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fyre_flies's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Gun violence
growintogardens's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-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
2.5
Not her best work, but not my least favorite either.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Car accident, Murder, and Dementia
jdcorley's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
While you can argue over which is the quintessential Poirot and narrow it down to a few contenders, the field is smaller for Marple. This one is an exquisitely observed and extremely pointed satire of what it is to be quintessentially "English"; Bertram's Hotel intentionally outfits itself with every bit of "proper English" hotel life, and, in the second chapter, we learn that, very probably, it's all there to disguise a sinister, murderous international crime syndicate. Marple's job, as always, is to look past the Englishness and point out that actually, someone got murdered, so perhaps we need to take into account that everyone being so nice and polite and the muffins being so buttery and delicious isn't the full story of what's happening here. If you want a book that explains exactly what Christie really thinks of Englishness, it's this book - it's all fucking fake.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
thequeenofsheba3's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder
typedtruths's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Car accident, Abandonment, Dementia, and Gun violence
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
➸ Trigger warnings for parental abandonment and estrangement, bigamy, memory loss (implied dementia, amnesia due to head injury), physical injury (concussion), death of a mother from suicide by car accident (off-page), murder by gun violence, and discussions of a car accident.mcz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Death
Minor: Gun violence
henrismum's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-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
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
#10 in series (I have been committed to this series since 2016.)
Comparison to others in series:Not as good About the same Better A good show. I do say.
The narrator was Stephanie Cole. This was a change of narrator for the series. I liked her. I can't figure out where I've heard her before.
#10 in series (I have been committed to this series since 2016.)
Comparison to others in series:
The narrator was Stephanie Cole. This was a change of narrator for the series. I liked her. I can't figure out where I've heard her before.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Gun violence, and Murder
poirot's review
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
exlibrissum's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Dementia, Murder, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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