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The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

6 reviews

monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

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? No

3.25

Characters: 5/10
Relationships: 6/10
Atmosphere/Setting: 6/10
Writing Style: 7/10
Plot/Intrigue: 8/10
Internal Logic: 8/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Overall: 47/70, 3.25*

this was one of the more emotionally difficult Agatha Christie mysteries to get thru for me so far, but I'm glad I stuck with it! I enjoy Christie's writing overall, but it's hard to enjoy all of her work knowing both her social positions and how those positions often get reflected in her writing. more than in her other work I felt as though the victim was spoken down upon, even/especially by seemingly more sympathetic characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Murder, Child death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Misogyny, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, and Alcohol

justagenericfangirl's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Alcohol, Child death, Murder, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Torture

readingelli's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Strangulation

beca_reads's review

mysterious 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? No

2.5

I spent way to much time trying to figure out who everyone was in this book, there were just too many characters to deal with, and their link to the murder. This ruined the book for me and made this book hard work to read. I also was disappointed with the ending as I felt it was obvious half way through the book who had done it. This is my least favourite Christie book I've read so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

cherryredmarlene's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.0

solid, but I really couldn’t hold up with all the names because I am shit at names in general but I also feel like Agatha wasn’t doing me a favour here

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Ableism, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Grief