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rubyredders's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is such a closed mystery - seven people, one killed, the accused dead and your left to figure out if the accused was telling the truth in her innocence or one of the other five are the true murderer.
Aggie loves to throw you for a loop and I wont deny I fell for her suggestions of the reason caroline Crale did what she did. She got me good. I had initial suspicions as to the truth but I did not make it to the reveal with them at the front of my mind.
Good pacing, neat laying of clues throughout and a charming atmosphere that really works with Poirot going between the characters for their recollection of the events, although the recollections of the same events could come across as tedious and make for a slower read to keep facts straight on who said what
Aggie loves to throw you for a loop and I wont deny I fell for her suggestions of the reason caroline Crale did what she did. She got me good. I had initial suspicions as to the truth but I did not make it to the reveal with them at the front of my mind.
Good pacing, neat laying of clues throughout and a charming atmosphere that really works with Poirot going between the characters for their recollection of the events, although the recollections of the same events could come across as tedious and make for a slower read to keep facts straight on who said what
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
iphigeniad's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow wow wow wow!! There are so many ways this story could have turned out happier and none of them happened. Talk about being doomed by the narrative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Infidelity
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
risemini's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
markedwithanm's review
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, and Death
3frenchtoast's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Murder
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
shannasbooksnhooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Of course I hadn't quite as much experience then as I have now. All the same I think I did all that could humanly be done. We did get it commuted to penal servitude. Provocation, you know. Lots of respectable wives and mothers got up a petition. There was a lot of sympathy for her."
This was an okay mystery for me. It was a typical "cheating husband's dead, all evidence points to the wife, but years after wife's death, their child (usually a daughter) has some evidence to the contrary that the wife didn't kill her husband." This isn't a terrible setup for a mystery - it works, and with good reason. I think <i>Five Little Pigs</i> really sets up the groundwork for future books with similar setups, especially the marital drama murder mystery. But I don't think this was the kind of mystery for me, whether or not it's family drama.
This was an okay mystery for me. It was a typical "cheating husband's dead, all evidence points to the wife, but years after wife's death, their child (usually a daughter) has some evidence to the contrary that the wife didn't kill her husband." This isn't a terrible setup for a mystery - it works, and with good reason. I think <i>Five Little Pigs</i> really sets up the groundwork for future books with similar setups, especially the marital drama murder mystery. But I don't think this was the kind of mystery for me, whether or not it's family drama.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
solouncapitulomas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
after reading this I watched knives out 2: glass onion recently and I can say proudly that Agatha would've been proud of Rian Johnson
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, and Misogyny
conni3's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Xenophobia and Misogyny
sunny_not's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is definitely famous for a reason. After reading so many of her works it's harder for me to give them higher ratings. However, this was so good. I loved the resolution, everything made sense and I'm quite satisfied with the ending. The only reason I didn't give this a higher rating is there were some of its time elements. Also she was a minor???? I wish she wrote her a bit older what is this?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Classism, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts