Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

26 reviews

ttumbletree's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide and Colonisation

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

A fun premise for a mystery, generally good cast of characters. The opening set up gives allure, mystery, wealth, petty gossip. Loved it. 

Once the Author is able to gather our cast up into the same place, things go flat and become disappointing. 

Once again (she has a way about her), Christie is a real racist and her anti-labor sentiments are on display here. If you want to whine that “that’s just the way it was back then” - save it. It’s not necessary to to the plot and look up the original title of “And Then There We’re None”. 

The descriptions of the Egyptians in this book are wholly unnecessary and ugly, moving the plot nowhere and generally disrupting the pleasantries one likes from The Detective. It’s casual and cruel to no purpose.

She’s at her best when criticizing the British in social habitats. 

Furthermore, the unwinding of the mystery is somewhat boring and convoluted. 

Again, great premise and cast of characters, but overall poor execution of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Classism

kloughlin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Murder

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Classism

kaneli's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Alcohol

readerette's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoy classic mysteries like this. Interesting characters, crimes upon crimes, a resolution that's hard to see coming, and a less melodramatic reveal than sometimes comes with Poirot stories (which I prefer). The characters aren't particularly deep and Christie leans harder on stereotypes than modern readers enjoy, but the plot is worth a read.

Racism and sexism typical of this era in Western culture (early 20th century).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Classism

lunep's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Slavery

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This one is on par with my other favorites from Christie. The characters were pretty fun, but I did have a hard time keeping things straight at the beginning (as per usual for me), but nevertheless enjoyed it once I remembered who was who. It's a fun read and will have you second guessing yourself. I did enjoy the reveal and depressing ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Addiction

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Blood

Mention of Inspector J*pp

abitofapoet's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness and Sexism