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mme_carton's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and Medical trauma
fa1th_'s review against another edition
emotional
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
I was a little bit disappointed about this one, especially freshly coming after the exquisitely-crafted mystery in And Then There Were None.
I was not able to guess the suspect, the mystery still had enough twist-and-turns for me to enjoy; it was a good plot overall, but it went on a little too long, and getting on a bit confusing. After the Second Act I got tired, it just seemed like the story started to drag and I wish they would pick up the pace. Poirot had a minor role in this, as the story requested a star role in another main character, and I was sadden by that, since he was the only one I came here for.
The new characters were the most unappealing part of the novel. I just could not get into them, especially Egg Lytton Gore in the first half. I totally understand that this book was a product of its time, that Agatha Christie was just writing about whatever was suitable for her during that era but STILL. Miss Egg was kind of annoying ngl. Her instant hatred of other women when she thought there was someone in the way of 'getting her man' (so to speak) was, A LOT, to say the least. I was writing in my reading journals that 'why are we obsessing over this one particular mid-aged white man in the country idk,' because girl you won't miss him you won't miss another. (good thing I did see her in a new light in the latter half)
Also, an observation that I was now three books in and starting to realize, that if I am to continue this journey of the many great Agatha Christie novels, i must suffer from her (very unnecessary but frequent) racist remarks towards well any people of colours but especially black folks. Her talent on writing murder mysteries was well-praised but her skill of whipping out the n word here and there in the most random places just UNPROVOKED?? Astounding. They were out of nowhere and shocked me every time. You could just say someone was admiring a statue, nobody would bat an eyelash, but NOOO, mrs. Christie must let the reader know with an unnecessary n word. WHY???
All in all, this novel was alright, but not her best work.
I was not able to guess the suspect, the mystery still had enough twist-and-turns for me to enjoy; it was a good plot overall, but it went on a little too long, and getting on a bit confusing. After the Second Act I got tired, it just seemed like the story started to drag and I wish they would pick up the pace. Poirot had a minor role in this, as the story requested a star role in another main character, and I was sadden by that, since he was the only one I came here for.
The new characters were the most unappealing part of the novel. I just could not get into them, especially Egg Lytton Gore in the first half. I totally understand that this book was a product of its time, that Agatha Christie was just writing about whatever was suitable for her during that era but STILL. Miss Egg was kind of annoying ngl. Her instant hatred of other women when she thought there was someone in the way of 'getting her man' (so to speak) was, A LOT, to say the least. I was writing in my reading journals that 'why are we obsessing over this one particular mid-aged white man in the country idk,' because girl you won't miss him you won't miss another. (good thing I did see her in a new light in the latter half)
Also, an observation that I was now three books in and starting to realize, that if I am to continue this journey of the many great Agatha Christie novels, i must suffer from her (very unnecessary but frequent) racist remarks towards well any people of colours but especially black folks. Her talent on writing murder mysteries was well-praised but her skill of whipping out the n word here and there in the most random places just UNPROVOKED?? Astounding. They were out of nowhere and shocked me every time. You could just say someone was admiring a statue, nobody would bat an eyelash, but NOOO, mrs. Christie must let the reader know with an unnecessary n word. WHY???
All in all, this novel was alright, but not her best work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs
biblio_creep's review against another edition
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia and Antisemitism
farbooksventure's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Secara umum, cerita misteri yang melibatkan Hercule Poirot memang sudah memiliki standar dramatis tersendiri. Sebagai karakter pun, Poirot tidak malu dengan aspek pertunjukan yang selalu mengikuti perjalanannya dalam memecahkan berbagai kasus kejahatan. Dalam buku Tragedi Tiga Babak, aspek dramatis ini mencapai puncak baru. Terima kasih pada narator utama cerita yang merupakan pensiunan aktor teater.
Dituturkan dari sudut pandang orang ketiga, di paruh awal buku pembaca akan mengikuti dua detektif amatir yang berusaha menyelidiki kematian mencurigakan di pesta makan malam yang mereka hadiri. Kesan dramatis dalam buku begitu diperkuat oleh kenyataan bahwa pensiunan aktor teater memainkan peran seorang detektif amatir ini. Poirot baru akan terlibat sepenuhnya di paruh akhir buku setelah sebelumnya hilang-timbul di paruh awal.
Meskipun menyukai gaya penuturan & perkembangan cerita dalam bukunya, aku tidak bisa memberi Tragedi Tiga Babak rating lebih tinggi karena beberapa hal berikut:
- Seksisme & misogini kasual yang bertebaran di sepanjang buku sangat membuatku tidak nyaman (yes, it's a product of that time. It still needs to be said though).
- Aku juga tidak menyukai sentimen anti-yahudi (antisemitic) yang muncul dalam cerita ketika seorang karakter disebut-sebut sedang stres setelah dikejar hutang oleh "seorang laki-laki Yahudi" di halaman 192-193 (This is a harmful stereotype that shouldn't be perpetuated).
Kritik spesifik untuk edisi buku ini sendiri: Kenapa buku yang sudah terbit berulangkali dalam berbagai edisi di Indonesia ini masih memiliki salah ketik dalam cetakannya? Setidaknya aku sudah menandai tiga kata yang kehilangan huruf atau bahkan kelebihan huruf dalam buku. Salah ketik, aku amati, memang merupakan tren dalam beberapa buku Agatha Christie terbitan tahun 2014. Aku harap ketika dicetak ulang lima tahun lagi, berbagai kesalahan kecil ini sudah diperbaharui.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Antisemitism