Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie

8 reviews

natebrantly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn't realize how big of a sucker I am for a whodunit. This is the first Agatha Christie novel I have read, and I enjoyed it tremendously. She does a great job of gradually building to the satisfying conclusion while keeping many suspects in the running for a long while. I'm confused as to how Gwenda and Giles are seemingly able to set aside their entire schedules to solve a murder mystery (What kind of life do you have to be leading to do that?), but this was easy to overlook to enjoy the story. I was also not entirely satisfied with the motivation and development of the killer in this story, although I suppose it is believable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

fyre_flies's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, and Xenophobia

readingelli's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder

ijustreallyliketrees's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness and Xenophobia

hkburke2's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

A good one to end on! Still a lot of "don't trust the foreigner!"

although this time at least that proves to be a mistake!

but much more generosity to female characters throughout. Can always do with more Marple in these ones with other characters in the lead, but the young couple was fun enough. Good listen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity and Mental illness

karcitis's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

odrib's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

poirot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Misogyny