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Getting very strong David Suchet's Poirot voice from Nico in that last chapter. Not disliking this, by any means, but the flamboyance with which it is wearing its influences is distracting me from the story.
— May 08, 2026 01:03AM
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i was expecting the nephew to be the love interest, but no.
started this mostly because i've got 2 weeks of ku trial left, and this was the most expensive ku eligible book on my wish list.
— May 07, 2026 11:33PM
started this mostly because i've got 2 weeks of ku trial left, and this was the most expensive ku eligible book on my wish list.
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May 08, 2026 09:52AM
I did not see it when I read it, but now you mention it, yes, the french accent and detachment and all...
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Maybe it's just that the amount of Poirot I've seen just out masses every other little bit of french accent I've encountered, but I think it's the specific grammatical structures he uses. I didn't highlight them or anything, so I can't pull an example, but certain lines felt like they might be direct quotes from the show, not that I remember enough detail to place them. I assume he's laying it on extra thick with Titus, because I didn't get that from his introductory chapters.
He is adding it thick I think for effect. I did not think necessarily of Poirot, but yeah, there might be a french-accent-as-portrayed-by-british-literature thing on going. I liked both characters a lot still even if I did not love the book wholeheartedly. I am looking forward to your thoughts on it!
