Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

6 reviews

ijustreallyliketrees's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I had no idea what to expect from a non-Poirot/Marple Christie story but ended up really enjoying the characters of Tommy and Tuppence, and even though the plot of this one is a bit all over the place I still had fun reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Gun violence, and Confinement

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: War, Car accident, and Misogyny

bringmybooks's review

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Confinement, Sexism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Torture, and Xenophobia

happylilfaerie's review against another edition

1.0

good old Agatha bigotry and conservative politics...our stupid protagonists make terrible decision after another to put a stop to the evil plan of *ghasp* a labor strike!! how dare those working class miscreants want better conditions...

Thomas and Tuppence are such idiots and so annoying I was kinda hoping they would be killed

mystery wise, it was so obvious who the bad guy is from the moment he was introduced to the story and from then it was just infuriating watching the characters ignore all his red flags and go on trusting him and missing all the evidence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism

caterina's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

Entertaining, quick read, and I figured out the secret adversary early on, but Christie did have me doubting myself for a second! I was pretty annoyed with the very negative portrayal of labor rights movements in the book (ah, truly the worst thing that could happen is a labor strike!). Slow and steady Tommy and quick and passionate Tuppence were a bit of a fun pairing, so I might read more of their books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Incest

grimviolins's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Incest