fanboyriot's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I picked this up at random but honestly didn’t really care for it. There was detailed settings immersing you into the world but there was no character development, the overall plot fell flat, and it was incredibly misogynistic. There were also some terms through I that I didn’t like and while it might have been published 2001 it’s still pathetic. Honestly, I was just waiting for it to end. I only finished it out of spite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Racism, Sexism, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body horror, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide
lauramcc7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Murder, Blood, and Suicide
itsmeyseniab's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I had a good time with this one! It was my first Agatha Christie so I don't have anything else to compare it to in terms of the rest of her bibliography, but I did feel as though this one was very slow-moving. It got to be repetitive at times, due to most of the novel depicting Hercule Poirot interviewing all of the Halloween party attendees on what they saw, their theories, and their relationships with other partygoers and townspeople. Although it was repetitive, I will say that I did not find this predictable at all - I was questioning whodunnit until the very end. I really enjoyed the way that Christie brought everything together at the end (and showing that even the smallest of details sprinkled throughout the novel played a big role in the murderer's reveal) - it proved how well thought out the story was and that I could never be a detective lol. If you are like me and will pick this up for the Halloween vibes I think you'll be slightly disappointed (the only time Halloween/Autumn-time was at the forefront was when it was mentioned that it was a Halloween party), but I would still pick it up if you're a fan of classic mysteries.
I am definitely looking forward to picking up more of her works in the future!
I am definitely looking forward to picking up more of her works in the future!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Sexism, Ableism, and Xenophobia
Spoiler
drowningjenny_librarian's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not a Christie I’ll remember. I found it longer and more boring than usual, and the ending was so complicated I had to reread the chapters twice.
That far in the “series”, I think she had trouble finding ideas and mixed up stuff until the reason behind the murders was too fantastical to be entertaining.
That far in the “series”, I think she had trouble finding ideas and mixed up stuff until the reason behind the murders was too fantastical to be entertaining.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Murder
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