Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Nemesis by Agatha Christie

8 reviews

amberacks12's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

Quite spooky at times, a little slow for such a short book. I don’t like how much victim blaming there was, especially from a certain “expert” in criminology. I enjoyed the final reveal as it seemed to flip a lot of the silly assertions many of the characters made on their heads. But really this short palate cleansing cozy mystery unintentionally turned into a little bit of a slog to get through, and had me wrinkling my nose at many of the comments made throughout the book, by Miss Marple and others. I won’t go into specifics, but basically this was not my favorite Christie so far. Not the worst for sure, but unfortunately not the best either. 

Writing style: 3
Enjoyment: 2
Emotional impact: 3
=2.75
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mossytangle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0

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meekumoh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

So bittersweet to see Rafiel brought back this way. But what a wonderful story. Finally Ms Marple taking center stage. Pity it's the second last book in the series. 

Of course, there's a healthy scoop of slut shaming and racism for the era. I've read enough Christie to glaze over it but it's very present and unapologetic.
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mary_juleyre's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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poirot's review against another edition

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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

3.75

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bmassaroti's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad 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

3.75

I honestly did not like the ending HAHAHA geez I did not think this was possible but it was. The beginning is so slow it got into my nerves, sorry.
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blenchbooks's review against another edition

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This book could have been 50-100 pages. Lots of going over the same ground. Add in the sexism and racism and it's a no from me.
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inmidnights's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Audiobooks are really a different experience. It highlights the repetitiveness of passges (unintentionally), and since it’s being narrated in a normal speaking speed, it also unintentionally highlights how nothing happens for a long time—something that could’ve escaped one’s notice if they were reading at a faster space.

Christie has always had characters with different point of views, from misogynists to sexists to feminists. Normally, this doesn’t bother me because it’s a reflection of the world—not everyone is open-minded, not everyone believes in equal rights (sadly). It did make me uncomfortable, however, when the titular POV character is the racist. 

Overall, it was an okay mystery, if extremely slow and quite repetitive. 
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