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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

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lotzerachel's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

3.25

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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

4.0

I enjoyed this more than the other Hercule Poirot story I have read, so I may be convinced to read another. There was a lot less discrimination/hateful speech in this book compared to Halloween Party, though it is still very much present. I have already seen the recent movie, so I kind of knew the main plot, but I had a really hard time following the cast of characters for a good chunk of the book. As I kept reading though I became very familiar with everyone. This book isn't exactly the same as the movie I have seen, and I still really enjoyed the plot twists and reveals in the book. The ending is pretty satisfying.
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the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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lucyatoz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie is the second book I have read featuring Hercule Poirot in 2024.

Although I appreciated the way the story unfolded, it did take a while for the action to start with almost half of the novel being scene and character setting...however, once the murder occurred, Poirot quickly gets to work investigating, questioning and evaluating using only his "little grey cells". 

This book was originally published in 1937, yet still makes for a interesting read. I enjoyed the twists and turns in the story when they came and did not anticipate the ending at all! 

I owned a copy of this book and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 27, by a neurodivergent author, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024. 
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gakatw's review against another edition

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I tried. I really did. It just wasn’t grabbing my attention, and the casual racism (yes, I know it was 1937, yes, it still rubbed me the wrong way) was not doing it for me.
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fatvampcat's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Mostly good fun aside from the racism and stereotyping... otherwise an entertaining read. 
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ceejeffe's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-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

4.5

If I don’t consider the casual sexism, racism, and classism that was seemingly accepted when this was written, this book is a gem! There is no one who writes mysteries like Agatha Christie and Hercules Poirot can solve the wildest crimes! Which, luckily for us, requires some incredibly creative writing to come up with new stories and possibilities!
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pam_simpson06's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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tintin's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.5

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its_kievan's review against another edition

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

2.5

Underwhelming. I don’t really care about Poirot, either as a person or as a detective. The only time he was at all interesting was his brief debate with Ferguson about art, otherwise he was just there to deliver plot points. In fact, all of the characters were fairly weak - a far cry from the far superior And Then There Were None. Appropriately enough, given the setting, this feels like a 1930s holiday read and nothing more.
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