Joshua Gross’s Reviews > The Murder of Roger Ackroyd > Status Update

I suppose that someone's character was revealed by how he described others

I initially suspected Flora since everyone was using her testimony to determine the time of death, but then some things occurred to me and I suspected the truth!

Poirot smokes little Russian cigarettes but prefers cocoa as a beverage

I had a hunch Doctor Shepherd was at least to some extent an unreliable narrator, and it is surprising Poirot never considered him a suspect

OMG even Poirot is exasperated that this dumbass doctor keeps saying Ralph is in Cranchester

“Do him no harm,” said Caroline. “Never worry about what you say to a man. They’re so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it’s unflattering.”

Caroline's so underappreciated and profound

Flora may be hiding secrets but she's very decisive

These fashionable English villagers are playing mah jong, which was all the craze in the 1920s after a westernized version was marketed

Do I really need to spend $30 to buy some medlar jelly I just learned about in this book so I can see what it's like?? No, and I'm not supposed to be eating excessive sugar, and I have about fifteen types of jam already but I want to try something new!

Dr Sheppards sister is framed like she's a complete gossipy nitwit instead of the sharp intuitive woman she is and it bugs me