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sapphichaos'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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
heather_freshparchment's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Drug use
bookswithbront's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
5.0
I’ll never forget the first time I read this book, and I’m thrilled that it held up a second time. Agatha Christie is truly one of the best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Addiction and Classism
ginnycady's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Drug use
hollystopreading's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0
One of the BEST agathia Christie books (I’ve read so far) shocked more ppl don’t talk about it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Murder, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Death
daryn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse, Medical content, and Addiction
lajoy's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Classism, and Drug abuse
lalu's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
This was sooo good! The way all those little details, truths and lies come together was ingenious. I especially enjoyed the extremely subtle hints that pointed towards the murderer.
I guessed who it was around the 70% markwhen Caroline calls her brother weak and a few minutes later Poirot describes the murderer as having "a strain of weakness—deep down". But to be fair I had read beforehand that the book ends with quite a plot twist and was therefore looking out for these kinds of hints. And I was nevertheless amazed that I had been correct.
I guessed who it was around the 70% mark
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Drug abuse
viiemzee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
PHEW. A fantastic read. Didn't even guess the killer at all and was pleasantly surprised by how the story went. Can see why this is one of her more popular reads. Very highly recommended if you haven't read it and are a Christie/crime fan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide
martuchi's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Literally, WOW.
This is the first time I’ve read any of Agatha Christie’s books, so I don’t believe I am adequate to judge her character as a writer, but holly crap, this was amazing.
Though, I’ll admit up until (approximately) chapter 18 I was not loving this novel. Yet once the mystery starts to unfold, I could not take my eyes out of it.
Dr Sheppard is one of a kind narrator. How he flows through the story—in his malicious way—made me love him and don’t doubt him not even for a second.
And his sister, Caroline, was by far the best character. Even better than Poirot himself. Who, by the way, had less importance in the story than I had previously imagined—as I am, in fact, a Sherlock Holmes’ fan, where he is the core of every story/investigation.
This is the first time I’ve read any of Agatha Christie’s books, so I don’t believe I am adequate to judge her character as a writer, but holly crap, this was amazing.
Though, I’ll admit up until (approximately) chapter 18 I was not loving this novel. Yet once the mystery starts to unfold, I could not take my eyes out of it.
Dr Sheppard is one of a kind narrator.
And his sister, Caroline, was by far the best character. Even better than Poirot himself. Who, by the way, had less importance in the story than I had previously imagined—as I am, in fact, a Sherlock Holmes’ fan, where he is the core of every story/investigation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder