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bzliz'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
4.0
I have to cut it a little slack for the incredible racism, xenophobia, etc given the time it was written but, having never read an Agatha Christie book before, I was still surprised at things that were “okay” to say at the time, as well as how many of the phrases used are still said today. I was familiar with the story prior to reading and I can only imagine how shocking the ending would’ve been when the book was originally published.
I may read more of Christie’s titles whenever I’m in a reading slump in the future.
I may read more of Christie’s titles whenever I’m in a reading slump in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Classism, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism
agirlcalledal's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
nrwebster26's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexism
Fascinating to hear the events unfold from multiple perspectives. Poirot is a delightful character, especially when he teases the Brits about their command of language when enraged.traa's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Classism
Minor: Blood, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, and War
vincef's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Sexism
kers_tin's review against another edition
dark
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Classism and Sexism
madamenovelist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Child death, and Death
logger_j's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.75
overall I thought this book was ok, I read it in one day which is really strange, granted I wasn't feeling well so I didn't have anything else to do, but considering this book is a classic and I literally flew through it is incredible.
I thought that the writing was actually really good and liked the pacing a lot, considering the book took place over like 3 days top, but it was still faced paced enough for me to not get bored I thought that was really well done. i also just overall enjoyed the plot of the book and though I did find our main detective to be a little arrogant and cocky, I did enjoy the narration and I do think I will pick up another book from the Hercule Poirot series at some point.
I did have a few problems with this book though. The first being that there were just way to many characters for me. I mean there were 12 Killers!! (11 maybe I don't even know really There were so many characters that I could only tell you who a handful of them were, including our main characters Poirot, the doctor and the friend/ train director. But everyone else I could not tell you their names, nationalities, what evidence we got from who, how they were connected to anything in the story, the ending or not. It was really all just a blur. I think this also had to do with the fact that I binge read it, and maybe didn't have time to process it, and also the fact that the names were just challenging names to say/remember, and I found myself just skimming over the actual names.
My last and biggest problem with the book was the ending. basically in the ending The man who is murdered is a horrible guy who kidnapped, and killed this child back in America, and it resulted in the family of said child to all die as well. And because of this every single passenger on the train that is suspects in this case, lies about being involved in that old case, and then in the end they all worked together to plot and kill this guy. But the doctor and the train director decide to say it was someone else who got away because they "did the right thing?" by killing this guy they basically righted his wrong, which is a whole thing itself.
Not only did that ending not sit right with me but the way that we got to the ending was just rushed and sketchy to me. I mean I was ok with all the stuff that we were learning and then all of the sudden I felt like Poirot was just pulling guesses out of the air and they all ended up being right cause he's some sort of genius detective, but in reality its because they needed an ending and didn't know how to get us there without making it way to obvious.
All in all I liked the writing and the plot, but I didn't feel connected with the characters and I HATED the ending. 3.75 stars.
I thought that the writing was actually really good and liked the pacing a lot, considering the book took place over like 3 days top, but it was still faced paced enough for me to not get bored I thought that was really well done. i also just overall enjoyed the plot of the book and though I did find our main detective to be a little arrogant and cocky, I did enjoy the narration and I do think I will pick up another book from the Hercule Poirot series at some point.
I did have a few problems with this book though. The first being that there were just way to many characters for me. I mean there were
My last and biggest problem with the book was the ending. basically in the ending
Not only did that ending not sit right with me but the way that we got to the ending was just rushed and sketchy to me. I mean I was ok with all the stuff that we were learning and then all of the sudden I felt like Poirot was just pulling guesses out of the air and they all ended up being right cause he's some sort of genius detective, but in reality its because they needed an ending and didn't know how to get us there without making it way to obvious.
All in all I liked the writing and the plot, but I didn't feel connected with the characters and I HATED the ending. 3.75 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Sexism and Racism
jfield351's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
This book was really good! I read it within a few hours on the 18th of February, as part of the dymocks challenge of ‘book with a mystery’. Having watched the movie I already knew the ending but the suspense and intrigue was still there nonetheless. Sometimes i did get the characters confused because there were so many. I was also confused because a lot of French was used and i don’t understand French. It was interesting, well-written and so gripping from the get-go, I just wished I hadn’t seen the movie because then maybe i’d have been even more intrigued and rated it higher. Wow! The one twist I did not remember, or perhaps was left out of the movie, was that Poirot decided to pretend like someone else did the crime because he realised that justice had been served . I also don't know how to feel about Poirot's deduction abilities, at times i felt like he was guessing too easily but at other times I marvelled at how smart he was.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Blood, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Suicide