Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

12 reviews

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.5

Requires a heavy suspension of disbelief but liked the main characters. Lots of casual rascism typical of the time period it was written in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Classism and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

bonnie9595's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

For my money, not Christie's best work. The suspension of disbelief required is a bit much, and the racial slurs are near constant. I felt like a lot of the loose ends were left dangling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

There's a lot of casual racism in descriptions etc., the sort of uncomfortable comments a non-PC grandparent might say.

l0v3lu's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racial slurs

bespectacledone's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Racism

drippingchiffon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Xenophobia and Colonisation

dontwantausername's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexism

sandralaurentino's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism

kayahcherie's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

midwifekt's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

laurenla's review against another edition

Two hugely racist sentences ruined this silly early Christie thriller/romance book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs