Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

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

113 reviews

locust1266's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This books was good. I had recently read a book based on then there were none (daisy darker) and  I liked . So I decided to read then there were none which I had for a long time the book was pretty addicting and fun . But the thing is all the characters suck even the" Mr Owen" so I had a hard time getting attached to anybody I liked Philip because I was imagining the actor from the BBC movie who's like soooo hot . That being said I didn't like how there were so many unecessary plot points but I can understand why they were necessary. Overall pretty good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

Minor: Child death and Antisemitism

strawberrydaydream's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A book that has stuck with me since I first read it. I can still have hours long conversations about it years after. A gripping plot and an interesting moral quandary at its heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism

obviousidentity's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Sexism, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, and Religious bigotry

starbody's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

ladawson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Violence

iphigeniad's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Antisemitism

kasialipa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism

sapphic_reader'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism

bethanie_l'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

5.0

Fantastic book that kept me guessing until the very end! Nobody does it like Agatha Christie. The atmosphere is tense the entire time and the slow revelation of details is perfect. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and Racism

leajulianne'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? It's complicated

3.25

This book was a perfect short book to jumpstart my reading habit this year. It kept me guessing up until the very end, and while it wasn't the most mindblowing conclusion ever, I was still satisfied by the end of the book. 

You don't really find yourself rooting for any of the characters, which lessens the impact of their deaths (that's not a spoiler !! we know they'll all die, or at least expect them to). I love how the manner of their deaths are also laid out cleanly for us to try and figure out, but still doesn't make the story predictable. The plot points and dialogue can be dated at times (which is most seen in its former title), which lends itself to not being as timeless or understandable as it could have been, and it's quite obvious why this isn't one of AC's titles that has become a famed classic.

Overall, it was an okay book, short enough to read in one sitting, and satisfying enough for me to pick up AC's other (maybe more well known) stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Child death, and Homophobia