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uselesspirateraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism
celine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol
Minor: Child death and Car accident
jcreads85's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’m grateful for the list of the cast of characters at the beginning. I just wish I hadn’t needed to reference it so much. I also loved the mini parts, basically a shift in perspective, within each chapter. However, this really started out slow and I almost put it aside. I was just so determined to get it read this month as it was so short.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and War
kwichris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Grief
foramen_magnum's review against another edition
- 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 group of seemingly random people are invited to a mysterious island for various reasons. Quickly, they realize they all have a secret that has led to their invitation.... And may lead to their deaths, as dictated by an eerie children's rhyme. What's worse, the killer seems to be among them-- but who? Will they figure out whodunnit in time for anyone to escape the Island?
This was a quick read and, as Christie always is, was good fun that leaves a slight tingle up your spine. None of the characters are at all likeable (and those that verge on being so don't fare very well), and the ending is a bit of a twist for twist's sake, but this one is worth the read to understand the way modern mystery thrillers were shaped.
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Car accident
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
adri_13's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Child death, Medical trauma, and Classism
theimposter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation
bennoyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Blood, and Murder