Reviews tagging 'Grief'

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

19 reviews

katariinatoivanen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs

kwichris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

For as much as I enjoy older literature, I can't believe it took me this long to read Agatha Christie! She truly is in a class above the rest in making murder mysteries that truly keep you guessing. It's easy to see how later films, shows, and books have used this novel in particular as a framework (i.e. the movie Clue opens and has very similar scenes in the beginning for instance). While I did find the story captivating and thrilling to read through, there were a few things I took issue with. I've always disliked when authors insert obscure or rarely used words despite the rest of their writing being wholly different in tone and style (i.e. Christie uses "verisimilitude" for instance as something a character says, which even an educated person would probably have used other verbiage in this time/setting). I also dislike when an author continuously uses ONE adjective repeatedly for EVERYTHING. Christie does this with the word "queer" (the older version of the word mind you), and she makes every character say or think practically everything is "queer." There are dozens of other words that she could've used to broaden the diction of her characters and world, but, alas, it's the one she stuck with until the very end. Overall, I did quite enjoy the story and the surprise at the end, demonstrating her aptitude for mystery writing that is hard to match, and I do recommend it to anyone considering it. Now, to check out some other Christie novels and see what other mysteries she has in store!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Grief, Blood, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexism

katherinek's review

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

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

Minor: War, Antisemitism, and Racism

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, Murder, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Suicide

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

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

abicaro17's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

I enjoyed this book! I did guess the murderer early in the book but I couldn't have predicted the twist. A short and enjoyed read although a tad slow in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Infidelity, and Mental illness

chaotically_katie's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

It was AMAZING.  I’m a murder mystery person through and through, and it was incredible to read such a good classic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

leeyongjin'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Self harm, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Classism

sofiasco's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, and Child death

kekeli's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I can appreciate this book for what it is - revolutionary for its time, politically piercing and gripping. 

I had my predictions for who dunnit. I finished it in a single sitting. 

I just don't think plot-driven murder mysteries with a huge ensemble cast are my thing. I prefer character-driven development and I really want to care about the fate of the people I'm spending time with. 

It was an easy read, but not super satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Body horror

alexisgarcia's review

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

I would just like to say that my review is based solely on the writing, plot, etc. and not the author. The author is extremely racist and I would not have read this if I had to pay for it, I got it from the library. But that aside, I enjoyed the plot and overall concept a ton. However I was able to guess the ending slightly which was disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Grief, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Death