Reviews tagging 'Death'

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

92 reviews

lily1304's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

Just like with Murder on the Orient Express, I tried SO hard to figure it out - took notes, reread practically the whole book. And it turned out my main theory was RIGHT and it was SO deeply satisfying!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Grief

jrjohnson1408's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

connorjdaley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It has been my goal to read the Hercule Poirot Mysteries in order (and so far I have with 1-11!), but with the release of the new Kenneth Branagh movie, my fiancé told me I had to read it before spoiling it with watching. She’s right of course (and always is). And I’m certainly glad I read it first. 

So as of right now I’ve read books 1-11, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, Hallowe’en Party, and probably 1-2 dozen short stories, and Death on the Nile is definitely far above the others in terms of complexity. There is quite literally over half a dozen crimes committed in this one! I do not have a logical or meticulous mind, so to me it still feels like maybe she’s just pulling facts and clues out of a hat, but damn do I enjoy reading it. Of course all of these mysteries involve crime, so you’re reading a lot of murder, thievery, debauchery, but wow this one in particular was very very dark. 

Why does it seem like Hercule can never take a dang vacation? His little grey cells are just too powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mequ2018's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaneli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Alcohol

readerette's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoy classic mysteries like this. Interesting characters, crimes upon crimes, a resolution that's hard to see coming, and a less melodramatic reveal than sometimes comes with Poirot stories (which I prefer). The characters aren't particularly deep and Christie leans harder on stereotypes than modern readers enjoy, but the plot is worth a read.

Racism and sexism typical of this era in Western culture (early 20th century).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Classism

for_esme_with_love's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

One of Christie’s best mysteries, however in this Egyptian setting Christie’s anti-blackness comes out pretty strongly alongside the usual cocktail of classism and glorification of empire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

lunep's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Slavery

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the first Agatha Christie I've read and I can't believe it took me so long. The style is so easy to read but there's a hugely clever mystery at its heart, and the build-up introduces the huge cast of characters in an engaging way, so I didn't get lost.

Poirot is of course an absolute treasure, but it was even more delightful reading about his gentle mannerisms and his lovely turns of phrase than watching them on TV. I love that he knows exactly how clever he is and manages to make that fact perfectly clear without seeming pompous or arrogant.

There's very little actual tension in this murder mystery, but it was fascinating nonetheless; it's a delightful read for a Sunday evening under a blanket. I will definitely be working my way through Christie's works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death