Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie

7 reviews

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 against another edition

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

adyn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I really like Agatha Christie, so I liked this book. But it's not my favorite of hers. Weirdly kind of racist in the characterization of people of color (one character in particular), so that made it a bit worse than usual.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Racism

kerrypolka's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Not the least racist of her novels, very readable as ever though 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racism, and Alcoholism

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

emma6544's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use

naomilievers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide