One, two, buckle the shoes; three, four, close the door; five, six, hold the branch; seven, eight, straighten it; nine, ten, the fat hen; eleven, twelve, explore deeply; thirteen, fourteen, the female courting; fifteen, sixteen, the cooks; seventeen, eighteen, waiting; nineteen, twenty, finally dispersing.
How scary is going to the dentist? When the great detective Poirot went to Dr. Morley's clinic for a dental check-up, his self-confidence dropped to zero.
Unexpectedly, Dr. Morley committed suicide in the consulting room a few hours later. Why did a dentist commit suicide during a busy working day? A shoe buckle becomes the key to solving the case.
Now, true to the nursery rhyme, can Poirot pick out useful branches and build them into a bird's nest?
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"Don't you realize, Poirot, that the safety and happiness of this whole country depend on me?"
"I'm not worried about the nation, sir. I'm worried about every individual who has the right not to have their life taken."
I didn't expect this at all. I thought it was another dentist or the lady with the old shoe buckle. The murderer is indeed too self-righteous. The world will continue to function as usual without anyone, and he does not take other people's lives seriously. It is too cruel.
People at the bottom live ordinary lives, although they are not that rich or important. But because a noble man suddenly came, they had to pay the price. Just because they are unimportant, just because "I'm sorry", there will be other dentists, how chilling, he is still an important figure in the country.
[Spoiler Warning] First of all, I thought that when reading, I could mention the names of the people one by one and simply draw a relationship diagram of the characters. There are many characters, and the names of foreigners are not simple. I was deeply disturbed while watching it. Secondly, a feature of this book is that each chapter title uses a British nursery rhyme, which hints at the main characters and key plots of this chapter. It is really unique. Friends who have read it can go back and appreciate it. Then, the case was complicated and the plot was cleverly conceived. When I saw the identity of the faceless corpse reversed again and again, I felt like the hair on my back stood up. People may doubt the true identity of a corpse with a mutilated face, but it is difficult to realize that this may also be a part of the murderer's plan. The real and fake Miss Searle is also a brain-burning plot. The appearance of the actor's identity makes everything reasonable. It is really a very exquisite design, and Poirot is almost involved. Until finally everything is covered up and Cai glimpses the truth. In fact, I have been paying attention to shoe buckles after reading the introduction, and I did not expect it to unfold in this way. Then, at the beginning of the story, the description of Poirot going to the dentist is quite vivid, hahaha. I feel that this book not only sees reasoning, but also Poirot. It's a pity that the death of the dentist is not the beginning or end of the crime, but just a part of it. Maybe it would be better to change the title of the book? But I still enjoyed reading it in one sitting, and I was so happy.
Finally, as a reminder, this is the first book written by my grandma that I have read, and it is also the first time I have used the underline function on Tomato. I really like the following words.
"Don't you realize, Poirot, that the safety and happiness of this whole country depend on me?" "I am not worried for the whole country, sir. I am worried for every individual who has a right not to be taken away from his life."
"The world is yours. A new sky, a new earth. In your new world, children, you must let it have freedom and compassion... This is what I ask of you."
Second swipe to punch in. In fact, I must admit that reading this book today after many years, with different experiences, understandings, and moods, gave me a completely different sense of shock. When I first read this book many years ago, I was almost completely unimpressed, and today, I see a lot of things I didn't see before.
Some people say it is not good-looking because you only see murder and reasoning, but in this book, Granny wants to bring you not only murder and reasoning, but more importantly, she wants to use Polo to not only show her own values, but also to show her worldview - from Polo being "scolded" as a bourgeois detective, to him finally recognizing the new world of ideas of young people.
Who says mystery novels can't be valuable? Red flags will eventually fill the entire earth!
Looking back at the previous description of Alistair - a man of impeccable character and conduct - it is really ironic. In fact, isn't this the embodiment of capitalism? All I can say is that grandma is amazing🥹
The real murderer was completely unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, a seemingly insignificant sentence in the character's chat did reveal important clues to the case. What you need to be a detective is this kind of sensitivity, to find the key and the truth from ordinary words.
I particularly like the character of Poirot, I admire his intelligence and observation skills endlessly. And the cases in the book are also very interesting, especially the nursery rhyme, which reminded me of the games I played when I was a child. I kind of hated the suicidal dentist, though, and his behavior confused me. I'm curious as to why he did this, and hope to find the answer later in the story. Overall, this is a great mystery novel and I can't wait to see the ending!
Unexpectedly, I didn't look carefully enough, ignored the old and new descriptions of the shoes, and thought the disfigured corpse was another person. The ending is good. Even if the murderer is useful to this country, the lives of ordinary people are also lives, and everyone is equal before the law. It's worth watching it again and savoring it.
The ending was unexpected, but the names were too long and I couldn't remember them.
Good. Unexpectedly, the person who caused the murder turned out to be——
The murderer's cosplay fetish [laughs] (joke) is worse than if he had divorced first, then these things wouldn't have happened and the murderer could still "protect" the country.
Cool. I've been thinking a lot and still can't figure out who did it.
The murderer used the so-called grand ideal as an excuse to take human lives arbitrarily. Poirot's words "I worry for every individual who has the right not to be taken away from his life" go straight to the core: no reason can be an excuse to kill ordinary people.
This style with a little bit of politics and humanity can be said to have been inherited to this day.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Grandma's version of Game of Thrones 👍
Eye-catching and beautiful
The first person who was suspicious at first was the doorman [laughing and crying]
So wonderful! Hey, I'll go! ! Did the murderer guess correctly [crying]
It's still very exciting, but a lot of tricks have been used in this book, and the information is very scattered, but the murderer is easy to guess.
After guessing for a long time, everyone doubted the result, but I still didn't guess the real murderer 😂Grandma is so awesome, her writing is awesome, and it's beautiful and beautiful😌😌😌
"Don't you realize, Poirot, that the safety and happiness of this whole country depend on me?" "I'm not worried about the nation, sir. I'm worried about every individual who has the right not to have their life taken."
I didn't expect this at all. I thought it was another dentist or the lady with the old shoe buckle. The murderer is indeed too self-righteous. The world will continue to function as usual without anyone, and he does not take other people's lives seriously. It is too cruel. People at the bottom live ordinary lives, although they are not that rich or important. But because a noble man suddenly came, they had to pay the price. Just because they are unimportant, just because "I'm sorry", there will be other dentists, how chilling, he is still an important figure in the country.
[Spoiler Warning] First of all, I thought that when reading, I could mention the names of the people one by one and simply draw a relationship diagram of the characters. There are many characters, and the names of foreigners are not simple. I was deeply disturbed while watching it. Secondly, a feature of this book is that each chapter title uses a British nursery rhyme, which hints at the main characters and key plots of this chapter. It is really unique. Friends who have read it can go back and appreciate it. Then, the case was complicated and the plot was cleverly conceived. When I saw the identity of the faceless corpse reversed again and again, I felt like the hair on my back stood up. People may doubt the true identity of a corpse with a mutilated face, but it is difficult to realize that this may also be a part of the murderer's plan. The real and fake Miss Searle is also a brain-burning plot. The appearance of the actor's identity makes everything reasonable. It is really a very exquisite design, and Poirot is almost involved. Until finally everything is covered up and Cai glimpses the truth. In fact, I have been paying attention to shoe buckles after reading the introduction, and I did not expect it to unfold in this way. Then, at the beginning of the story, the description of Poirot going to the dentist is quite vivid, hahaha. I feel that this book not only sees reasoning, but also Poirot. It's a pity that the death of the dentist is not the beginning or end of the crime, but just a part of it. Maybe it would be better to change the title of the book? But I still enjoyed reading it in one sitting, and I was so happy. Finally, as a reminder, this is the first book written by my grandma that I have read, and it is also the first time I have used the underline function on Tomato. I really like the following words. "Don't you realize, Poirot, that the safety and happiness of this whole country depend on me?" "I am not worried for the whole country, sir. I am worried for every individual who has a right not to be taken away from his life." "The world is yours. A new sky, a new earth. In your new world, children, you must let it have freedom and compassion... This is what I ask of you."
Second swipe to punch in. In fact, I must admit that reading this book today after many years, with different experiences, understandings, and moods, gave me a completely different sense of shock. When I first read this book many years ago, I was almost completely unimpressed, and today, I see a lot of things I didn't see before. Some people say it is not good-looking because you only see murder and reasoning, but in this book, Granny wants to bring you not only murder and reasoning, but more importantly, she wants to use Polo to not only show her own values, but also to show her worldview - from Polo being "scolded" as a bourgeois detective, to him finally recognizing the new world of ideas of young people. Who says mystery novels can't be valuable? Red flags will eventually fill the entire earth! Looking back at the previous description of Alistair - a man of impeccable character and conduct - it is really ironic. In fact, isn't this the embodiment of capitalism? All I can say is that grandma is amazing🥹
The real murderer was completely unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, a seemingly insignificant sentence in the character's chat did reveal important clues to the case. What you need to be a detective is this kind of sensitivity, to find the key and the truth from ordinary words.
I particularly like the character of Poirot, I admire his intelligence and observation skills endlessly. And the cases in the book are also very interesting, especially the nursery rhyme, which reminded me of the games I played when I was a child. I kind of hated the suicidal dentist, though, and his behavior confused me. I'm curious as to why he did this, and hope to find the answer later in the story. Overall, this is a great mystery novel and I can't wait to see the ending!
Unexpectedly, I didn't look carefully enough, ignored the old and new descriptions of the shoes, and thought the disfigured corpse was another person. The ending is good. Even if the murderer is useful to this country, the lives of ordinary people are also lives, and everyone is equal before the law. It's worth watching it again and savoring it.
The ending was unexpected, but the names were too long and I couldn't remember them.
Good. Unexpectedly, the person who caused the murder turned out to be—— The murderer's cosplay fetish [laughs] (joke) is worse than if he had divorced first, then these things wouldn't have happened and the murderer could still "protect" the country.
Cool. I've been thinking a lot and still can't figure out who did it.
The murderer used the so-called grand ideal as an excuse to take human lives arbitrarily. Poirot's words "I worry for every individual who has the right not to be taken away from his life" go straight to the core: no reason can be an excuse to kill ordinary people.
This style with a little bit of politics and humanity can be said to have been inherited to this day.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Grandma's version of Game of Thrones 👍
Eye-catching and beautiful
The first person who was suspicious at first was the doorman [laughing and crying]
So wonderful! Hey, I'll go! ! Did the murderer guess correctly [crying]
It's still very exciting, but a lot of tricks have been used in this book, and the information is very scattered, but the murderer is easy to guess.
After guessing for a long time, everyone doubted the result, but I still didn't guess the real murderer 😂Grandma is so awesome, her writing is awesome, and it's beautiful and beautiful😌😌😌