Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Assassinio allo specchio by Agatha Christie

12 reviews

friki's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.0

I didnt expect that ending 

I gasped when I found out Mr Baddock was married with Marina

I couldn't put down the last pages - things started to pick up the pace after the murder happen 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism

ijustreallyliketrees'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? Yes

2.25

Switched to audiobook part way through because my edition was an older one and had some 'of the time' lines that weren't even relevant to the story (a scene of a young couple having an argument and using the g-slur was in there randomly too. The characters didn't even appear again in the story!) Probably would have given it a higher rating if I hadn't watched the episode and known 'whodunnit' before starting it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Infertility and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs

carolinerd's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Miss Marple investigates the murder of a local woman at a charity fête hosted by a celebrated film star who has moved into the area.  Why would anyone kill the slightly annoying but essentially kind Mrs Heather Badcock? Was the poison intended for someone else?

It's all very intriguing and Miss Marple, despite her advancing years and increasing reliance on carers to help with her physical needs, is as mentally sharp as ever. I was fascinated by the character of Marina Gregg, the volatile and in some ways rather tragic middle aged actress and I was curious to find out more about her, so it was very easy to keep turning the pages.

Despite there being a few too many coincidences, it's an inspired plot and the ending really packed quite a punch. I was literally in the final few pages when I 'solved' the mystery. An enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Racism

typedtruths's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Infertility, Racial slurs, and Forced institutionalization

babayagaofficial'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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Abandonment, and Ableism

Minor: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gun violence

isobelk_18's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

readingelli's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Ableism

Moderate: Racism and Pregnancy

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

This was an interesting read. The storyline was different from her other books and even though I guessed the murderer pretty early on it was still quite intriguing since I wanted to know why she was killed.

Marina Gregg made perfect sense imo, since she was super fixated on the word child early on so I guessed that she killed heather because of something related to children I just didn't know exactly what.

however there were some misogynistic lines in this book and it was overall quite ableist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Sexism, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Misogyny

mrkdk's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Alcohol

Minor: Xenophobia

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Suicide, and Xenophobia