Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

8 reviews

sunny_not's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

The topic was quite interesting and the reveal was really intriguing

I thought that Ginevra would be the killer but it was the random lady. That was a bit meh since it felt like Agatha Christie had to choose a killer and didn't want to sacrifice the characters that she liked. Still I'm happy that Nadine and Lennox ended up happily and I'm also happy for Sarah and Raymond

As always this book was also quite racist and also the way they treated older people who were fatter was so disgusting. So keep that in mind. It was still fun and I read it in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Racism

kate_lemer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing fast-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

2.75

Very readable detective story. However, I was not convinced by the motivation of the murderer. Just a very convenient side plot (not even that). Rating just for the writing skill.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism and Xenophobia

heini's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Dr. Gerard is a creep. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dazed_and_distracted's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, Suicide, Racism, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

poirot's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Domestic abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny and Gun violence

Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent

musebeliever's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny and Antisemitism

mossybeds's review

DNF about a third of the way through; the relentless fatphobia was too much for me! We're told over and over again that Mrs Boynton, the villain, is fat, but also that her body is disgusting and a part of her villainy. Other characters armchair diagnose her with a range of mental illnesses (the mundanity of human cruelty not being exciting enough, I guess) and talk about how grotesque she is constantly. Another heartbreaking example of a disabled person being portrayed as powerfully evil, to contrast with the fact that it's usually the opposite in real life where disabled people are vulnerable to familial abuse. 

All to say, I found it distracting / upsetting to the point where I DNF. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse

ella_lauren's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Misogyny