Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

31 reviews

nrwebster26's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexism

Fascinating to hear the events unfold from multiple perspectives. Poirot is a delightful character, especially when he teases the Brits about their command of language when enraged.

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Kidnapping

kcarney86's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

traa's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, and War

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

How is this only my second Agatha Christie book? The first being a required read for my middle school English class??? That's an abomination really, I deprived myself of good mysteries for WAY too long. This book took a second to get me fully enraptured. When I watch mystery films my mind is totally blank until the ending is revealed, I don't try and guess the perpetrator or understand the intricacies of the plot. It's honestly against my usual academic character but this book actually had me invested enough to try and guess, even though I was incredibly wrong at every turn. I could've never foreseen this conclusion, Christie is a genius. How she wove a plot containing such multifaceted characters together this well is beyond me. Mystery writers are amongst the most creative people because so many elements are happening at once, and they still have to create a plot different from anything else done before. I will certainly read another one of her books in the future, maybe I'll even revisit And Then There Were None.

Also love the fact that I was able to put my 6.5 years of French education to use as rudimentary as my grasp of the language is. 

(Just watched the 2017 movie adaptation and was severely disappointed by it. I’m so glad I read the book first because the movie would’ve entirely ruined it for me)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Kidnapping, Child death, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gore, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Classism

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Grief, Death, Murder, and Violence

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i loved slowly unraveling the mystery and meeting all the diverse characters. one of  the only issues i ever have with her books (other than the racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. obviously) is the sheer amount of characters. there are always a lot of characters and corresponding backstories that can get a little confusing at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Suicide, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

danajoy's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

What a fun novel. I really liked trying to figure everything out and piece all the evidence together. I think the ending was a bit... extravagant, and I would have liked more plot throughout besides just interviews. Also, there were so many stereotypes that felt super unnecessary, and possibly just Agatha Christie's bias and racism coming through YET AGAIN!! It just makes the reading experience uncomfy. Otherwise, the pacing and backstory were interesting (if not a little triggering!) and all of the characters were quite dynamic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Classism, Confinement, Death, Murder, Racism, Blood, Hate crime, and Grief