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Halloween Party

Jilly 19 Oct 08 at 8:58 p.m. GMT

I will be reading Halloween party this week , Thought it would be a good one to read this time of year , now that the leaves are falling and the Pumpkins are being picked.

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Taher 08 Aug 11 at 9:33 a.m. GMT

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I haven't yet figure it out when exactly Miranda told Michael Garfield that she knew about the crime(s) they have committed. Apparently it is only after the death of Leopold, or I am mistaken? and how could Poirot realize that Miranda's life is just now in danger, sending that telegraph to Ariadnne?

Was the last words of that telegraph about visiting a doctor a "cover" as Ariadnne suggests?

detectivepauljohn 27 Jan 09 at 10:29 a.m. GMT

that book is interesting somehow, right?

Lone_Wolf 26 Jan 09 at 8:47 a.m. GMT

That's one of the books where I easily guessed the murderer. The clue was too obvious for me.

AndThenThereWasTim 26 Jan 09 at 4:28 a.m. GMT

If I had to rate it I would Say 8/10 Very interesting.. I was litterally shaking twords the end.

pnerd 23 Jan 09 at 2:02 p.m. GMT

I really enjoyed this book. This is one of the very few Agatha Christie mysteries that I managed to solve (well, I managed to solve about 95% of it).

RandMcNally 30 Dec 08 at 8:06 a.m. GMT

I'm currently reading Hallowe'en Party for the first time and loving it.  I am glad to read how many of you thought it a great ending.  I can't wait to find out who did it...and why.

ariadnepoirotmarple 28 Dec 08 at 9:55 p.m. GMT

Hallowe'en Party is a good book although it's one of the weakest AC books I've ever read but I found it intersting somehow. The atmosphere, the characters, the surprising and shocking ending. I think the book has a mystical side, oh, that end was so spiritual and scary! There are some references to Halloween what makes the book darker. My favourite character is Miranda, obviously I love Ariadne Oliver and Hercule Poirot! This book is a little strange for my taste.

detectivepauljohn 25 Nov 08 at 11:03 a.m. GMT

iris07

I agree. She has feelings to him but not the romantic one. maybe crush?

AndThenThereWasTim 23 Nov 08 at 3:33 p.m. GMT

She was a really good friend to him.. I doubt if it was Love but just a really good friend.

iris07 22 Nov 08 at 8:14 p.m. GMT

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I don't think you're far off here, LiliFan, I think Miranda definitely has feelings for him, but not romantic ones. She is a very unusual child, almost spiritual, and I think he appeals to her on this level. There's something dream-like, almost other-worldly about their "relationship"-- which he takes advantage of.

LiliFan 22 Nov 08 at 7:36 p.m. GMT

Yes, she could! Why not?? You obviously don't know much about girls... I mean could you give me some proof that I'm wrong, if you recently read the book and know it well? Because what I remember is - she was 'covering' him exactly because she had some tender feelings for him, as he was a very interesting personality and an attractive man. It was probably something childish, but that was the explanation of her strange behavior that I remember. :/

Can someone else help me out here, since this book was supposed to be discussed, but all that was actually said were just compliments in its address?

detectivepauljohn 22 Nov 08 at 12:21 p.m. GMT

Maybe she loved him as a friend and Miranda is only a child so she wouldn't be inloved in an older man in his twenties or thirtees

LiliFan 22 Nov 08 at 9:25 a.m. GMT

Well, there definitely was something about that little girl being in love... I don't want to look it up, because I prefer to reread books from the beginning, but I'm not making it up.

detectivepauljohn 22 Nov 08 at 6:28 a.m. GMT

Yes, she isn't inlove with him. They were friends. It is one of my favorite books.

LiliFan 18 Nov 08 at 1:19 p.m. GMT

Ok, what then??? I might have forgotten...

Mr_Oliver_Lodge 18 Nov 08 at 12:45 p.m. GMT

She wasn't in love with him.

LiliFan 18 Nov 08 at 12:27 p.m. GMT

It was a bit disappointing, but still fun. Now that I've read previous comments I'm reminded of some good and creepy moments in the book, particularly that scene in the end, when that little girl runs away to meet the murderer, whom she turns out to be in love with... :o

Mr_Oliver_Lodge 16 Nov 08 at 8:07 p.m. GMT

I wonder why "Hallowe'en Party" isn't that famous. It's really good.

Mr_Oliver_Lodge 16 Nov 08 at 8:05 p.m. GMT

I'm going to rate this as a 9/10. It was really good. The only Christie book that I like more is "Toward Zero", which is my favorite. The thing at the end, with the goblet, is really cool.

Bonini 16 Nov 08 at 2:02 a.m. GMT

I don't like so much Hallowe'en Party. There're better books. Miss Oliver is a bonus, and makes the story really fun. Note: 6/10

AndThenThereWasTim 11 Nov 08 at 5:30 p.m. GMT

I loved this book.. The ending is a bit sad but I was left guessing as to the motive to the end. I Loved the setting.. A small mysterious town.

detectivepauljohn 09 Nov 08 at 3:21 a.m. GMT

I already finished reading the book last night. I love the ending and the murderer, when they revealed, was surprising! My favorite character are Miranda and Judith Butler. I dislike Joyce and his little greedy brother. I really like this book. You can't really guess easily who the murderer is. Some of the scenes in the middle pages are boring. The settings are good. In the last pages, it was thrilling(like in And Then There Were None). The solution is also good and I rate this book 7.5/10.

Lilwhizzz 08 Nov 08 at 12:41 p.m. GMT

i adored halloween party - i really liked the atmosphere and the character angela

detectivepauljohn 08 Nov 08 at 7:50 a.m. GMT

I bought this book yesterday and I am still on page something. I will tell you later what I think about this book when I will finish reading it but I think this book is very very good. I believe I will be surprised later because I will now know the ending. I'm getting excited!

go_leafs_nation 02 Nov 08 at 12:39 p.m. GMT

Not just the identity of the killer was shocking, but what he or she was doing at the end of the book was shocking as well! (It was a very suspenseful scene.)

squatty 02 Nov 08 at 11:37 a.m. GMT

In my mind, I have seperated the AC novels between pre and post 1960. I dont think any of the novels she wrote in her latter career compare with the ones she wrote in her peak. Both plots and characterisation became very creaky the older she got. Having said that, I believe that Halloween Party is one of the better of the later novels. I agree with Go Leafs that the ending is one of her most shocking ones

go_leafs_nation 01 Nov 08 at 3:58 p.m. GMT

"Hallowe'en Party" is a book that, I find, is largely underappreciated. I loved Mrs. Oliver in this one, and the plot certainly had a Hallowe'en-ish feel to it. The ending genuinely shocked me, and the book certainly kept my interest very easily. Sure, it isn't the BEST Christie around, but it is great.

Jilly 24 Oct 08 at 7:54 p.m. GMT

Really enjoyed the book , and the ending was a total surprise. I had read it in the past a long long time ago , and had forgotten much of it.

vansittart 23 Oct 08 at 8:34 p.m. GMT

There are some terrific characters in 'Halloween Party' and it has one of the weirdest endings ever! I really enjoyed this book.

drdavid 22 Oct 08 at 9:31 p.m. GMT

This is one of my particular favourites as it deals with children and Agatha has a wonderfully wicked attitude to supposed childhood innocence, it also deals with one of Agatha's other favourite preoccupations ~ the supernatural, real or bogus

Jilly 22 Oct 08 at 7:34 p.m. GMT

I'm 3/4 into the book now and it does have a lot of references to this time of year, Its a good read.

curious 21 Oct 08 at 4:32 p.m. GMT

I think you're right squatty. But the book was great, I read it during the summer and had a great time whilst reading it!

squatty 20 Oct 08 at 5:09 p.m. GMT

If my memory serves me right, there isnt an awful lot of Haloween in this book, apart from the fateful party early on.

detectivepauljohn 20 Oct 08 at 9:59 a.m. GMT

It's a good book for you because Halloween is coming up. Beware LOL

AnneBeddingfield 20 Oct 08 at 9:06 a.m. GMT

No doubt this is the right time to read this book. I read it a year ago, for Christmas. A good one! It makes you really wonder who the murderer is..