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questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
I found this to be quite an average Christie. It's one of those Poirot books where he isn't in most of the book and it was a little distracting because I kept wondering when he would appear. That turned out to be on page 249 of 352 and by then I still wasn't very invested in the mystery. There was a solid resolution but I finished it a few weeks ago and I've forgotten most of the details.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Death
Minor: Racial slurs, War, Sexism, Violence, and Racism
sunny_not's review against another edition
2.75
As always racist, xenophobic, misogynistic and definitely of its time. I feel like her earlier works were mostly fun and after the war she became much much worse both at writing stories and in her ideologies. I hated Julia, the storyline with prince ali made little to no sense. I didn't care about Ann and her being the murderer I'm just neutral about. Poirot came at the last 100 pages so this didn't feel like a poirot mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, and Racism
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