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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
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
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!
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!
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.
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