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The Hollow by Agatha Christie

10 reviews

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Classism

ashwatever98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

The story was interesting to say the least. If anything, it reminds me to never underestimate someone.

bubblescotch's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Murder

bessadams's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

helena_chris's review

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A great study of characters, though a bit bizarre. I do understand why Agatha Christie feels like this story was ruined by introducing Poirot but I loved it and think the ending would not have been credible without him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Classism

viireads's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Gun violence and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

odrib's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, and Classism

norwegianforestreader's review

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

backpackfullofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

“What does one say to a women who has just killed her husband?”

“What alchemy their was in human beings.”

“I love autumn. It’s so much richer than spring.”
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When a small group of people congregate at The Hollow, a country house with a strange feeling connected to it, no one expects one of the party to end up dead. Never the less the body is found by the pool, the spilt blood turning the pool water pink.

The entire party discover the body at the same time, a surprising extra member of this party is the world famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who happens to be a neighbour of The Hollow.

Poirot gets to work trying to route out the murderer while the inhabitants of The Hollow try and adapt to this turn of events and manage their complex personal connections.
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This was a really strong one, the suspense was excellently crafted the characters where complex and interesting and their relationships with each other where such a messy web you are never entirely sure what they are going to do next.

I think I particularly enjoyed it as we spent some time in the heads of the suspect’s which lead to a better understanding of their motives and more investment in their welfare.
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I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys Christie’s more dramatic works. Also good for anyone who enjoys complex side characters and unusual social dynamics.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

sheryl_reads's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was my first Agatha Christie novel - I went in expecting a detective mystery and I wasn’t disappointed! 

The Hollow is fairly short, so it’s a good place to start I think. It’s a Hercule Poirot story, but he doesn’t appear til quite far in! It’s a murder mystery and, of course, Poirot gets to the bottom of it! 

The end was definitely unexpected, it kept me guessing the whole way through, and the pacing and writing were very good.

As I expected, the story was a little ‘jolly hockey sticks’ - full of upper class British people who don’t have jobs, and who inherit estates and don’t know what to do with themselves. However, unlike some older stories like that, the characters weren’t boring and I didn’t find myself getting frustrated by them. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I’ll be reading more Christie over the year. I give it 3 ⭐️ - a very enjoyable read.

I will put a caveat on this however. There is language and descriptions within the book that are offensive. The books are older and I’ve no doubt it’s in keeping with other books of the period, but it does warrant mentioning it. I found it very jarring and it’s definitely something to be aware of before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder