Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

20 reviews

bonsai_delores's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

A well written murder, best understood after a second reading. Holds up amongst her other titles, I was pleasantly shocked.

The use of the “silly old lady” trope helps heighten tension in some places and highlights one of the key turning points of the mystery. It helps that Agatha Christie was good at distinguishing the different types of silly old ladies, and making each of them endearing in their own way. The reveal was shocking enough to be a surprise, but believable enough to make sense during the detective’s synopsis. The only thing that was a little too rushed was the triple reveal at the end.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, War, and Terminal illness

Minor: Stalking, Blood, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Alcohol

franciannalena's review

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Chronic illness

trekkifulshay's review

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Xenophobia

Minor: Blood

boekiemonster's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Misogyny

sunny_not's review

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-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

The level of xenophobia in this... It's definitely of its time. Other than that the plot was fun however I guessed the twist pretty easily.

the pip and Emma storyline was interesting and I enjoyed it

Overall a nice read to pass time but very xenophobic and not one of her greatest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Medical content, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I was quite impressed with this story as it is the first I've read of Miss Marple. The twists weren't predictable, but you did have the clues to correctly guess them ahead of time as they did make sense if you'd been paying attention. The reveal was one of my favorites because I started realizing clues that I'd missed (even though my guess as to who the murderer was and who the twins were was correct) and it all really did make sense. 

The characters were fairly likeable, although the xenophobic views many held were not. It does fit the characters age and the timeline of the story, so it does feel like a genuine look into the outlook people had towards foreigners in a small town. They were written in a way that was easy to imagine and keep decent track of. There were many characters, so it did get a bit confusing at times, but I did manage to keep track of who was who by the midway point. 

Overall, this was a fun read and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good whodunit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death

hkburke2's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fun setup and plotting for this one - really enjoyed it. Also prompts reflection re: views of immigration and refugees and how they've changed/not changed over time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Murder

passionfordeadleaves's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia

readwithjuly's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: War

sophie_63's review

adventurous funny tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia