Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie

26 reviews

erinlouise7's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Medical content, and Murder

bluedilly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Toxic relationship, and War

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This might be one of the scariest Agatha Christie novels. It was just so well written and the ending really took me by surprise. Spoiler:

I just never imagined that it was Wargrave. But it makes so much sense.

Some people wrote reviews saying they knew after the first 60 pages who the murderer was, but I wasn't able to put all the pieces together. It also presents the reader with an interesting ethical question, about "murder" and "justice".
I am glad that the newer editions have been edited to change the racist title and poem. This doesn't change the overall plot and makes the book accessible to all. 
Still, fair warning: all of the characters are overtly racist, sexist, and/or anti-Semitic. But they are meant to be assholes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

beeela's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Colonisation, and War

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Antisemitism, Colonisation, War, Car accident, and Alcoholism

brookey8888'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

3.0

This was fine. I’m glad I finally read it because it was interesting( I was obviously spoiled for this because of movies and like retellings) but it is a really good twist. I didn’t love how it was revealed though. Also I can’t let it go how problematic the original was. Obviously I’m not going to say what the original title was but it’s disgusting. I would look into it. So with an original title like that some of the racist elements are still in here. As for classics this one was actually very easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence