Deadly showman thinks
Crime needs a dress rehearsal —
Showbiz is murder!
Title: Three Act Tragedy
Author: Agatha Christie
Published: 1934
Read: November 2023
Rating: 3/5
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Life is not always so black and white like in Christie's novels
But you can tell Christie was a person who's met people
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From Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie:
"Sir Charles went on: “The sea—there’s nothing like it—sun and wind and sea—and a simple shanty to come home to.”
And he looked with pleasure at the white building behind him, equipped with three bathrooms, hot and cold water in all the bedrooms, the latest system of central heating, the newest electrical fittings and a staff of parlourmaid, housemaid, chef, and kitchenmaid. Sir Charles’s interpretation of simple living was, perhaps, a trifle exaggerated."
(Nowadays the staff seems even more extravagant than the three bathrooms & central heating)
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Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Three Act Tragedy
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A review of Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie – 240101
Some sleuths in detective fiction take to knitting to help them think through the complexities of the case before them (Miss Silver and Mrs Bradley), others take to a pipe (Holmes) or go to the cinema (Bobby Owen) but Christie’s Poirot, the Belgian sleuth with the finely attuned little grey cells, makes houses with cards or, in this case,…
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[Read Christie 2023] Tragedia in tre atti
Titolo originale: Three Act Tragedy
Autore: Agatha Christie
Prima edizione: 1935
Edizione italiana: traduzione di Marcella Dellatorre (Mondadori, 2019)
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Cocktails With Christie: Blood Orange Negroni
Inspiration: Perusing one of my favorite baking magazines a few months back, they advertised an upcoming cocktail book that looked interesting — Holiday Coupetails. Trusting the editors of Bake From Scratch, I gave the book a go…and am delighted that I did.
Not only does Holiday Coupetails have drink recipes, but it also gives instructions on how to make the garnishes and some fun, festive…
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Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Summary: An elderly clergyman dies during a houseparty in Cornwall. At first, even Poirot, who is a fellow guest thinks there is nothing suspicious. But then a few weeks later, there is another houseparty in Yorkshire involving many of the same guests and another one of them dies....
💥SPOILER!!!💥
Review (My personal opinion): 3.5/5. In this book, Agatha divides the book into 3 parts. The First Act took place at Crow Nest a mansion own by our main character Sir Charles Cartwright. The first act introduce all the guest at the party. In the middle of the party, Mr. Babbington (a clergyman) suddenly fell and died. Everyone thought it was a natural death. Even Poirot thought the same. He was quite uninterested in the death of Mr. Babbington.
To be honest, Poirot was not involves in more than half part of the book. It is quite disappointing. Because it is a Poirot series book. So it was unfortunate that readers are not able to read more on Poirot deduction.
In The Second Act, the murder took place at Dr Bartholomew (one of the guest at Sir Charles party). The Dr also host a party with the same guest as the previous party. The Dr death has spark the question of whether it was related to the first death (Mr. Babbington death). So, Mr. Satterthwaite, Sir Charles, and Miss Lytton Gore pursue the mysteries surrounding the death of two people. Only after the occurrence of the second death did Poirot finally appear in the book.
The Third Act, is relating to the death of one of Dr Bartholomew patient. Tho her death seem unnecessary to me, but I guess to deepens the plot they includes her death in the book.
Personal opinion: I think it will be more interesting if all the death was actually the doing of Mr. Satterthwaite because he was mostly the narrator of the book. I think it will really be a good twist. But of course he is lack of motive. Sir Charles on the other hand has a lot more motive. Tho, I was successfully deceived in believing that Sir Charles was innocent.
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i'm screaming into the void about how percy and bianca had so much potential to be the absolute best of friends, completely inseparable, they could have been like twins, knowing each other's thoughts, finishing each other's sentences, despite the fact that bianca would be away with the hunt most of the time. they would have tormented nico, poked and prodded him relentlessly about his crush on will, and he would have pretended to hate it but obviously love the teasing of two older siblings. the di angelos would have been welcomed into sally's home with open arms, they would have had specific blankets, mugs, and pillows that were reserved only for their visits. they could have been percy's family, a far cry from his relationship with thalia, they would have been his siblings.
but none of that ever got to happen because bianca felt guilty for leaving nico and wanted to give him something. because she wanted to make sure he knew she still loved him.
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