Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

5 reviews

amberboo61997's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcohol

alexisgarcia'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

while not being bad by any means, this is one of my least favorite AC books. i struggle to follow along sometimes when the reader is supposed to be "out of the loop" from Poirots thinking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, Classism, Death, and Murder

gilnean's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Classism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: War

uranaishi's review against another edition

informative 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Classism, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

rettasbookshelf's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, Grief, and Alcohol