Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

17 reviews

boydgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia

fyre_flies's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Xenophobia

saliwali's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, and Death

leehillier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Death, Misogyny, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexism, Cursing, and Suicide

Minor: Colonisation and Racism

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

it is so disappointing to be reading this book and come across racist comments. it ruins any enjoyment i was feeling. 

aside from that, this was a less enjoyable Christie because I was able to guess the plot in the first 30ish pages. however, i really enjoyed the last 20 pages where we get the interactions between Poirot and Jacqueline after the murderer is revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Racism, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, and Infidelity

shannasbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

"See you, I recognize my own weaknesses. It has been said of me that I like to make a case difficult. This solution that you put to me - it is too simple, too easy. I cannot feel that it really happened. And yet, that may be the sheer prejudice on my part."
I had a lot of fun reading this book. I also really enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. I watched the 1978 movie before reading the book, and while I enjoyed both, I wasn't expecting the movie to be so close to the book. (I only accept the 1978 movie, especially since I refuse to watch the 2020 version.) There were a lot of moments while reading where I was like "I remember that!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

persikan_05's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gun violence, Blood, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Abandonment

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, Gun violence, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Sexism

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, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Sexism