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The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

5 reviews

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Violence, Stalking, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

emmaward55's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is the second Hercule Poirot book I've read and I've got to hand it to Agatha Christie, she is a marvelous storyteller. It's funny to read tropes that she had a big part in popularizing and to think of them as cliched because you've first come across all the works inspired by her, but I think that happened here. I don't know why this wasn't a five star read for me, but it could have been. 

I love everything about Poirot as a character, and his dedication to his craft and his desire to retire and just garden is honestly so relatable. I too like to dye my hair and wind up policemen and call things "queer".

Time for the next mystery!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: War, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Stalking, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Cancer

Mental illness: A character has anxiety and epileptic fits. Domestic abuse: Mentions of a m/f relationship where both verbally abused each other. Also another man is extremely jealous and temperamental about his female partner. We never see any of this explicitly on the page.

booksbyantheia's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

Un final excelente para un libro que es entretenimiento.

(Reseña en construcción)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

aaround132's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

the whole thing got an unexpected twist last minute

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Stalking

abbyfr's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I liked this book, a lot in fact, but I didn’t love it.
The plot is woven intricately and thrills the reader with twists and turns. Following the ever impressive Poirot through the murders, making guesses alongside Hastings, and having all your guesses turned upside down are the classic hallmarks of a Christie novel, and this is no exception. I love Christie’s style of writing, and I found the book very hard to put down. 

However, I found the ending didn’t satisfy me in the way I’d hoped. It left me with unanswered questions, and a vaguely hollow feeling. In all honesty, it felt like the book was written based on the ABC plot without too much thought given to the actual murderer. This left me a tad disappointed after the final chapters. 

Overall a good read, I would definitely recommend to those who love Agatha Christie as much as I do, but not many others. It just doesn’t leave you feeling complete or satisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse