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sop17hie's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-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
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Death, Murder, Vomit, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, and Infidelity
mollyhodg's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
I definitely enjoy the Agatha Christie formula. Even if I guess who the murderer is, I miss other elements.
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Islamophobia
embey's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
midwifekt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
If you can get over the rampant colonialism and very British Empire 1930s depiction of the region and the people in the region (thankfully not described much, unlike in certain other Christie books), this one is pretty good.
Bonus points for the narrator being a nurse. Despite being almost 100 years later, some incidental observation she made about being a nurse were still dead accurate to the present day. My very favorite was whenPoirot has her get out of the way to interview a suspect alone, and she's like "yeah but I'm listening in because while the doctor might make the decisions the nurse needs to know <i>everything</i> about the case." And like, have there been times I've listened outside the door when the doctor got to a room to talk to a patient without me so I knew how the conversation went because I was going to be the one who hit all the follow-up questions? Yes there have. That was spot on.
Bonus points for the narrator being a nurse. Despite being almost 100 years later, some incidental observation she made about being a nurse were still dead accurate to the present day. My very favorite was when
Graphic: Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use
mrkdk's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Colonisation, Transphobia, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
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