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detectivepauljohn 23 Sep 08 at 8:08 a.m. GMT

Hello guys! I bought this book last Saturday. I finished reading it last Monday. I really love this book. I'm so shocked at the end of the story. My favorite characters are Cornelia Robson and Mrs. Allerton. Salome Otterbourne is also my fave but she didn't talked too much but Mrs. Allerton did. I rate this book 10/10 or 20/10 because this book is really excellent! How about you?

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Vermillion 13 Jan 11 at 11:54 a.m. GMT

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I like this book very much, though at first i delayed reading it a bit because i find Linnet really annoying. She acted kindly not from her kindness but just because she didn't want to feel guilty. She acted kindly just to make herself feel comfortable. In the end, she is still a selfish person who doesn't think about anyone's feeling but herself.

Mr_west 25 Dec 10 at 4:24 p.m. GMT

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I rate the book 10/10.

it's one of my favorite by AC, I like Jacqueline, but i don't like Simon.

the best part of the book:

SPOILERS, HUGE SPOILERS

when Mrs. Otterbourne go to poirot after she saw the killer:

"I saw someone knock on the maid's door and go inside!"

"but who was it?!"

"ohh didn't I say? it was..."

and BOOM she's dead! the most thrilling scene ever.

MissQuin 26 May 10 at 2:35 p.m. GMT

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I'd rate the book 10/10 one of my favourites. Yes I did work out the killers, but it was so entertaining to read.

Jacqueline loved Simon so deeply, she'd do anything for him. He wanted to be rich and would have badly planned, some harebrained murder scheme. So she intervened and planned something much cleverer, much more daring. She acted really angry towards Simon, but she didn't need to pretend to feel contempt for Linnet, seeing as she tried to steal her man.

anonymoose_au 26 May 10 at 3:35 a.m. GMT

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I just finished reading this book and I have to wonder if I might have seen a television version first because I figured out whodunnit practically right away, which has never happened.

Anywho, it was a gripping tale! I couldn't help feeling terrible for Jackie, she was so likeable and I kept hoping that someone else would turn out to be the killer. Although she probably could have talked Simon out of it...so I suppose she wanted revenge against Linnet because she didn't hesistate in going after Simon.

The other characters in the book were great, I espeically like Ferguson - the communist - he was hilarious.

Matillies 23 Mar 09 at 1:09 a.m. GMT

I loved Death On the Nile and I have no idea why I dodn't figure it out. At the end there was a whole ten minutes of OOHH! Everyone else is going on about the Otterbournes and Fanthrop so I'll be different and say that my favourite character, through-and-through is none other than the great Hercule Poirot.

Inspector_Kelly 18 Mar 09 at 10:37 a.m. GMT

Death on the nile is one of the best Poirot and Christie books I've read. The charcaters and location is fantastic, and the writing itself is very interesting and makes you want to read more. The actual killing itself is very clever as well as who dunnit!

AnnieN 11 Mar 09 at 4:43 p.m. GMT

nessie_smith

i'v only ever seen death on the nile, but even so i loooooooved it to!!! it was Actually the first agatha christie story i'ed seen!

Me too!  It was watching the fab (albeit far from the book) Ustinov film that got me into Christie in the first place, many, many moons ago.  I've never quite liked the book as much as the film, shows you should generally read the book first before the film colours your views!

mirror 05 Mar 09 at 5:57 a.m. GMT

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I am sorry for the obscurity. What I mean is that the meaningful, long, and mysterious reply ,which Linnet's maid  apparently gave to poirot as a witness was actually given to another character in the same room as a code.

squatty 04 Mar 09 at 2:49 p.m. GMT

Without giving the game away mirror, can you say what the "strange evidence" was?

mirror 03 Mar 09 at 12:21 a.m. GMT

I think it is one of the best novels AC wrote in that she deceived readers very well .I love the way Poirot unravels the strange evidence which a victim gave , which is very simple in itself but difficult to recognise the meaning.Poirot counts on logic to solve mysteries and that's why his solutions are theoretically almost perfect.

sapphire_arisa 26 Feb 09 at 3:44 a.m. GMT

I've seen the movie, but not the actual book. I rate the movie 9/10, so I think the original novel will be better.

Lone_Wolf 26 Jan 09 at 8:48 a.m. GMT

One of my favourite AC books. 10/10.

AndThenThereWasTim 26 Jan 09 at 4:17 a.m. GMT

Best Book Yet... Location was magical and the emotion was so real. Characters interacted prefectly and the ending (even though I saw the movie first) was ingeaneous! 111/10

ariadnepoirotmarple 25 Jan 09 at 7:27 p.m. GMT

That's why I didn't like Emily Blunt as Linnet, she played a futile and stereotypical Linnet when she was just so kind! Mr. Ferguson, I love him! He does have human feelings but he doesn't show them. I think he's funny and a little shy sometimes, he has a nice and sensitive side but he tries to hide it! Jacqueline keeps being my all time favorite AC character.

detectivepauljohn 25 Oct 08 at 8:11 a.m. GMT

Mr. Ferguson has no human feelings at all- I agree. I dislike Jacqueline but I like Linnet. You know, Linnet is kind and generous. Read the first pages of the book and there are some scenes there that proves Linnet is kind.

count_andreny 20 Oct 08 at 1:38 p.m. GMT

I think Death on the Nile is one of the best AC books.The plot is ingenious,the characters are intelligent and ( some) funny.I like Jacqueline but I don't dislike Linnet too.They're like two different parts of one single person.I really disliked Mr.Ferguson,he's so annoying and he hasn't any human feelings,at all!

ariadnepoirotmarple 20 Oct 08 at 12:55 p.m. GMT

I read both and I love them!

detectivepauljohn 20 Oct 08 at 9:57 a.m. GMT

ariadnepoirotmarple

I agree with you but I still dislike Jacqueline. I like the old woman Ms. Van Schuyler because she's talking funny sometimes specially when she ask things. The Otterbournes are also quite funny especially Salome Otterbourne. My favorite characters are Mrs. Allerton and Cornelia Robson. This is my fave book by AC. I think you should also read "Evil Under the Sun" and "Cards On the Table" because they are very good books! have a nice day =)

ariadnepoirotmarple 19 Oct 08 at 10:27 a.m. GMT

I finished my re-reading today. Wonderful ending. It was so touching and melancholic. When I come to the end, I always claim Jackie as my favourite character. She just steals my heart all the time. Dr. Bessner is now one of my favourite characters, he's so hilarious and makes me laugh. Otterbournes, like I already mentioned in my previous reply, are the perfect mix between the happiness and the melancholy. I think DOTN is now my favourite Christie. It makes me smile, cry... every emotion and feeling is well portrayed and the characters always have something positive and the triangle that the main characters form is so captivating - Linnet, Simon and Jackie have so much life and charisma.

detectivepauljohn 16 Oct 08 at 10:29 a.m. GMT

ariadnepoirotmarple

I agree. I think Linnet is kind because she shares her fortunes. I like Cornelia for her simplicity and honesty and being happy but I dislike Ms. Schuyler but yes she's sometimes funny when Ms. Schuyler always say things to people.

ariadnepoirotmarple 15 Oct 08 at 7:22 p.m. GMT

I'm almost in the end of the book and I love every character! They all have some special magic and power (except Simon, of course.)! I like Jackie for her hot temper, Linnet for her kindness (I think she's kind!), Otterbournes are hilarious but always have their melancholic side and that's why i like them, I love Fergurson for being so different and extremely irritant, Jim Fanthorp is shy and I like it, I don't mind Cornelia Robson for her honesty and simplicity, Allertons are funny sometimes, Mrs. Van Schuyler is so demanding but in such a funny way! I think the others characters are boring but have their qualities.

detectivepauljohn 15 Oct 08 at 9:42 a.m. GMT

ariadnepoirotmarple

I really agree with you ariadnepoirotmarple or whatever your name is. I hate Simon Doyle. I also dislike the maid Louise Bourget. The Otterbournes are funny sometimes. I'll read it again... DOTN is really an excellent whodunit novel!

ariadnepoirotmarple 13 Oct 08 at 9:41 p.m. GMT

I'm re-reading Death on the Nile and I love it even more! I still loving Jacqueline but now I'm in love with Salome and Rosalie Ottourbone! They're so hilarious! I like Linnet, she isn't a bad neither a futile person at all! Simon annoys me all the time, I just hate him! I'm just in the beginning of the book so some of the characters didn't appear yet and probably my opinion will change about them so I'll write something about it sooner. Death on the Nile is such a great book! I always get fascinated by it.

nessie_smith 09 Oct 08 at 12:21 p.m. GMT

i'v only ever seen death on the nile, but even so i loooooooved it to!!! it was Actually the first agatha christie story i'ed seen!

Ferguson_37 07 Oct 08 at 4:30 p.m. GMT

This is my favourite novel by Christie and I find both film adaptions better than most others, even if I think they should have sticked to the script a bit more. However, my favourite Nile caracter is Ferguson - does anyone know his first name? - who also is my favourite Christie caracter. I don't like many of the others, even though they are interesting to study.

squatty 05 Oct 08 at 6:59 a.m. GMT

Lol - No, sorry. I couldnt place the name at all. In the film version Simon McCorquindale portryaed Doyle as not very bright but you could also see why he would be attractive to both Jacqueline and Linnette. I apologise but I just found JJ rather wet

detectivepauljohn 05 Oct 08 at 3:28 a.m. GMT

squatty

That is a man who played as Simon Doyle in the David Suchet version. duhhh I thought he is very famous like Tom Cruise but you still don't know who JJ was.

squatty 04 Oct 08 at 3:13 p.m. GMT

I dont think I've ever heard of JJ Field.

detectivepauljohn 04 Oct 08 at 12:52 p.m. GMT

squatty

JJ Field is good and the other one is also good.

squatty 02 Oct 08 at 9:55 p.m. GMT

Probably in my top three AC novels. I love it that everyone I know who has read the book falls into the trap that AC sets, when really the murderer should be quite obvious. I really enjoyed both the film and TV versions. There were less characters deleted in the TV version. My only gripe was I found the actor playing Simon Doyle in the TV role unconvincing.

AnneBeddingfield 01 Oct 08 at 1:02 p.m. GMT

I enjoyed reading Death on the Nile and i would rate it 9.5/10. It's definitely one of my bests + i absolutely loved the Egyptian setting. In fact i love the Christie novels when they are set in exotic places. You tend to lose yourself as you read along. After all that's the genius of Agatha Christie.

I haven't seen the Tv adaptation though. I prefer to stick to the books most of the time.

But Death On the Nile is a must-read.

belgian_in_ireland 30 Sep 08 at 6:52 p.m. GMT

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I'd give the book a 9/10. I love everything to do with Egypt and the plot is intriguing. SPOILER I especially love the beginning of the book where Poirot sees Jackie and Simon in the restaurant and thinks to himself "Une qui aime et un qui se laisse amier" (she loves and he lets himself be loved). I think that is perfectly portrayed in the DS version. IMO Simon was just dazzled by Linnet and Jackie got involved because of his remark "If this was a book, I would marry Linnet and inherit all her money and then after a time I'd come back to you and marry you" (paraphrased, but more or less like that). So Jackie knew she had to make up a plan. She could have told Simon he was being silly and that would never happen. But she decided to get involved. END OF SPOILER I like both versions of the film for different reasons. PU's version, even though a lot has changed, is a very good film. DS's version is closer to the book and I adore him as Poirot.

felix_moore 30 Sep 08 at 3:19 p.m. GMT

I would give Death on the Nile either a nine point five or a ten. I saw it first as a film and then my mum told me that it was available as a book so I decided to read it. Death on the Nile got me hooked! Death on the Nile has such a twisting and turning surprise of an ending that every time I read it I always notice another clue or red herring. This is the genius of christie's writing, you can go back and enjoy it again and again. As I grow up the stories have different meaning in them to when I first read them and this makes me appreciate them even more.

ariadnepoirotmarple 27 Sep 08 at 2:11 p.m. GMT

Yes, I also disagree, the ending was so surprising! I think I love Death on the Nile because of the ending, indeed, I'd never thought about it... it was so romantic!

detectivepauljohn 27 Sep 08 at 8:24 a.m. GMT

dada222

I disagree. The ending i surprising!

dada222 27 Sep 08 at 8:22 a.m. GMT

I liked Death of the Nile, but I wouldn't say it is one of my best. The ending didn't come as a total surprise.

curious 24 Sep 08 at 6 p.m. GMT

Hello!

Death on the Nile is just great, the plot is so ingenious! I think I would rate the book 9½ /10.

Holly 23 Sep 08 at 11:36 a.m. GMT

Well, they made a few changes to characters in the Peter Ustinov version, too. But I didn't mind those changes so much. I'd rather have no Tim Allerton at all than an unlikeable one :)

detectivepauljohn 23 Sep 08 at 8:39 a.m. GMT

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Holly

It has been a while since I last red Death On The Nile. However, it is a book I like very much, and I would give it 10/10, too. As usual, Christie's characters are very real, and very interesting. My favourite character in this novel is Tim Allerton.

Have you seen any of the TV adaptations yet? I know the old adaptation with Peter Ustinov very well, and like it a lot. Unfortunately, I was not very taken with the newer adaptation with David Suchet as Poirot. David Suchet was perfect as usual in his role, but I didn't like the changes that were made.

Yes.The David Suchet version made too much changes but the movie is still good. They also deleted the Nurse Bowers and James Fanthorp.Thanks for replying.

Holly 23 Sep 08 at 8:20 a.m. GMT

It has been a while since I last red Death On The Nile. However, it is a book I like very much, and I would give it 10/10, too. As usual, Christie's characters are very real, and very interesting. My favourite character in this novel is Tim Allerton.

Have you seen any of the TV adaptations yet? I know the old adaptation with Peter Ustinov very well, and like it a lot. Unfortunately, I was not very taken with the newer adaptation with David Suchet as Poirot. David Suchet was perfect as usual in his role, but I didn't like the changes that were made.