Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

24 reviews

readnow_speaklater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It is definitely Agatha Christie's masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Infidelity, Car accident, Alcohol, Medical content, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Gun violence

kwichris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

For as much as I enjoy older literature, I can't believe it took me this long to read Agatha Christie! She truly is in a class above the rest in making murder mysteries that truly keep you guessing. It's easy to see how later films, shows, and books have used this novel in particular as a framework (i.e. the movie Clue opens and has very similar scenes in the beginning for instance). While I did find the story captivating and thrilling to read through, there were a few things I took issue with. I've always disliked when authors insert obscure or rarely used words despite the rest of their writing being wholly different in tone and style (i.e. Christie uses "verisimilitude" for instance as something a character says, which even an educated person would probably have used other verbiage in this time/setting). I also dislike when an author continuously uses ONE adjective repeatedly for EVERYTHING. Christie does this with the word "queer" (the older version of the word mind you), and she makes every character say or think practically everything is "queer." There are dozens of other words that she could've used to broaden the diction of her characters and world, but, alas, it's the one she stuck with until the very end. Overall, I did quite enjoy the story and the surprise at the end, demonstrating her aptitude for mystery writing that is hard to match, and I do recommend it to anyone considering it. Now, to check out some other Christie novels and see what other mysteries she has in store!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Grief, Blood, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexism

passionatereader78's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Child death, Alcohol, Infidelity, Car accident, and Pregnancy

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Racism

Minor: Infidelity

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Confinement, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Child death

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book! I did guess the murderer early in the book but I couldn't have predicted the twist. A short and enjoyed read although a tad slow in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Infidelity, and Mental illness

leosaki's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Whoever invented Saw read this and was like I can make it worse
There's a character who's racist as fuck and would k!ll a child if it came down to it, but they'd draw the line at throwing out a woman bc she got pregnant unwed which is kind of a wild way to have morals

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: War and Infidelity

paeten_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Child death, and Car accident

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A fun and very quick whodunnit. No character acted dumb given the circumstances, and it did not overstay its welcome. I didn't solve it! 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Confinement, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Infidelity, and Racial slurs