Well, you can say I have seen the light when it comes to audiobooks. I've never been a huge fan of audiobooks, but over the last month, following a minor head injury that frankly made reading with my eyeballs a little hard, I have begun to dabble. I started listening to them as I made food, cleaned the kitchen, went for a walk, or crafted. Overall, I enjoy the experience, although I certainly don't focus as much when I listen as when I read.

But I have found that I do particularly well with audiobooks when it comes to mysteries, so this morning I was wondering what mystery audiobook I might find available on Libby when a lightbulb moment happened. It's one of my lifelong goals to read all of Agatha Christie's backlog. But though I enjoy the books, I do find them a somewhat tedious affair to read (especially the Hercule Poirot of the lot. I find the small man quite obnoxious, albeit brilliant). So I thought - why not pick the first one I see available on audio and just read that one. And that happened to be the Orient Express.

And let me tell you... I made the right choice! I cannot sing enough praises for Dan Stevens' performance. Orient Express has such a wide range of characters, and he embodied each one perfectly and distinctly. I even found Poirot enjoyable in his rendition. Listening to the book actually made the book fly by, and I finished it in basically one sitting.

The mystery itself is familiar to me, though having now read the origin, I must say that every adaptation--TV, Movie, and certainly game (I have recently played Microids game and found it quite lackluster) pale in comparison. The book is beautifully crafted, doling out hints but not making anything obvious. I wish I could read this book completely fresh, because I feel like I'd be at the edge of my seat trying to solve this one!

I will 100% continue my Agatha Christie quest on audio - never would I have imagined I'd finish one of her books in one day!