Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie

2 reviews

jacs63's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

As a young adult I read lots of Agatha Christie stories. 
They are the reason for my love of mystery/thriller type novels. 
I haven't read one for ages and just picked this up by accident. 
It's a set of 12 short stories, and I usually don't like short stories, but these were enjoyable, easy to read and fun. Thy do hold all the understandable issues within the writing that that we can see today; the sexism, racism; classism, outdated attitudes etc. There is a lot of talk about the abomination that is cocaine. (It was apparently new back then.) 
I gave them 3 stars because they are what they are. 
Yes they are very outdated, but they still light, fun stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism

elsakern's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, and Antisemitism

Minor: Ableism, Racism, and Suicide