Congratulations on the rare feat of writing an essay on a crime novel without spoiling the whodunnit! This happens to be one of the few Grade A Poirot books I haven't read - for the curious but simple reason that, when an impressionable child scanning my Gran's bookshelves, something about the title in conjunction with the subject matter aroused in me a sense of revulsion which I knew even then was stronger than the book could warrant. But almost thou persuadest me... It's years since I read Christie; perhaps a long-delayed encounter with Five Little Pigs could prove an ideal reintroduction!
Congratulations on the rare feat of writing an essay on a crime novel without spoiling the whodunnit! This happens to be one of the few Grade A Poirot books I haven't read - for the curious but simple reason that, when an impressionable child scanning my Gran's bookshelves, something about the title in conjunction with the subject matter aroused in me a sense of revulsion which I knew even then was stronger than the book could warrant. But almost thou persuadest me... It's years since I read Christie; perhaps a long-delayed encounter with Five Little Pigs could prove an ideal reintroduction!