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ameydireads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
<b>“Other people’s impressions were no good to you. They might be just as true as yours but you couldn’t act on them.”</b>
A nice murder mystery with a psychic twist. Among some very intriguing characters, one stands out: Emily. I liked her fierce determination to solve this murder in order to prove her fiancé’s innocence.
<b>“That nasty native of his–what does he know about cleaning, I should like to know? Nasty black fellow.”</b>
A nice murder mystery with a psychic twist. Among some very intriguing characters, one stands out: Emily. I liked her fierce determination to solve this murder in order to prove her fiancé’s innocence.
<b>“That nasty native of his–what does he know about cleaning, I should like to know? Nasty black fellow.”</b>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lollymac's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Blood, and Murder
siobhanward's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is one of my favourite Christie books I've read in a while! I honestly think having the book not focused on Poirot or Miss Marple made the book better. It it wasn't tripping over itself to shoehorn in the detective, and we weren't constantly missing crucial information because the detective was withholding it. I liked Emily and thought she was a fun character to have doing the bulk of the investigation. I also just liked how the story came together - while it was a classic big reveal like Christie normally opts for, it felt a lot less forced than some of the others.
This is definitely a fun and worthwhile read, whether or not you normally like Christie's style.
This is definitely a fun and worthwhile read, whether or not you normally like Christie's style.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
ansatejones's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Racism and Murder
poirot's review against another edition
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Racism
mrkdk'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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Colonisation
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