After I read it I got the feeling that the book was kind of weird too, but I couldn't/can't say why I felt that way.

But since then I have grown to appreciate the book mainly b/c of its well rounded characters.

BTW have you seen the adaptation of it, yamifannetje?

Have you read The Clocks or Cat among the Pigeons? He features even less in these books but it's still really effective. Did you not like Hickory Dickory Dock?

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After I read it I got the feeling that the book was kind of weird too, but I couldn't/can't say why I felt that way.

But since then I have grown to appreciate the book mainly b/c of its well rounded characters.

BTW have you seen the adaptation of it, yamifannetje?

 No, I didn't see it yet. I would like to. Is there an adaption of it yet?

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Have you read The Clocks or Cat among the Pigeons? He features even less in these books but it's still really effective. Did you not like Hickory Dickory Dock?

Well, it is not the best Hercule Poirot I have already read. But i didn't realy dislike it. What about you. Did you already read it?

Yes, there's a 1995 adaptation of Hickory Dickory Dock w/ Suchet. I actually think you would like it, yamifannetje, because it's not completely like the book: some characters have been omitted, and the plot has been tweaked. On a scale from 1 to 10 I would give it a 6.5.

Suchet's version was actually pulled off extremely well. It handled some of the novel's difficulties (like a death by poisoning in which the murderer is known to the victim, and actually speaks) admirably, and is generally well-done.

I like Hickory Dickory Dock, but then I also like the others I mentioned to you that hardly feature Poirot. Not that that is the reason why as Poirot is (possibly, can't always make my mind up, rather bad with decisions you know) my favourite out of all AC's detectives. I think it is because the aren't formulaic at all, unlike others that follow a more recognisable pattern. Poirot staying out of the action for so long makes them almost seem non-series books and allow others to take a bigger hand in detecting. I think The Clocks would be my favourite out of the ones I mentioned.

I trust your judgement that they are quite good to read. And maybe you're right that his absence make the deduction itself more accentuated.

I will try the adaption on television first before I make a definitive judsgement about Hickerey Dickery Dock. I will do better I guess...