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bessadams's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Murder
juliethebookcat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Way, Way, waaaaaay too long. So many repetitions of everything that has happened. Like we get told the story, then Marple repeats it to someone, and then later on we get the version from another person, and the last sequence is just the whole plot retold.
Also: Serious victim blaming, slut shaming, and misogyny. I know this book is set in another time, but this was so bad.
Also: Serious victim blaming, slut shaming, and misogyny. I know this book is set in another time, but this was so bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence
emmahamel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I’m usually a big fan of Agatha christie’s work but this particular book was very disappointing. The story is about Jane Marple who receives a letter from a man she met a few years ago, on vacation in the Antilles, called Mr Rafiel. Before dying, the man wrote to ask her to investigate a crime. Only, he doesn’t give her any insight to know what the crime was, who is involved or where it took place. The story follows Miss Marple while she tries to find out what happened and meets new people. The book just felt too long and it seemed like the writer was dragging the story to create suspense, only it didn’t happen. There was no information given to the reader to find answers to the enigma. The story, especially the beginning, just felt too blurry and general. I had the feeling that Agatha Christie knew the end of her story and wrote backwards while trying to hide every possible clue from the reader. I just waited for the story to pick up and it didn’t really happen until the second half of the novel. Yes, the end was unexpected but it didn’t come out as a huge surprise. I usually gasp when I get to the ending of Agatha Christie’s novels, but it wasn’t the case this time. I also don’t like miss Marple and really prefer when Hercule Poirot is the detective. This book was definitely not my favourite of her novels, even though she has an incredible talent for writing mysteries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
poirot's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, Rape, Xenophobia, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Ableism
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