Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Hercule Poirots Weihnachten by Michael Mundhenk, Agatha Christie

35 reviews

katy_bee's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

A solid Poirot story, a well to do, toxic family in a Christmas setting. Some unexpected twists in the tale, as ever with Christie. Exactly what I expected and wanted

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Classism and Misogyny

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

daryn's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Classism, and War

bookishdiya's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Violence, and Death

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

singalana's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

Kirjan asetelma on hyvin perinteinen: iäkäs miljonääri kutsuu joukon sukulaisia joulunviettoon ja sitten tapahtuu murha. Paikalle saapuu myös Hercule Poirot, joka alkaa ratkoa tapausta. Jokaisella on jotain salattavaa, ja moni henkilöistä pyrkii harhauttamaan tutkintaa säilyttääkseen salaisuutensa.

Mielestäni kirja ei ole Christien parhaita. Lieneekö kyse tämän painoksen vai alkuperäisteoksen formatoinnista, mutta teksti on ärsyttävän katkonaista. Perspektiivi tuntuu hyppivän päästä toiseen, ja muutenkin teksti on hyvin dialogipainotteista. Loppuratkaisussa on Christielle tyypillisesti useita käänteitä. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Infidelity

antoniav's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

atamano's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

onewoman_bookclub's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder