Agatha Christie's Gothic Masterpiece

Endless Night is Agatha Christie's great gothic novel. Considered by many to be one of Christie's best works, Endless Night does a lot to stand out, and I really enjoyed it.
*****

[edisonlima]

I love her standalone novels, too.

Since you love Gothic novels, you might like "THE MYSTERIOUS MR. QUIN", which is also dark and feels... I don't quite know how to put it, but it feels like if you got ordinary people and put them through the emotional turmoils of a Gothic novel and watched them either crack or rise, narrated by an unrelated witness.

It concerns an aging and possibly gay gentleman named who, through the late years of his lone and unsatisfying life, meets - or believes to meet - again and again a mysterious and somber man called Mr. Harley Quin, who seems to always appear at the scenes of grievious injustices and provokes the protagonist into taking a stance, while also leading him to find meaning in his life when he seemed to be losing it as he got older without children, love or a legacy.
I liked it.

[nickygoldsmith]

This book blew me away. It was amazing. The ending was wow. Loved it

[TrishaGupta_]

Her standalone novels are my favourites! I have a distinct memory of finishing Endless Night and going back to the very beginning to start again! One of her absolute best!

[solab]

I honestly LOVED the ending, absolutely unexpexted and I love to be surprised when reading a novel or watching a movie/play..

[donreadsalot]

As someone whose read all but a handful of the novels and all her short stories and most of the plays - just three words: READ. CROOKED HOUSE. For me, I'd read the novels in publication order, you can see Christie's style develop, but CH is a later standalone ... remains my favorite, as well as was Christie's own favorite ... and well, just read it when you can? Over 40 years since I first read her, Christie remains my favorite author.

[arialydia]

I'm a massive Christie fan; I read Murder on the Orient Express in summer 2017 and since then I've read almost all of her books. I have maybe 10 novels left then some of the short story collections. I really enjoyed Endless Night as it is something different and I wasn't expecting it to be so different when I picked it up. Some of my personal favourites that may or may not be included in those online lists are (all Poirot): The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Cards on the Table, Cat Among the Pigeons, Peril at End House and Five Little Pigs. All 13 of Miss Marple's books are also really great, there aren't any duds among them.

[callum_mclaughlin]

Yay, so glad you loved this one too! I've read 17 Christie novels so far and this quickly became one of my favourites. I think And Then There Were None still tops my list, but given that's where I started with her work, I'll always have a soft spot for it.

[carlacannizzaro]

So happy to hear someone else loves And Then There We’re None as much as I do. I burned through all of Christie’s mysteries in middle/high school (too early?) but never read this! Now it’s at the top of my TBR. Great review!

[miyuki]

Hello, I'm a Japanese bookworm who enjoys your vids! This video made me elated since you read "Endless Night, " one of my favorite books!! I am a huge fan of Agatha Christie's books and have read nearly all of them. My favorite is "Endless Night." Reading it again and over has convinced me that it works, and Agatha Christie's execution of it dazzles me. "Mike sincerely loved Ellie, " I can say (after the ending), which makes this novel a true tragedy.
I implore you to read "Absent in the Spring, " another excellent Agatha Christie solo. "Towards Zero (standalone)" and "Five Little Pigs (Poirot)" are both recommended...!!!

[mathequation]

Fun review! Hope you will review more Agatha Christie in the future!

[jyuanc]

I'm slowly working my way through all of Agatha Christie's books, the few I have read so far have all been really wonderful, I love the way they're books I can sit and read through in an evening. And Then There Were None is definitely a favourite of mine. I'll second everyone else's recommendation of Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Looking forward to getting to Endless Night. (btw, LOVE your ring!)

[beyondthefilmfatale]

I have read all of Christie's work except the Mary Westmore novels. This is my favorite book. I love the pov and the ending.

[theresaastleithner]

Loved your review (and loved Endless Night, too ;) Christie has really written some great mysteries! Since you said you wanted to start getting into Poirot mysteries and you liked Endless Night, I'd say Death on the Nile is a must-read Poirot mystery :D Oh, and the Murder of Roger Ackroyd of course - that was my very first Christie and I was simply blown away! It still holds up, even though it was released more than 90 years ago!

[emmaa]

I love Endless Night. I think that it gives you an indication re how Agatha Christie's style could develop into a direct, sardonic and a contemporary style. The tone is very different.

[teenzoya]

I really enjoyed your explanation and thank you very much because I wasn't really going to chose this book as a holiday book I'll read it and tell you how it was thanks very much I wish you all the best this is my first time I see your Channel 😊

[DeidreL]

Hello Willow, I hope the end of this year is being kind to you and yours.
I’ve had a break from everything as l lost my beloved mum the last week of November. So l came back hoping for inspiration and now I’m looking forward to reading this book. My Grandmother and mum both adored Agatha Christie, so l was interested right from the start. Thank you for this!🖤

[Jake-pfzf]

im reading this novel and impressed. actually i like your book reviews very much. could you do more modern classics in the future? id appreciate it.

[Amanda.J.T.]

I can listen to this guy talking all day and won't even get bored 👌🏻

[toriadz]

I’ve read most of Christie’s books, this is one of the few I haven’t read yet. You’ve already read my favourite (And Then There We’re None). I also love a couple of Miss Marple stories - Murder at the Vicarage and A murder is Announced.

For the Poirot books, Murder of Roger Ackroyd is deservedly a classic, the ending is just so clever. I really like Cards on the Table, but it does contain a spoiler for Murder on the Orient Express.

[thammyvandewiel]

I honestly think I red most of Christie's books, with the exception of a couple which the main character didn't catch me at all, all Mary Westmaccot books I red to, a long time ago. Lately I listen to her audiobooks ( favourite reader: Hugh Fraser).
After telling all that, I truly think
"Endless night" is a underrated masterpiece, written by Agatha Christie. Didn't like the movie as much, but that's mainly because when you read, you're allowed to form the carracters in your head. The book I highly recommend.