Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie

80 reviews

starbody's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

ladawson's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Violence

babayagasaga's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Antisemitism

whollybewitched's review against another edition

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

1.0

i would not have read this had i known the story's origin (and how racist the author was, good god)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Eating disorder

Minor: Drug abuse

kasialipa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was the first Agatha Christie novel I read and it didn’t disappoint! It was so well-written, it was hard to pick the culprit; still I ended up being wrong when it was revealed 😅

However, I will say I found the epilogue to be a waste given that

Spoiler

the confession letter explained everything

. I was also pleasantly surprised Vera was technically the only one who made the connection between the killings and the nursery rhyme as it was obvious from the start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism

sapphic_reader's review

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: Suicide, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism

lillithofthevalley'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

4.5

Fantastic book that kept me guessing until the very end! Nobody does it like Agatha Christie. The atmosphere is tense the entire time and the slow revelation of details is perfect. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and Racism

leajulianne's review

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? It's complicated

3.25

This book was a perfect short book to jumpstart my reading habit this year. It kept me guessing up until the very end, and while it wasn't the most mindblowing conclusion ever, I was still satisfied by the end of the book. 

You don't really find yourself rooting for any of the characters, which lessens the impact of their deaths (that's not a spoiler !! we know they'll all die, or at least expect them to). I love how the manner of their deaths are also laid out cleanly for us to try and figure out, but still doesn't make the story predictable. The plot points and dialogue can be dated at times (which is most seen in its former title), which lends itself to not being as timeless or understandable as it could have been, and it's quite obvious why this isn't one of AC's titles that has become a famed classic.

Overall, it was an okay book, short enough to read in one sitting, and satisfying enough for me to pick up AC's other (maybe more well known) stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Child death, and Homophobia

_mariah_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Racism

Minor: Antisemitism

riley84's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Racism