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And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie

88 reviews

elenie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

bringmybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I did it, y’all. I DID IT. I read And Then There Were None before someone spoiled it for me! 

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

To explain further, I became convinced within literal moments of deciding last year that I wanted to read Agatha Christie that someone would spoil her books for me (namely this one & The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) before I could actually read them, thus depriving me of the joy I would have had upon finishing them.

Is there a statute of limitations on spoiling books? Honestly, I think there is. If I happen to off handedly mention the ending of The Great Gatsby, I don’t think I can get blamed for ruining that for you, you know? (Personally I put my limit at 50+ years - if it’s been published prior to 1970, that’s fair game)

ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I WAS NOT SPOILED AND I AM SO GLAD

Furthermore, take this as your sign to read And Then There Were None if you haven’t already, because this was such a dang fun read and I absolutely loved how everything came together at the end! Loved the setting, loved the characters, loved the plot, loved the writing, LOVE how a mystery book that was written almost 100 years ago could still be so relevant & important to the genre today! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, War, Racial slurs, Ableism, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

ansatejones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Suicide, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Chronic illness, and Death

greenrequiem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Religious bigotry, War, Car accident, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Genocide, and Pregnancy

meganglloyd's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, and Suicide

mmesarao's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

elizatheearthling's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

My first Agatha Christie which kept me guessing until the very end! I did know one spoiler or hint before reading this which was that

one of the victims was indeed the murderer as they had pretended to be killed off and then picked off the rest one by one

. This left me with a few ideas of who the culprit could be, but I still didn't get it so well done Miss Christie! I will say that the writing style lacks description (it is quite removed, not atmospheric, as the focus is kept on the plot and pace), which meant that I did not visualise each individual character clearly so I confused them with each other at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide

isirla's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Ten people are invited to spend a glorious summer holiday on an island, called Indian Island. What they don't realize is they've been sentenced to die on the island for crimes they committed where the law can't touch them.

I used to love this book when I was younger and not at all aware of the original title of the book, back when there was no internet at our disposal to conduct research. I'm older now and still enjoyed the intrigue and the plot twist. But I can't give this book more than a 2-star rating. I saw the original cover and it makes me want to vomit quite frankly. And I'm very disappointed in Agatha Christie for continuing to have her book published under its original title in the UK even after the US changed it to this title (according to Wikipedia).

Open racism aside, I found the characters a bit... cookie cutter if that makes any sense. There's nothing really special about any of them. They're all pretty detestable so you don't really feel bad about them being sentenced to death by the court of this killer. If anything, I find the killer to be the most interesting character in the whole bunch! 

I'll stick to books that reflect my values.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Racism

iactuallycantread's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

WTF

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

The deaths aren’t described graphically but some are. these deaths include:

drug overdoses, gun violence, extreme injuries, mentions of needles, and suicide.

PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO READ VIOLENT CONTENT.

caroline_reads's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was such a spooky mystery that I had to read the ending by chapter four. Even then, the atmosphere was so tense and claustrophic - incredible. Phenomenal read. I read the newer edition without the n word in it, so didn't comment across that (much smoother read).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs