Reviews tagging 'Racism'

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

185 reviews

belovedsnail's review against another edition

mysterious 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

Not my favourite Christie for a lot of reasons. Showing off her plotting skills tho. I have reread this many times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

tonyaf's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.75

I'm glad I read this. You can definitely see the influence this has had on modern mysteries and thrillers. Looking back on all the thrillers I've read, there were several locked-door mysteries that were certainly inspired by this one. 

It's fast-paced, exciting, and I was surprised by the twists at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

aj_m's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A fast and fun closed door whodunnit! Maybe just over 100 pages maybe this is a mystery with a  cast of odd characters invited to the same home on an island where things immediately begin to set in motion. This was my first Christie book and I’m happy it was, i throughly enjoyed racing through this short book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

jcreads85's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

This was my first Agatha Christie novel. I didn’t hate it, but neither was it a 4 or 5 star either. It was intriguing but her tales don’t age well in some ways. I do think I’ll give her work another chance; however, I'm not part of the camp who will say she’s top notch. At least, not yet. I can say, though, that I see how her books and writing style transfer well to the screen. 

I’m grateful for the list of the cast of characters at the beginning. I just wish I hadn’t needed to reference it so much. I also loved the mini parts, basically a shift in perspective, within each chapter. However, this really started out slow and I almost put it aside. I was just so determined to get it read this month as it was so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Racism, and Mental illness

Minor: War, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

I think I’d almost figured it out during the epilogue I just couldn’t figure out how it’d been done. I was uneasy when they’d said the revolver was found in the room of a character. It didn’t make sense when one of the last scenes said it’d fallen to the floor of the landing. Overall a good mystery, but no characters you could root for… I’m okay with morally gray…just prefer it not be 100% of the cast.

psdarlin's review

dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

danajoy's review against another edition

3.5

I struggled a little to keep track of who was who in the beginning. 
I didn't particularly care for any of the characters but I did enjoy the atmosphere and remained engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism

lollymac's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Violence, War, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

itsame_dio's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

It’s a reason this book has inspired many mysteries to do this day. It was published in 1939 so there’s casual antisemitism and racism but it’s mainly at the beginning and not focused on. I would recommend reading the psychical book over the audiobook. While the narrator had distinct voices for everyone, I couldn’t really grasp onto any of the clues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Antisemitism, Racism, and Suicide

missgrangerr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

Literally a perfect mystery. There’s nothing else to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Racial slurs

jeremie's review

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: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Racism