Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

39 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

it is so disappointing to be reading this book and come across racist comments. it ruins any enjoyment i was feeling. 

aside from that, this was a less enjoyable Christie because I was able to guess the plot in the first 30ish pages. however, i really enjoyed the last 20 pages where we get the interactions between Poirot and Jacqueline after the murderer is revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

giulianasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

Pensé que me iba a gustar más, pero no ha sido así. Después de haber leído “Diez Negritos” tenía las expectativas altas con este libro y la verdad es que me sobran muchísimas páginas y se me hizo bastante lento en algunas partes. Ha sido entretenido pero esta vez sí ha sido bastante predecible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

annapereiras00's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, and Classism

shannasbooksnhooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

"See you, I recognize my own weaknesses. It has been said of me that I like to make a case difficult. This solution that you put to me - it is too simple, too easy. I cannot feel that it really happened. And yet, that may be the sheer prejudice on my part."
I had a lot of fun reading this book. I also really enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. I watched the 1978 movie before reading the book, and while I enjoyed both, I wasn't expecting the movie to be so close to the book. (I only accept the 1978 movie, especially since I refuse to watch the 2020 version.) There were a lot of moments while reading where I was like "I remember that!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jessthanthree's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

My next Spooktober read to finished by now. Tidak se-plot twist buku-buku oma Agatha Christie lainnya. Malah terkesan cliche and I don't like Linnet Ridgeway character either. Tipe-tipe orang kaya yang bisa aja berkhianat ke siapapun; termasuk sahabat sendiri.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

Minor: Suicide and Violence

somelatenightreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Drug use

sk_09's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I KNEW IT ONCE AGAIN, I'M GENIUS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

lily1304's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

Just like with Murder on the Orient Express, I tried SO hard to figure it out - took notes, reread practically the whole book. And it turned out my main theory was RIGHT and it was SO deeply satisfying!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Grief