Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Hollow by Agatha Christie

9 reviews

kristinetp'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

did i like it? it was aight haha
would i read it again? no 

this was a context read as I am currently in the stage version of this book. I happened to find the copy of the book at savers days before the initial audition, what are the odds? I thought it would be interesting to see how the book differs from the stage show and a lot of the dialogue is ripped right from the book on put in the script, but there are some other changes

also, this was my first legit adult murder mystery read! I had never read any Agatha Christie before... she's uh.... she put some uh... not so good language in there... like i think we all know what i'm talking about .... that lady kinda racist ...

anyway, yeah it was okay haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Murder and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs

3frenchtoast's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Racial slurs

sspeizman's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

viireads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

odrib's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content, Fatphobia, and Classism

poirot's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Incest

Minor: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism

mandkips's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

arcookson's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism and Racial slurs

sheryl_reads's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was my first Agatha Christie novel - I went in expecting a detective mystery and I wasn’t disappointed! 

The Hollow is fairly short, so it’s a good place to start I think. It’s a Hercule Poirot story, but he doesn’t appear til quite far in! It’s a murder mystery and, of course, Poirot gets to the bottom of it! 

The end was definitely unexpected, it kept me guessing the whole way through, and the pacing and writing were very good.

As I expected, the story was a little ‘jolly hockey sticks’ - full of upper class British people who don’t have jobs, and who inherit estates and don’t know what to do with themselves. However, unlike some older stories like that, the characters weren’t boring and I didn’t find myself getting frustrated by them. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I’ll be reading more Christie over the year. I give it 3 ⭐️ - a very enjoyable read.

I will put a caveat on this however. There is language and descriptions within the book that are offensive. The books are older and I’ve no doubt it’s in keeping with other books of the period, but it does warrant mentioning it. I found it very jarring and it’s definitely something to be aware of before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship