Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

En toen waren er nog maar... by Agatha Christie

376 reviews

jeremie's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Racism

foramen_magnum'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

3.5

Agatha Christie at some of her most genre defining -- you know all along that there's some trick, but without a Belgian detective to point it out to you, you go through the whole book not entirely sure what it could be. 

A group of seemingly random people are invited to a mysterious island for various reasons. Quickly, they realize they all have a secret that has led to their invitation.... And may lead to their deaths, as dictated by an eerie children's rhyme. What's worse, the killer seems to be among them-- but who? Will they figure out whodunnit in time for anyone to escape the Island? 

This was a quick read and, as Christie always is, was good fun that leaves a slight tingle up your spine. None of the characters are at all likeable (and those that verge on being so don't fare very well), and the ending is a bit of a twist for twist's sake, but this one is worth the read to understand the way modern mystery thrillers were shaped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

david_vercauteren's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Religious bigotry

Minor: Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Classism

rngaines14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

altorres's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

katherinek's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Sexism, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and War

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Car accident

keeganrb's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism

alexandramiller's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Medical content

olma's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

Love this book. Docked this version (narrated by Dan Stevens) because his narration gives away the murderer. See below for more info. Other than that, this is a gripping mystery, definitely my favorite by Agatha Christie. 

There is a scene where the thoughts of the characters are written, but it doesn’t say who is thinking what. One person (unnamed for obvious reasons) thinks about how they were lying. When you read the book, you have no idea who is thinking that. This version, however, has Dan Stevens read this thought in the voice of the murderer. As I’ve read it before, it wasn’t surprising, but still super weird to give it away with the narration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder