Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

25 reviews

amandas_bookshelf'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and War

aarustin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Murder

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Book twenty-eight in my personal read through of Agatha Christie in (American) publication order.

A pleasant four star mystery that got 4.5 stars for two reasons:

I didn't guess the ending.

Hastings obsessed with a dog is far more enjoyable to read about than Hastings obsessed with a girl (as he usually is).

Original DNF review:
Coming back to this book, obviously, but I'm going to need a different edition, because the formatting in this kindle book  is full of this sort of thing in the middle of words -- #^~. Too distracting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Murder

balth_the_chaotic_good's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This is the first Poirot book I ever read, and what a delightful ride it was! I enjoyed the many twists and turns, Hastings as a somewhat reliable, if not very observant narrator, and the cast of characters that are all very interesting. The mystery remained until the very end and it was a joy to guess along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Unfortunately this was not a good Poirot novel. The framing device of Hasting's introduction was a strange choice and it made the story feel repetitive. The murder itself just wasn't that intriguing and while the book was still very readable, it felt a little long. Also the title seemed to have nothing to do with the story. I think I've still got a few good Poirot's left but I know I've read most of the best ones now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and Classism

pencils's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

sunnydale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

i went into this assuming the "dumb witness" was the dog, and i was disappointed to find that he played no role in detecting the murderer. he did appear a lot, though. 

pretty standard hastings-era poirot. hugh fraser reads the audiobook, which i enjoyed as a fan of the pbs series. 

entirely unnecessary use of n-word. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

The n-word is used two or three times in one chapter (the title of which includes the slur). it is not used anywhere else. it is not directed at any particular person.

calliopereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse and Xenophobia

bellaguiliano's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder