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thetruthatallhazards's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, Murder, and Domestic abuse
michela_ognibeni's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
sop17hie'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Death, Murder, Vomit, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, and Infidelity
reeeeedmg_123's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Murder
renpuspita'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? No
3.5
Eniwei, gue terakhir baca buku Agatha Christie itu sekitar 6 tahun yg lalu dan itu juga baca karena abis nonton versi film Murder on Orient Express untuk membandingkan kedua versi (yang versi buku lebih bagus dan jelas tentunya). Murder in Mesopotamia ini sendiri bisa dibilang prekuelnya Murder on Orient Express seperti nantinya akan dijelaskan di penghujung cerita. Buku ini dituturkan seluruhnya dari sudut pandang Amy Leatheran, seorang suster yang diminta Dr Leidner untuk merawat istrinya Louise Leidner yang bersifat dramatis tapi juga sering ketakutan karena Louise merasa dia diawasi oleh mantan suaminya yang seharusnya sudah lama meninggal. Karena narasi memakai PoV pertama dari Suster Leatheran, jadi bisa dibilang Poirot disini walau tokoh penting bukan tokoh utama dan semua penceritaan tentu saja bias dari sudut pandang Amy seperti yang dijabarkan di prologue buku ini. Walau PoV pertama itu suka tricky, gue suka dengan cara Dame Christie menulis PoV Amy disini karena narasinya sangat lugas, subjektif sehingga bikin pembaca jadi bertanya - tanya, tapi juga jujur apa adanya.
Gue tentunya ga akan terlalu bahas misteri pembunuhannya karena berpotensi spoiler ðŸ¤. Selain itu ga baca bagian akhir dulu kayak kebiasaan gue biar misterinya terjaga. Dari buku ini, gue semakin paham kalau seri manga Kindaichi emang sangat terpengaruh karya2 Agatha Christie. Mulai dari misteri pembunuhan ruang tertutup atau yg sekiranya mustahil dilakukan, jumlah karakter yang cukup banyak, kenal satu sama lain berkumpul di tempat yg sama dan semua punya alibi serta motif untuk membunuh korban, korban yang bakal dicintai atau dibenci banyak orang dll. Jadi emang agak sedikit nostalgia pas baca buku ini walau ya Murder in Mesopotamia tentunya ditulis lebih dulu dong.
Selain diajak menebak-nebak siapa pelakunya, pembaca diajak mengenal orang2 di tempat penggalian Doktor Leidner dan dinamika mereka selama ini. Gue cukup suka juga nukilan-nukilan info tentang proses penggalian di Irak ini. Pada saat Poirot mengungkap siapa pembunuh Louise gue cukup menikmati bacanya, walau bagi gue bukan alasan pembunuhnya itu yg ga masuk akal. Masuk akal banget sih, tapi, latar belakang pembunuhnya yang bikin gue terkesima. Kayak, kok bisa??? (insert pikachu face here). Gue merasa latar belakang dan identitasnya agak outlandish dan kayak apa ya, kurang masuk akal hahaha. Gue ga mau banyak bahas karena entah jatuhnya spoiler hehehe.
Overall, gue suka buku ini walau gue kasih ga sampe 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 karena masalah latar belakang si pembunuh. Gue suka sama narrativenya Amy Leatheran dalam menceritakan kasus pembunuhan dan juga proses penyelidikannya Poirot. Salah satu buku series Hercule Poirot yang malah penceritaannya dari PoV orang lain, yang jangan sampai terlewatkan deh!
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Stalking
poirot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief and Racism
Minor: Bullying, Addiction, Drug use, and Suicide
angela005's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
redheadorganist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Suicide
embey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Blood, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
midwifekt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Bonus points for the narrator being a nurse. Despite being almost 100 years later, some incidental observation she made about being a nurse were still dead accurate to the present day. My very favorite was when
Graphic: Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use