Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Hollow by Agatha Christie

13 reviews

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-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

Honestly a solid 4 stars.

I knew who the killer was the minute a certain chapter was read, but I was still shocked by the ending. It seems an outlier in Christie’s books in that it ends not with Poirot or a confession. It’s an interesting ending with an interesting character I would like to see more of. 

I’m happy that Midge and Edward got their happy ending. And I’m not sorry about the murder bc it was justified imo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Antisemitism

helena_chris's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

4.5

A great study of characters, though a bit bizarre. I do understand why Agatha Christie feels like this story was ruined by introducing Poirot but I loved it and think the ending would not have been credible without him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Cancer, Classism, and Grief

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? Yes

3.5

This was an entertaining read but Poirot is very much at the periphery of the plot which surprised me. It also isn't really a puzzle mystery like most of the Poirot books but there are still enough hints for the reader to try and work out the solution. All the characters are unlikeable in one way or another which makes for a good closed circle whodunnit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Infidelity

odrib's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content, Fatphobia, and Classism

poirot's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Incest

Minor: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

mandkips's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

mariekejee's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

In many ways, this is a book just like many of the other Agatha Christie's I've read. The murder occurs, the misdirections keep coming your way, and in the end you have no idea who actually murdered whom so you patiently wait for M. Poirot to tell you the who, why and how of it all. This story changes things up a bit, however: not only do we spend a significant portion of the book with the characters before anyone gets killed, but the conclusion of it all isn't Hercule Poirot standing in front of the suspects and kicking off his spiel, like so many of Christie's other stories. It is a bit of a sad ending, but to keep this a spoiler-free review, that's all I'll say.

I enjoyed getting to know our characters before the mystery kicked in, and it works quite well because these odd characters need some introduction to be able to understand their reasoning as the reader. My only complaint is that as a whole, this book feels quite slow, while I prefer somewhat quicker paced stories when reading mystery novels. I didn't feel much, if any, tension during this book, but rather I felt for the characters and their relationships. I've never really come out of a Christie novel rooting for the relationship of two fictional people, but that definitely happened here.

Overall, I would recommend this novel if you don't mind a bit more character based, slower paced mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death