Reviews

NEMESIS by Agatha Christie

naysh's review against another edition

3.0

The dialogue is more annoying and the plot is more predictable than usual, but the setup and character moments for Miss Marple are above average.

mph483's review against another edition

2.0

The plot was pretty good, but there were a lot of bad takes and rambling discussions of society and all the ways it’s decaying, which is all the fault of women. Additionally TRIGGER WARNING- rape:


There was an horrific description of rape stating that rape isn’t really rape, “[just women being forced to have sex when they don’t want to]” that lasted for a full page and then doubling down some chapters later by saying rape doesn’t really happen, women just lie when they get pregnant. Additionally, all of this is mothers fault because they’re working outside the home and not properly taking care of their daughters.

It seemed like she was trying to fit in with the more salacious crime books of the 70s and it really ended up with disturbing sentences and paragraphs sprinkled into a good mystery.

aaliyahm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

collectedscribbles's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

holly_153's review against another edition

challenging dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

gh0st0fth0ught's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

eli_myre12's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

zoe_booklover's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.0

1czcoulson's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-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

One of my favorite Miss Marple books.

mestarling's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0