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sop17hie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Was more sentimental than I expected from an Agatha Christie but I do love Tommy and Tuppence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death and Suicide
Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
pedanther's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the climax effectively tense, and it successfully kept me guessing about the identity of the eponymous secret adversary when I'd been confident I knew who it was. But a lot of what precedes it is episodic runaround without much depth, and the kind of xenophobic political worldview I've already encountered in other thrillers from this period that I read when I was younger and less discerning and didn't really need any more of.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Incest, Torture, Car accident, Alcohol, War, and Classism
The incest content note is for mention of marriage between first cousins.