Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Morte no Nilo by Agatha Christie

33 reviews

purlhaggard's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

2.0

A fun premise for a mystery, generally good cast of characters. The opening set up gives allure, mystery, wealth, petty gossip. Loved it. 

Once the Author is able to gather our cast up into the same place, things go flat and become disappointing. 

Once again (she has a way about her), Christie is a real racist and her anti-labor sentiments are on display here. If you want to whine that “that’s just the way it was back then” - save it. It’s not necessary to to the plot and look up the original title of “And Then There We’re None”. 

The descriptions of the Egyptians in this book are wholly unnecessary and ugly, moving the plot nowhere and generally disrupting the pleasantries one likes from The Detective. It’s casual and cruel to no purpose.

She’s at her best when criticizing the British in social habitats. 

Furthermore, the unwinding of the mystery is somewhat boring and convoluted. 

Again, great premise and cast of characters, but overall poor execution of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Racism, and Sexism

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! Poirot is my favorite character of Agatha Christie's, and he was great in this story. Christie is a master of mystery, and I was blown away by her ability to construct such an interesting and intricate story. I loved the way she wrapped up the mystery, I never would have guessed! I highly recommend the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Classism and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

lily1304's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

4.5

Just like with Murder on the Orient Express, I tried SO hard to figure it out - took notes, reread practically the whole book. And it turned out my main theory was RIGHT and it was SO deeply satisfying!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Death, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Classism, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

kloughlin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Classism and Alcoholism

readerette's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoy classic mysteries like this. Interesting characters, crimes upon crimes, a resolution that's hard to see coming, and a less melodramatic reveal than sometimes comes with Poirot stories (which I prefer). The characters aren't particularly deep and Christie leans harder on stereotypes than modern readers enjoy, but the plot is worth a read.

Racism and sexism typical of this era in Western culture (early 20th century).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Sexism

for_esme_with_love's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

One of Christie’s best mysteries, however in this Egyptian setting Christie’s anti-blackness comes out pretty strongly alongside the usual cocktail of classism and glorification of empire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, and Infidelity

lunep's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Suicide, Sexism, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Slavery

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The new film adaptation is as good as any to read this book and I really like the setting of the story. The crime was a little predictable, overall, save for some unexpected events following the murder. I have to admit it’s satisfying to have my suspicions confirmed by Hercule Poirot, but some bits were a bit weird to me (I guess real life people are perfectly capable of being rather odd or saying strange things, but still). ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5 out of 5 stars) for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Colonisation, Alcohol, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Alcoholism, Classism, Gun violence, and Racism

lynneliu's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Blood