Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

11 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness and War

umerabab's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

josiesprobablyreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

scottyreadsstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Well this was a lot of fun! This installment had a different structure than the typical Agatha Christie novel. The A.B.C Murders proved that my brain is indeed small, because I almost believed the obvious red herring set up throughout most of the novel 😅 This particular culprit was in the back of my mind but I wrote them off for some reason, I should’ve stuck with it lol! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Mental illness

heini's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

ximevillarejo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Murder

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Xenophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse

mary_juleyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Gaslighting

emmaward55's review against another edition

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

4.5

This is the second Hercule Poirot book I've read and I've got to hand it to Agatha Christie, she is a marvelous storyteller. It's funny to read tropes that she had a big part in popularizing and to think of them as cliched because you've first come across all the works inspired by her, but I think that happened here. I don't know why this wasn't a five star read for me, but it could have been. 

I love everything about Poirot as a character, and his dedication to his craft and his desire to retire and just garden is honestly so relatable. I too like to dye my hair and wind up policemen and call things "queer".

Time for the next mystery!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and War

Mental illness: A character has anxiety and epileptic fits. Domestic abuse: Mentions of a m/f relationship where both verbally abused each other. Also another man is extremely jealous and temperamental about his female partner. We never see any of this explicitly on the page.