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halfdracula's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.0
this is definitely one of the more racist ones so that impacts things. Plot up and down—lots of fun with Julia going to Poirot, who I did not realize was in this book, but god, Christie really did pack ‘em full of murders, didn’t she? Gets a bit full-on. This sentiment is responsible for my great Christie Hot Take, which is that I don’t care for And Then There Were None. It’s just like—the books aren’t that long! Slow your roll on the body count! You know who wrote a 500-page mystery novel set at a women’s school without killing anybody, and it was the greatest one anyone had ever done? Fuckin’ Dorothy L. Sayers, that’s who
Content Warnings
Moderate: Islamophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
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