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Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

9 reviews

lydia_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

This was my first experience reading a Christie novel and I’m so disappointed. I hope others are better. With the author’s renown, I was hoping

the killer wouldn’t be the person who was established to have motive, means, and opportunity in the first few pages,

but unfortunately it was. You could read only the first few and last two chapters of this book and it wouldn’t take away from the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death, Racism, Murder, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

linddykal's review

challenging mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

TW for drowning

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

chasingpages1's review

dark mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

fanboyriot's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

2.0

I picked this up at random but honestly didn’t really care for it.  There was detailed settings immersing you into the world but there was no character development, the overall plot fell flat, and it was incredibly misogynistic.  There were also some terms through I that I didn’t like and while it might have been published 2001 it’s still pathetic.  Honestly, I was just waiting for it to end.  I only finished it out of spite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Racism, Sexism, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body horror, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

sibertooth's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia, Incest, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization

awebofstories's review

dark slow-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

2.5

So, this was perplexing.

The story was not perplexing.  The story should have been a bit more perplexing.  I figured out the solution almost immediately and spent the rest of the book hoping that I was wrong (I wasn't).  I realize that Christie wrote this book at a time in her life when she was dealing with some cognitive challenges, but it felt as though she had been aware of her situation and decided to play this book safe.

It was perplexing that there is very little Halloween in it.  This could be called Christmas Party (or Easter Party...or Birthday Party), and the story would not change.  I've been reading the short stories in the The Last Seance, so I know that Christie can write creepy, but she doesn't do so here.  In fact, it felt like it took place in the spring, not in the autumn.

While I didn't get creepy vibes, I was unsettled at points.  The victim of this murder is a child, which I have a hard time reading.  It makes sense with the story, but that doesn't make it any more palatable.

So, not a hit for me.  But I knew I would read it eventually, so I'm glad I can check it off my Agatha Christie list now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jessthanthree's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Adult/minor relationship