Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

nrwebster26's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexism

Fascinating to hear the events unfold from multiple perspectives. Poirot is a delightful character, especially when he teases the Brits about their command of language when enraged.

traa'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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, and War

thea_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

The mystery plot itself is of course fantastic. There is a reason why this book is seen as a classic. However I rate it so low because as much as I try to approach books in the time they are written, there is a certain level of nonchalant racism that just completely sickens me. These "conclusions" Poirot makes about the murder suspects due to their race are a.) False as spoiler alert

everyone did it

and b.) are wholly founded on xenophobia, eugenics, etc. For me, I'd say just watch a recent adaptation, as they've probably omitted these wild claims about ethnic groups. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gore, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Classism

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

What a fun novel. I really liked trying to figure everything out and piece all the evidence together. I think the ending was a bit... extravagant, and I would have liked more plot throughout besides just interviews. Also, there were so many stereotypes that felt super unnecessary, and possibly just Agatha Christie's bias and racism coming through YET AGAIN!! It just makes the reading experience uncomfy. Otherwise, the pacing and backstory were interesting (if not a little triggering!) and all of the characters were quite dynamic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Classism, Confinement, Death, Murder, Racism, Blood, Hate crime, and Grief

amandabcook's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Death, and Confinement