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Nemesis by Agatha Christie

betanianne's review against another edition

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2.0

The mystery itself is interesting (Miss Marple is hired by the rich guy from A Caribbean Mystery to solve a crime and she will find out what the crime is once she gets there), but if we're going to talk about a miscarriage of justice, I don't think this is a story I care to read.

CW: discussions of rape, slut shaming, claiming the girl made it all up for attention, think there was some homophobia too?

kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

Called upon by a friend, Miss Marple sets off to solve a cold case. This is slightly different from the others, but it is still very much a Miss Marple, pink shawl and all. Some nice red herrings in this one too.

han_smollo's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

3.25

monestebanm's review against another edition

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4.0

Libro que me ha gustado y que me ha ido dando pistas a lo largo del libro y se podía prever. Fui cogiendo pistas y no fui tan equivocada

verno's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense 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

maisieb14's review against another edition

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

3.75

marlisenicole's review against another edition

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mysterious sad 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

4.0

barbiepicasso's review against another edition

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slay miss marple !!

chrysalisinvictus's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Some of the opinions shared about SA and women's sexuality are from a different time and can be problematic and annoying to read but not (in my opinion) worth dismissing the rest of the experience. 

jessicasshelfies's review against another edition

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3.0

Va? tänker ni, En Agatha Christie som bara får tre stjärnor?! Ja, den här är för det första en Miss Marple-historia (de gör sig bättre på tv än i bok enligt mig), och var dessutom ovanligt svår att komma in i. Jag hade stånkat mig igenom halva boken innan jag kunde sluta tvinga mig att fortsätta.

Miss Marple får ett brev från en flyktigt bekant som just har dött, där han ber henne lösa ett mysterium som hon inte får några vidare detaljer om. Som vanligt är det många karaktärer att välja mellan, och eyt bra upplägg, men jag orkade inte riktigt med Miss Marples old-lady-koketteri just den här gången.

Kritiserade jag just the Queen of Crime?! Where do I get the ego?
Men det är ju bara för att förväntningarna är så höga.