Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

andrealinia's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

eloise__'s review against another edition

mysterious

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

4.5

oooooooo that was good i feel quite silly now

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

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.

iyashtereva's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Stalking

daniellearlotta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Body horror

mx_eyebrows's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Violence