Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

themodelreader's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Religious bigotry and Murder

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

janemarple's review

mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

Christie is the master of the locked room mystery, and this one does not disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Fatphobia

heini's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Dr. Gerard is a creep. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Antisemitism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

poirot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gun violence and Misogyny

Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent

musebeliever's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny and Antisemitism

mossybeds's review against another edition

DNF about a third of the way through; the relentless fatphobia was too much for me! We're told over and over again that Mrs Boynton, the villain, is fat, but also that her body is disgusting and a part of her villainy. Other characters armchair diagnose her with a range of mental illnesses (the mundanity of human cruelty not being exciting enough, I guess) and talk about how grotesque she is constantly. Another heartbreaking example of a disabled person being portrayed as powerfully evil, to contrast with the fact that it's usually the opposite in real life where disabled people are vulnerable to familial abuse. 

All to say, I found it distracting / upsetting to the point where I DNF. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse