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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

12 reviews

lollymac's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Violence, War, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

lalaloupise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Xenophobia and Suicide

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

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

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Antisemitism, Child death, Suicide, and Xenophobia

kekeli's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

I can appreciate this book for what it is - revolutionary for its time, politically piercing and gripping. 

I had my predictions for who dunnit. I finished it in a single sitting. 

I just don't think plot-driven murder mysteries with a huge ensemble cast are my thing. I prefer character-driven development and I really want to care about the fate of the people I'm spending time with. 

It was an easy read, but not super satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Body horror

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This might be one of the scariest Agatha Christie novels. It was just so well written and the ending really took me by surprise. Spoiler:

I just never imagined that it was Wargrave. But it makes so much sense.

Some people wrote reviews saying they knew after the first 60 pages who the murderer was, but I wasn't able to put all the pieces together. It also presents the reader with an interesting ethical question, about "murder" and "justice".
I am glad that the newer editions have been edited to change the racist title and poem. This doesn't change the overall plot and makes the book accessible to all. 
Still, fair warning: all of the characters are overtly racist, sexist, and/or anti-Semitic. But they are meant to be assholes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

skyward_juno's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity, War, and Pregnancy

fa1th_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW. This book did not disappoint. I had high expectation before going in because this is still one of the most beloved and hyped novels from Agatha Christie, and I knew the general premise of the plot regarding the nursery rhymes, but boy it was an exciting and intense ride. 
The plot got me hooked pretty much instantly and had me suspecting everyone and everything. Each death was a puzzle, it was like peeling off an onion but each new layer brought me even more confusion. Agatha Christie really was the queen of murder mysteries, I read on the author's note that she personally commented on how difficult it was crafting the plot of this story and satisfied that she found a completely reasonable explanation in the end, and I wholeheartedly agreed. 
She dodged around the suspects and gave me new thrills with every page turned, all of the characters were complex and rich with motives, yet they died off one by one slowly but surely. The nursery rhymes alone gave me chills because the juxtaposition between murders and innocent (let's be real the poem was dark and disturbing) children's song was immaculate. It was a well-crafted psychological mystery, locking up ten people who were all up to no good, and watching them slowly descending into madness. It was simply amazing.
Also, I was listening to the audiobook version while reading at the same time, Dan Stevens did a fantastic job narrating, highly recommend too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Child death

this is probably well-known facts but still, the nursery rhymes originally had the n word instead of 'soldiers.' There were a handful of anti-semitic comments towards a Jewish side character, and also one of the main characters Philip Lombard was a murderer that killed 21 men in an East African tribe, they commented on it and there were some racist remarks too, just a gentle reminder for trigger warning