Reviews with content warning for Racism - Der Tod auf dem Nil

it is so disappointing to be reading this book and come across racist comments. it ruins any enjoyment i was feeling.

aside from that, this was a less enjoyable Christie because I was able to guess the plot in the first 30ish pages. however, i really enjoyed the last 20 pages where we get the interactions between Poirot and Jacqueline after the murderer is revealed.

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bluejay21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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sofiasco's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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marialilypotter's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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natcat's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

An Agatha Christie classic for a reason, this is definitely one of her best! The various characters are very well drawn, the mystery is great, and there is some real emotional heft to it, with Poirot and the reader seeing the tragedy long before it happens, and just being drawn along for the ride.

I particularly love how there are three sets of characters that all somewhat mirror each other:

Jacqueline, Linnet, and Simon (intelligent woman, woman who has everything, and dim and terrible man whom the intelligent woman is in love with; tragedy for all concerned); Tim and Rosalie (slightly dim minor criminal man, intelligent woman; happiness for both of them as they admit they love each other); and Cornelia, Ferguson, and Bessner (poor woman actually having a great time on this trip helping her elderly grumpy relative, firebrand communist who isn't as clever as he thinks he is, dedicated and intelligent doctor; happiness for Cornelia and Bessner when Cornelia realizes marrying him.will make them both happy, and reader satisfaction when Poirot calls Ferguson an idiot).

It's very well done.

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kangetsu's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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purplefairygirl22's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

2.25

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gusreads's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This a very clever mystery. I suspected the eventual outcome early on but had no idea how it could have been pulled off. The ride to find out was most enjoyable and Poirot is at his finest here.

Like many of her books there is some casual racism throughout, so just be aware of that going in.

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