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ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Murder
typedtruths's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Gun violence
➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical racism and racial slurs (anti-Chinese), infidelity (secondary characters), suicide by gunshot, death of a husband from heart failure mentioned, murder of an uncle by gun violence, murder by poisoning (through injections of bacterial cultures, disguised as natural deaths from blood poisoning and tetanus), murder of a husband by gun violence (disguised as suicide), attempted murder by poisoning and gun violence (on-page), death in a plane crash mentioned, and blackmail.poirot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War
bergamot_breeze's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
forget_why's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs
katie_sterk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
1 - The Adventure of "The Western Star" where the owner of a diamond receives warning that it
will be stolen. Not bad plot-wise but TWs for the racial slurs. 3.5/5
2 - The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor sees a tragic shooting: murder, suicide, or accident? 4/5
3 - The Adventure of the Cheap Flat - strange goings-on at a flat offered for well below market rate
- is it haunted? 3/5
4 - The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge - man killed by a mysterious stranger who disappears into thin
air. 3.5/5
5 - The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - bonds go missing from a locked case aboard a ship. 3/5
6 - The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb - deaths follow the opening of a tomb. Curse? One of the
better stories here. 4/5
7 - The Jewel Robbery at the 'Grand Metropolitan' - more jewellery goes missing. 4/5
8 - The Kidnapped Prime Minister - the (fictional) PM of the UK goes missing before an important
conference. Very good this one. 4/5
9 - The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim - banker goes missing from home. 3.5/5
10 - The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman - Count Foscatini is murdered in London. 3.5/5
11 - The Case of the Missing Will - overblown missing will saga. 3/5
Mixed bag here but none of them are really bad & a couple are rather ingenious in their solutions.
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Misogyny and Fatphobia
meekumoh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Also, seeing a racial slur 5 pages in did knock me over.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Xenophobia
emory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
If you'd like to read the mysteries and need to avoid encountering the 1920s racism, skip stories The Western Star and The Cheap Flat in particular, as both include racial slurs and the first includes a racist and orientalist view of a theoretical Chinese character. The story regarding the Egyptian expedition is similar. The final story, The Missing Will, also includes disdain for "modern women", the whole thing seeming to be a setup for a distasteful punchline. Other occasional 1920s-isms throughout.
Standout stories to me were The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, The Million Dollar Bond Robbery, and The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim. Apparently I read the edition lacking 3 extra stories; I think I'll have to track them down.
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Murder, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Misogyny
early 20th century era racism and misogyny throughoutlinddykal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism