Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Mort sur le Nil by Isabelle Bottier

146 reviews

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

lucyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie is the second book I have read featuring Hercule Poirot in 2024.

Although I appreciated the way the story unfolded, it did take a while for the action to start with almost half of the novel being scene and character setting...however, once the murder occurred, Poirot quickly gets to work investigating, questioning and evaluating using only his "little grey cells". 

This book was originally published in 1937, yet still makes for a interesting read. I enjoyed the twists and turns in the story when they came and did not anticipate the ending at all! 

I owned a copy of this book and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 27, by a neurodivergent author, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cursing

book_bear's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Awesome book! Not my favorite by Christie, but still amazing! :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

kimouise's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

ceejeffe's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

If I don’t consider the casual sexism, racism, and classism that was seemingly accepted when this was written, this book is a gem! There is no one who writes mysteries like Agatha Christie and Hercules Poirot can solve the wildest crimes! Which, luckily for us, requires some incredibly creative writing to come up with new stories and possibilities!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Classism

pencils's review against another edition

mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

alessandradle's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

reeeeedmg_123's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide

lulum10's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Grief