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canadawithoutthec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexism and Drug use
pedanther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Grief, Murder, and Sexism
Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Mental illness, Stalking, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Addiction
lilureads's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
I didn’t have a bad time, though I was not super invested in the story. The ending did surprise me and get a :O reaction out of me. Poirot was also a thoroughly entertaining character despite his and everyone else’s remarks about women and people of different religions and ethnicities…
It did drag out a bit and the random sexism and other distasteful commentary took away some of my enjoyment but I look forward to reading some of Agatha Christie’s better works.
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Drug use
gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide, Racism, Car accident, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
• I was immediately intrigued because this was different from her other books. Usually, we follow Poirot trying to find the killer, but in this one, the victim had multiple near death experiences, but hasn’t died yet and it was so interesting seeing how that played out.
• I also loved Hastings’ POV. He’s my favorite narrator in the series and the other books without him just don’t feel the same. Hastings and Poirot’s friendship is adorable and their banter made me laugh throughout the entire book 🫶🏼
• As always, we get references to previous books/cases and I loved being able to pick up on them because I’ve read most of the books before this one in the series. I should really start reading the series in chronological order but for now, I just read the ones I find the most interesting
• And of course, the reveal. When I tell you my jaw was on the FLOOR. I did consider it just for a split second at the beginning of the book, but it just seemed too impossible, and like it would’ve been too hard to pull off. And yet miss Agatha Christie pulled it off, yet again. There were multiple twists and some of them revealed things I didn’t even think about until Poirot pointed them out. And I love how dramatic he is every time he reveals yet another detail that everyone else missed. It took me a while to register the ending but this is definitely in my top 5 favorites!!
• If you’ve not read this, I highly recommend it!!
Graphic: Drug abuse and Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Xenophobia