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I‘m not going to recap the plot because this is a classic and even those who haven‘t read it are at least somewhat aware of/familiar with it. I‘ll just say that I read this book many years ago and I still remember every plot point and every twist and turn because it‘s literally that memorable. Agatha Christie remains the queen of mystery decades after her death. A brilliant, classic, memorable, expertly crafted novel!

This was the first detective I read in a while that didn't make it obvious who did it. I appreciated that! I also liked the locked-room aspect, which was the main reason I chose this. However, the characters weren't very versatile, and everyone was written down as a stereotype of themself. It stil needs to get points for the plot, though. And in its time it probably was a different experience to read.

(🎧 - audiobook)

1️⃣ Sometimes! I like it when the author allows the reader to catch glimpses of the twist, but not when it comes out of the blue.

2️⃣This was my first Christie. I read it on vacation with my husband before we got married. We took a train trip so it was a perfect reading experience!

3️⃣Christie‘s stories delve deep into the psychotic side of human nature. Sayers writes better prose but Christie is damn dark.

#sundayfunday

What do you do when there have been so many adaptations of one of your favourite murder mysteries that nothing seems like the real tale anymore?

My answer was to go back to the book and reconnect with Agatha Christie's own creation.

Read my full review over at John C Adams Reviews.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/murder-on-the-orient-express-by-ag...

Took me a while to really get into this book but once I did I was hooked and couldn‘t wait to find out whodunit. Good old fashion minder mystery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very cool book, very great wording and It‘s really funny.

What a fun book! I‘m surprised again at how easy and quick Agatha Christie‘s books are. I saw the movie, so going into the book I knew who killed Ratchett, and that made it fun seeing all the little clues along the way. But I do kind of wish I had read the book before the movie, because twists in books are always fun.

First time reading Agatha Christie since I was a kiddo. Next is Murder on the Nile. I must read before I see the film! #mystery

I gifted the box set of Agatha Christie books for my Aunt's 75th birthday. With the biggest smile she asked "How did you know I love her books? These were my fav reads"

Finally I decided to jump on the bandwagon and OMG I loved it. I would not write a review as it has been written before, but as someone who loves crime -mystery, I was amazed with how Poirot's mind works to solve the murder and even more with the plot of this story.

Having some hammock and book time after weeding the garden a bit with my #1 garden and nap helper. I am going to live in this hammock once school is over, y‘all.

I knew Agatha Christy was Queen of the Cozy Mystery, but it also has kind of a society drama meets McElroy goofs vibe that I am very much here for.
Sick burn, Hercule. 😂

I‘m reading while Emma *gently reminds me* that she had not had breakfast yet. I‘ve been watching the old 90s Poirot TV show with my spouse, and after viewing the absolutely bonkers recent remake of Murder on the Orient Express, I had to see how the book was better. I don‘t know why I waited so long! The cast of characters is fun and a little ridiculous, the style is more modern than I expected and the humor is surprisingly goofy!

This was a re-read for me, for my Detective Fiction class. While I‘ve seen some concern about the lack of depth for the characters, I think that was purposeful. It‘s one of the problems Poirot faces. He doesn‘t have the time to build a rapport, to figure out personalities. He has to go by what is in front of him and fast. I was still surprised by parts of the reveal and still think this is a great twist on the locked-room mystery! ☺️

Such a classic that I have been wanting to read for a while. Unlike some, I don't really like to try to figure out the ending, but I genuinely did not expect it to end the way it did. I love the character development; all of their stories end up weaving together so well!

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Book 34

Murder on the Orient Express, part of a detective series, is my first Agatha Christie novel. It's an easy, quick read and a good, surprising whodunit- mystery. Beyond that, however, it is absent of character and setting development, relationships, plot, and anything that could make it a rich or meaningful read.

#train reminded me of this book!
#savvysettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

March 16 #SavvySettings Trains I never read this but saw many versions of the movie @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#SavvySettings #16 #train

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16. Train

A classic one

1. I guess I haven‘t read enough to have a favorite…yet.
2. Either. I feel smart when I figure it out, but I love a good surprise, too. But I hate it when I‘m sure I know what happened and then turn out to be wrong.
3. About to start the tagged book (I want to read it before I watch the new movie). 👇🏼

Some of the vintage books my son bought me for Christmas 😍

I got to scratch off another book from my poster today 😁 This is my second Agatha Christie novel and I enjoyed it. I've always heard references to Murder on the Orient Express but never realized it was actually a series! Such a classic. Might have to look into some of the other Hercule Poirot mysteries 📚 Can't wait to watch the movie with my partner 😁

Wow, what a fun Christie mystery! It was also very cool to hear it read by Kenneth Branagh. I just saw his (somewhat over-the-top) Hamlet for the first time and was reminded of how good an actor he is (if a little cheesy at times). His voice acting in this audiobook is excellent. One of my great joys in life is hearing British people do American accents, but even Branagh's American accents were good (and only a little unintentionally amusing).

#WinterGames2021 #FestivePhotoChallenge #teamgamesleighers
Day 2: #redandwhite

Here's an Agatha Christie book that works for today's photo challenge. This was a fun mystery book.
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie is one of the best murder mysteries of all time. Read my review at John C Adams Reviews.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/murder-on-the-orient-express-by-ag...

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MOAR AGATHA. Even when you know every detail of this story it is thrilling to read it again. Especially on a train traveling through Europe. Can never get enough Agatha.

MOAR AGATHA. Even when you know every detail of this story it is thrilling to read it again. Especially on a train traveling through Europe. Can never get enough Agatha.

#ScarathonPhotoChallenge @Linsy
#Whodunit

When I think of whodunit I always think classic murder mystery.

“Then,” said Poirot, “having placed my solution before you, I have the honour to retire from the case. . . .”
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie is one of the best murder mysteries of all time. Read my review at John C Adams Reviews.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/murder-on-the-orient-express-by-ag...

#AgathaChristie #MurderontheOrientExpress #Murder #murdermystery #murder #mystery #train #HerculePoirot #detective #JohnCAdamsReviews #JohnCAdams #MysteriesonMonday #Novel #Book #Fiction #Review #Reviews #Bookreview

Just have caught up on the September pick for #thatsclassic
This was the first time I read Orient Express, and went in knowing nothing, but somehow I guessed the solution before the big reveal. Still, I enjoyed the book a lot, even though some of Poirot's quick conclusions bothered me a little.
@Annie1215

Well, that didn't go as planned. I meant to see how many Christies I could read in 24 hours, but instead I only made it through half of this book yesterday, the rest today. It was thoroughly enjoyable, but I must admit I'm excited to read one I don't already know quite so well. Next up: The Kenneth Branaugh adaptation for #screamathon!

#scarepairs #mystery #scarathlon #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter #agathachristieclubr2 #spookoween #wickedathon

This section title cracks me up! Agatha Christie is proving to be excellent medicine.

#scarepairs #screamathon #agathachristieclubr2 #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter #spookoween #wickedathon

I decided to start off my #scarathlon2021 reading with a 24-hour Agatha Christie readathon (inspired by Ciara Foster on YouTube). I am going to sleep; but other than that, I'm going to fit in as much reading as possible for the next 24 hours. First up: Murder on the Orient Express (which is also my scare pair for #screamathon). Yay for readathons! 🚂🧐🔪

#teamslaughter #scarepairs #screamathon #spookoween #wickedathon #agathachristieclubr2

We‘re at the end of September which means we‘re at the end of Agatha Christie (for now 😉)

Christie is one of the classics of mystery/thriller stories. Is she the blueprint to you? If not who do you consider the king or queen of the mystery novel?

#thatsclassic

I knew the ending thanks to the movie, but this was still an intriguing listen. While some of Hercule Poirot's suspicions and connections seem a bit far-fetched, I was still interested in the unraveling of this mystery. Trying to keep track of all the characters and the content of their interrogations by Poirot was a difficult task, but once I decided to just go along for the ride, it was more enjoyable. This was another audiobook and ⬇️

Finally wrapping this up for #thatsclassic

It reminded me so much of the movies Clue and Knives Out.

This was my first Agatha Christie book and I can certainly see familiar mystery devices that this has influenced in more modern works.

Did you predict the conclusion the first time you read this?

Sorry I‘ve been MIA lately - I‘ve just been in a funk 🙃

Haven‘t been doing much reading this month - I‘ll spare you the details and get to our #thatsclassic check in!

I‘m only a few chapters in, but tell me one word that comes to mind about this book that will make sense at some point.

Right now my word is: suspense

Jumping into #thatsclassic and knocking off my #doublespin with this one. I‘ve seen the Albert Finney movie version (and about 15 minutes of the Branagh version, didn‘t like), so I knew what was coming. I liked the book better, though the movie was well done. The twists were very twisty! It‘s a product of its times, too, but that‘s to be expected. Lots of assumptions about Italians/English/Americans/women.

Sorry I‘ve been MIA. I was on vacation and got shockingly little reading done!

How are all my #thatsclassic readers doing?

Are you mystery fans normally? Do you find a difference in tone between men and women mystery writers?

I managed to avoid knowing anything about this famous murder mystery going in (shocking I know)so it was interesting to try and work through the clues and evidence with Poirot!

This is my 2nd Agatha Christie, and I have to say I much preferred it to Halloween Party. However I don‘t really find her characters very likeable! I will definitely try others if I happen upon them though and I‘m glad I read it :)

#ThatsClassic

I recently read the first Poirot (Mysterious Affair at Styles) and enjoyed it and was interested to see how Christie fine tuned Poirot - she did - he is a wonderful character in this book and the book itself is fun - I had not read it before or seen the movie versions - so it was all a surprise to me as I tried to solve the murder - #ThatsClassic @Annie1215

Make a great day everyone 😊

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Thx for the tags @peanutnine @WJCintron

1. Celebrating my grandsons first birthday
2. Labor day weekend
3. Tagged

I tag anyone who reads this and hasn't played yet!

Welcome to September #thatsclassic readers! It‘s the best time of year 🍁🍂

We are kicking off our next pick, Murder On The Orient Express. This is actually my first Agatha Christie!

I‘ve somehow managed to avoid not only the book but also the movie, so I‘m going in totally blind!

Do you all have an favorite or least favorite Christie book? How does mystery fall on your radar overall?

Today‘s library #bookhaul from my secondary library (doesn‘t everybody have three?). Tagged, on the right, is for (maybe) joining #thatsclassic ; Lorde is for #SheSaid ; and the gn caught my eye. Because I didn‘t already have a ton of books to read this month.

#TBR #ReadingUpdate #CurrentlyReading
#ThatsClassic @Annie1215 - looking forward to the September pick (tagged book)

Make a great day everyone -

An engaging thriller!! A good start to Agatha Christie novel series! A must pick for all MYSTERY LOVERS!