Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Asesinato en el Orient Express by Agatha Christie

16 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Classism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i loved slowly unraveling the mystery and meeting all the diverse characters. one of  the only issues i ever have with her books (other than the racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. obviously) is the sheer amount of characters. there are always a lot of characters and corresponding backstories that can get a little confusing at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

What a fun novel. I really liked trying to figure everything out and piece all the evidence together. I think the ending was a bit... extravagant, and I would have liked more plot throughout besides just interviews. Also, there were so many stereotypes that felt super unnecessary, and possibly just Agatha Christie's bias and racism coming through YET AGAIN!! It just makes the reading experience uncomfy. Otherwise, the pacing and backstory were interesting (if not a little triggering!) and all of the characters were quite dynamic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Classism

purlhaggard's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

Lots of casual racism and classism being used as THE solving logic. Very ignorant writing that spoils an otherwise good wind up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Classism

Moderate: Racism

headachesince03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Kidnapping