Reviews with content warning for Murder - Death of a Gossip

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Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton

9 reviews

mslori's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

2.75

I understand this is an older book, but I really didn't care for a lot of the language used to describe people. The term fat was used a lot in a negative way on a admittedly awful person. It was really harsh in particular to the female characters. I liked Hamish overall as a character, but probably not enough to read the whole series. Maybe I'll try a later book in the series.
The narrator was alright, but he really struggled with the american parts. Sounded robotic almost.

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grrrlbrarian's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious 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

2.0

I thought I’d enjoy this satirical cosy mystery, but it’s so full of casual misogyny, fatphobia and classism, it might be better left in the past.

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lottebluebird's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Der Dorfpolizist MacBeth überrascht mit seiner gelassenen, selbstlosen Highlander Manier. Mal ein ganz anderer Kriminalroman.

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

A super fun little mystery, just wish there was less problematic comments and name calling

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cleotheo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The book has an interesting structure.

The murder is not the beginning of the story, it happens smack in the middle.
We get to know the main character, the title character, through the lens of other characters first.

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