Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

this almost felt like a cozy mystery? this was very different than Christie’s other books imo. it felt kinda like a caricature of a christie book? it was still pretty entertaining and the two main characters were very fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Infidelity, Cancer, Death, Drug use, and Murder

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• 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

Book eighteen of my personal read through of Agatha Christie in (American) publication order!

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... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Classism, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Drug use, and Infidelity

hkburke2's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Knowing Hugh Laurie likes this one may have biased me, but it was also just fun having the same author voice with new characters. Always some old fashioned ick, but this one was a good ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Death, Mental illness, and Classism

angela005's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

dorsetreader's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Violence

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• 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

I think Frankie was a very fun character, her friendship with Bobby was also quite nice. Overall I really enjoyed the different relationship dynamics in this. Unfortunately there were a lot of of its time elements in this which is one of the main reasons why I didn't give this a higher rating. I liked the twist although it was easy to guess. It was just fun and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

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

exlibrissum's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization