Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

13 reviews

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, and War

turidt's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Classism

Minor: War

roseleaf24's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this mystery! It kept me guessing and engaged. I look forward to seeing more of some of the characters in future books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

My umpteenth read of this particular Christie (for my wip retelling it from Mary Cavendish's point of view!). A rollicking read on the surface, the flaws appear upon closer inspection -- too many red herrings, too many side plots, too many coincidences and pieces of convenient timing. (The forward in my edition notes that, despite this, Christie went on to master the art of false clues, and I'm inclined to agree.) The influence of Sherlock Holmes is particularly marked as Christie tries to find her own voice in the genre; Hastings fits Dr. Watson almost to a tee, from his veteran status to his overall rather clueless demeanor. This novel also introduces archetypes which Christie continued to use in her later writing, such as "the wealthy old matriarch" and "the proud, aloof, and deeply emotional woman character." On top of that, it provides a fascinating glimpse into WWI England, a world engulfed in ration cards, spies, convalescent homes, and Red Cross charity fêtes. With all its quirks, it's a book near and dear to my heart, and a must-read for anyone interested in Christie or the cosy mystery genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Antisemitism

lmsokol18's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A solid Poirot mystery. Christie’s novels are so well-written and engaging over a hundred years later. It is fun to guess along with Hastings and wait for the big reveal at the end. However, the n word is used along with some casual sexism and antisemitism. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexism, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

typedtruths's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexism

➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical sexism, period-typical racism & racial slurs including antisemitism, antiziganism (g slur), and mentions of blackface and cultural appropriation, drugging, alcohol consumption, seizures (on-page), death of a mother from an accidental overdose mentioned, murder of a mother/mother-in-law and wife by poisoning (which was first diagnosed as death from heart failure), incarceration pending trial, military service mentioned, and mentions of euthanising a dog.

ellanarose's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

drumpenguin's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

nlarson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

kory_is's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism