Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

14 reviews

kaislea's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Fatphobia and Sexism

markedwithanm's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs

phantomgecko's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This is one of the racist ones. Overtly.

The mystery was interesting enough but not anything special.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

booksare42's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

 I have mixed feelings about this one. I loved the mystery and I thought Poirot was presented with a unique and interesting problem. At times though, it felt like there was too much going on. This one had a lot of characters in it, a few of them were developed but a lot were barely mentioned and mostly just in the background. The language used to describe some of the international students did not age well and some comments and stereotypes were racist. This book also did not have enough of Poirot in it and a lot of the story was conversations between the students. Overall, this was an enjoyable read, but not the most shocking or memorable Christie mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

poirot's review

mysterious medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Death, Racism, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

hasselblad's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Death

mejay90's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely perfect book, one of the best from Agatha Christie. Not giving it 5 stars though, because the murderer was my favourite character, otherwise a great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

readingelli's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Mental illness

bookwomble'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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Murder