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searchandrescueteam 's review for:
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This reads like Enid Blyton - Famous Five, for grown-up English readers with all the racist, classist, bigotted tropes. It is not redeemed by the writing craft; it's an early Christie novel.
I finished it so I could write a review and warn others.
I finished it so I could write a review and warn others.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, War, Classism