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wickedplutoswickedreading's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I like Bobby and Frankie and found their banter and friendship to be pretty cute. I think that will probably be the best part of the movie adaptation (unless they messed it up!)
The villain's "you meddling kids" speech had me both tickled, as a fan of that kind of things from Scooby-Doo and the like....but also rolling my eyes because.....I also find that predictable writing. BUT because this is Agatha Christie....and she's from an older age of mysteries....
maybe that trope wasn't so played out back in the day. So I'll give it a little excuse.
Minor: Suicide and Addiction
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I had a bit of a reading slump in the middle of this one, so it took me much longer than usual to finish, but I don't think that's the fault of the book, just general life circumstances.
I found the characters especially fun, and remembered part of the solution from reading it in my teens, but was still surprised by all the ins and outs of the plot resolution. I'd be interested to read this again when I'm a bit more focused and see if I might want to bump up the rating...
Moderate: Death, Classism, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Drug use, and Infidelity
poirot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Classism, Addiction, Suicide, and Drug use
Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
Minor: Cancer and Toxic relationship
hkburke2's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse
Minor: Death, Mental illness, and Classism
angela005's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Cancer
dorsetreader's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Violence
sunny_not's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racism, Murder, Death, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Death of parent, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Cancer and Forced institutionalization
jessgrace88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, and Car accident
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gun violence, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization