Reviews tagging 'Violence'

4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

3 reviews

mariahmmm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Elspeth McGillicuddy's claims of having witnessed a woman's murder on the train alongside her own are put down to day dreaming by the police, with no body found, and no other witnesses. Only Miss Marple believes her friend's story, and starts her gentle digging into this complex and deadly case.

I'm not sure what to make of this mystery. Miss Marple places herself as largely a background character due to her ailing health and old age; instead, establishing a trusted housekeeper as the sleuth. While Miss Marple's wit is amazing in narrowing down the secondary crime scene and the suspect's home, this seems to be where the sleuthing ends and much of the story becomes character studies and daily living. Further crimes are committed, but these don't seem to be actively investigated by Miss Marple or her "agent", with the story plodding along uninteruppted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

growintogardens's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia