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midwifekt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
If you can get over the rampant colonialism and very British Empire 1930s depiction of the region and the people in the region (thankfully not described much, unlike in certain other Christie books), this one is pretty good.
Bonus points for the narrator being a nurse. Despite being almost 100 years later, some incidental observation she made about being a nurse were still dead accurate to the present day. My very favorite was whenPoirot has her get out of the way to interview a suspect alone, and she's like "yeah but I'm listening in because while the doctor might make the decisions the nurse needs to know <i>everything</i> about the case." And like, have there been times I've listened outside the door when the doctor got to a room to talk to a patient without me so I knew how the conversation went because I was going to be the one who hit all the follow-up questions? Yes there have. That was spot on.
Bonus points for the narrator being a nurse. Despite being almost 100 years later, some incidental observation she made about being a nurse were still dead accurate to the present day. My very favorite was when
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use
kloughlin's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder
Minor: Racism
ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition
mysterious
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Racial slurs
Minor: Addiction, Racism, and Suicide
readingelli's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I liked the story, but unfortunately the blatant imperialism and racism made me very uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
exlibrissum's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia