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katieimre's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
Minor: War
blueeyesandbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
I found it ironic that the first quote in the book is from Death on the Nile, which I finished just before this one, and the story takes place right before her book The Big Four was released - which is the AC book I'm reading this month. A little irony that made me feel connected to the book 🙂
If you are an Agatha Christie fan, I would suggest reading this one.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Infidelity
Moderate: Miscarriage
carireadsbooksandtarot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Rape
Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Death
roden5's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape
fanchera's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, Murder, Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry
breekeeler'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? Yes
3.0
Given that the book isn't terribly long, it seemed to drag on. I was interested in Nan's story (although was personally annoyed by the "motherhood is more powerful and important than anything" trope that drove/justified much of the plot), but for so much of the book, there were just too many storylines going on, and they didn't get connected until quite late in the game, by which point I hardly cared anymore. In fact, the story dragged so much that by the time the mystery plot was solved, my entire response was to shrug. I just didn't care anymore.
Unreliable narrators don't always work for me, and this, unfortunately, was an instance where it didn't work for me at all. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I think it's because everyone's story is told from Nan's imagined version of their life/events, and so it all only serves her narrative of events. I understand why this choice was made, but I think this comes down to me wanting a story about Agatha Christie's disappearance, and instead getting a story that was something else entirely. In fact, you could have simply re-named the Christie character and given her a different profession, and the story wouldn't have been impacted at all. If this book hadn't been marketed as being a take on the Christie disappearance, it isn't something I would have picked up, and since the plot wasn't affected by the fact that it was Christie (as opposed to any other upper class woman) who "disappeared", I felt a bit duped in the end.
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal death and Suicide
molly0909's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, War, Death, and Domestic abuse
readingthroughinfinity's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Read my full review here: https://readingthroughinfinity.com/20...
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, and Infidelity
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: War
tiff_reads_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment
briannareads1342'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia