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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

13 reviews

devirtualized'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Misogyny and Pregnancy

verpissdich's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Essentially no details extraneous to the plot are included in the book. This allows for extremely rapid and tense plot progression at the expense of any meaningful character development. The book therefore reads more as a series of facts in a logic puzzle than an emotional journey. Nonetheless the book is short enough that the plot and mystery are enough to retain the reader's attention.

I would have preferred not to have the "message in the bottle" at the end. Now if I reread it won't be quite as interesting, although it will have a new perspective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Gaslighting

kwichris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

For as much as I enjoy older literature, I can't believe it took me this long to read Agatha Christie! She truly is in a class above the rest in making murder mysteries that truly keep you guessing. It's easy to see how later films, shows, and books have used this novel in particular as a framework (i.e. the movie Clue opens and has very similar scenes in the beginning for instance). While I did find the story captivating and thrilling to read through, there were a few things I took issue with. I've always disliked when authors insert obscure or rarely used words despite the rest of their writing being wholly different in tone and style (i.e. Christie uses "verisimilitude" for instance as something a character says, which even an educated person would probably have used other verbiage in this time/setting). I also dislike when an author continuously uses ONE adjective repeatedly for EVERYTHING. Christie does this with the word "queer" (the older version of the word mind you), and she makes every character say or think practically everything is "queer." There are dozens of other words that she could've used to broaden the diction of her characters and world, but, alas, it's the one she stuck with until the very end. Overall, I did quite enjoy the story and the surprise at the end, demonstrating her aptitude for mystery writing that is hard to match, and I do recommend it to anyone considering it. Now, to check out some other Christie novels and see what other mysteries she has in store!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Grief, Blood, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexism

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A fun and very quick whodunnit. No character acted dumb given the circumstances, and it did not overstay its welcome. I didn't solve it! 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Confinement, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

bennoyb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicide, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Death

qu1ncy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Child death, and Car accident

lalu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.5

Wow. This was quite something! I couldn't help myself but read the second half in one sitting. 

Ten people are invited to "Soldier Island" under different pretences. It turns out that each one caused the death of someone in a way that was untouchable by law.

One after another they all die.

Here are some of the guesses/suspicions I had while reading. None of them were correct.

When Mr Rogers was seen outside and very shortly afterwards was seen in the attic, I thought he might have a twin or doppelganger. 
The way Ms Brent wrote in her diary and also went outside on her own... Very suspicious! 
When the last five sat in the drawing room and we could read each ones thoughts I thought the last one was Blore and therfore suspected him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

ggcd1981's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

And Then There Were None é um dos grandes clássicos de Mistério e um dos livros mais famosos de Agatha Christie, referenciado amplamente na cultura pop. Esse livro é referência em algumas das tropes que mais gosto então a decisão de lê-lo foi obvia, e como esperado, eu amei o livro. A narrativa acompanha um grupo de personagens que de maneira ou outra cometeram assassinatos não punidos por lei, são os principais deles: O juiz Lawrence Wargrave; A ex-governanta Vera Claythorne; O mercenário Philip Lombard; O Dr. Edward George Armstrong; o ex-inspetor de polícia William Henry Blore; Emily Brent, uma velha, impiedosamente religiosa; O general John Gordon MacArthur; Thomas e Ethel Rogers, um casal que trabalham como mordomo e secretaria doméstica; Anthony Marston um jovem rico, bonito e inconsequente. A atmosfera do livro é excelente, os personagens encontram-se presos em uma ilha por alguns dias devido a ausência de barcos e a uma tempestade. É nesse clima de isolamento que os personagens passam a ser assassinados um a um. A escrita é ótima e é fácil ver porque Christie foi tão influente. Mesmo sendo um clássico a leitura flui. A sinopse: Dez estranhos são convidados para a Ilha do Soldado, uma rocha isolada perto da costa de Devon. Isolados do continente, com seus generosos anfitriões, Sr. e Sra. U.N. Owen, misteriosamente ausentes, cada um deles é acusado de um crime terrível. Quando um dos membros morre repentinamente, eles percebem que pode haver um assassino entre eles. A tensão aumenta quando os sobreviventes percebem que o assassino não está apenas entre eles, mas está se preparando para atacar de novo... e de novo... Um a um, os convidados compartilham os segredos mais sombrios de seus passados ​​perversos. E um a um, eles morrem... 

A intriga do livro é excelente e manteve minha curiosidade até o final e devo admitir que não previ o plot twist o que aumentou o meu divertimento.

É claro que em dado momento passou pela minha cabeça o juiz Wargrave ser o culpado, mas sua morte forjada me enganou e com certeza essa foi a intenção de Christie para o leitor. O plano e ações do juiz fizeram bastante sentido contextualizado na lógica interna da obra.

O meu aproveitamento de And Then There Were None foi excelente, a obra me entreteve, me deixou curiosa e me surpreendeu, dou 5 estrelas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Racism

starbody's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Racism