Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Pleamares de la vida by Agatha Christie

4 reviews

chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Not my favourite Agatha Christie - actually probably one of my least favourites!  I just don’t like any of the characters which makes it really hard to like the book.  It’s a reasonable mystery but that still makes it better than a lot of other books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse

kloughlin's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A woman falls in love with her cousin because he strangled her. “I realized I was your woman.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, and War

flyintothestorm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

gillianengelbrecht'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Drug abuse