Reviews for Bayou Folk

The average rating for Bayou Folk based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-03-30 00:00:00 Ruby Fregia This is a book I pull of my shelf perhaps once every ten years. The stories are of their time stylistically so there is an emphasis on the mechanics of the mysteries rather than the psychology of the characters. But they are very well written with a light touch. I would add that if Barr had written after Agatha Christie the stories would have been viewed as parodies of Hercule Poirot. However, I think it is clear Valmont was at least in part a source of inspiration for Christie of Poirot. This makes these stories important to be read for any serious fans of Christie.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-03-30 00:00:00 Walter Slade This book was actually so bad. Some stories were super boring, others were odd and some were anticlimactic. The writing was mediocre, the main character was annoyingly vain and arrogant and I hated how females were portrayed in this.