short stories always feel a little ‘less’ than novels to me and yet, here, Christie gives us much to ponder... What seems at first entertaining mysteries can also be seen as sharp glimpses into the human psyche!
Twelve mysteries are served to the reader, featuring the likeable Mr Satterthwaite, who prefers to witness what happens around him rather than participate. However, with the appearance of the enigmatic Mr. Quin, our deal old gentleman is forced into the role of mystery solver.
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Short stories always feel a little ‘less’ than novels to me and yet, here, Christie gives us much to ponder... What seems at first entertaining mysteries can also be seen as sharp glimpses into the human psyche!
Twelve mysteries are served to the reader, featuring the likeable Mr Satterthwaite, who prefers to witness what happens around him rather than participate. However, with the appearance of the enigmatic Mr. Quin, our deal old gentleman is forced into the role of mystery solver.
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2.5 stars
Perhaps I would enjoy this more on a reread, not sure. But if I'm being honest, my first reading and introduction to the character of Harley Quin was just OK. Mr. Quin may be mysterious, but I found that that's all he was. Unfortunately, I didn't really get any more sense of his character, so in that regard I much prefer Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
I did enjoy how the stories in this collection were held together by the initial introduction of Mr. Quin to Mr. Satterthwaite, and Mr. S ...more
Perhaps I would enjoy this more on a reread, not sure. But if I'm being honest, my first reading and introduction to the character of Harley Quin was just OK. Mr. Quin may be mysterious, but I found that that's all he was. Unfortunately, I didn't really get any more sense of his character, so in that regard I much prefer Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
I did enjoy how the stories in this collection were held together by the initial introduction of Mr. Quin to Mr. Satterthwaite, and Mr. S ...more
I love that short stories exist, and I love how a skilled writer can give you a whole world with drama and conflict, all within a small page count. That said, I struggle when I read short stories, as I'm a fan of the longer forms of novellas and novels. But never mind that as this is a collection of Dame Christie's short stories, about an enigmatic fellow called Harley Quin, who keeps showing up, no matter where Mr. Satterthwaite goes. Mr. Quin, through conversation with the older gentleman, get
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I can't say as Mr. Quin was a great addition to these stories. I probably would have liked them better if they had just been with Mr. Satterthwaite.
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Nov 11, 2019
Carrie
marked it as to-read
