Reviews tagging 'Grief'

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

24 reviews

gamora_zen1's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Classism

tarareadsalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

Unpopular opinion incoming lol.
Ich mag Krimis bei denen ich das Gefühl habe ich habe die Hinweise direkt vor mir und könnte den "Mörder" finden und das rätsel lösen wenn ich nur schlau genug und aufmerksam genug bin. Das ist der erste Christie bei dem ich nicht das Gefühl hatte. Fast alles in der hinsich passiert im Epilog mmN.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Agatha Christie is the queen of mystery. This whodunit had me invested from page one. Such good plot twists! Some language definitely didn't age well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Abortion, and War

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

traciereads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Torture, and Grief

katariinatoivanen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs

kwichris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

For as much as I enjoy older literature, I can't believe it took me this long to read Agatha Christie! She truly is in a class above the rest in making murder mysteries that truly keep you guessing. It's easy to see how later films, shows, and books have used this novel in particular as a framework (i.e. the movie Clue opens and has very similar scenes in the beginning for instance). While I did find the story captivating and thrilling to read through, there were a few things I took issue with. I've always disliked when authors insert obscure or rarely used words despite the rest of their writing being wholly different in tone and style (i.e. Christie uses "verisimilitude" for instance as something a character says, which even an educated person would probably have used other verbiage in this time/setting). I also dislike when an author continuously uses ONE adjective repeatedly for EVERYTHING. Christie does this with the word "queer" (the older version of the word mind you), and she makes every character say or think practically everything is "queer." There are dozens of other words that she could've used to broaden the diction of her characters and world, but, alas, it's the one she stuck with until the very end. Overall, I did quite enjoy the story and the surprise at the end, demonstrating her aptitude for mystery writing that is hard to match, and I do recommend it to anyone considering it. Now, to check out some other Christie novels and see what other mysteries she has in store!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

katherinek's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Sexism, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and War

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Car accident

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book! I did guess the murderer early in the book but I couldn't have predicted the twist. A short and enjoyed read although a tad slow in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism