Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

25 reviews

ashwatever98's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Genocide, and Confinement

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide

I am proud to call this my first Agatha Christie book I've read. I have to say that it's my most favorite murder mystery story and I don't think I'll ever forget it.

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

foramen_magnum's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

Agatha Christie at some of her most genre defining -- you know all along that there's some trick, but without a Belgian detective to point it out to you, you go through the whole book not entirely sure what it could be. 

A group of seemingly random people are invited to a mysterious island for various reasons. Quickly, they realize they all have a secret that has led to their invitation.... And may lead to their deaths, as dictated by an eerie children's rhyme. What's worse, the killer seems to be among them-- but who? Will they figure out whodunnit in time for anyone to escape the Island? 

This was a quick read and, as Christie always is, was good fun that leaves a slight tingle up your spine. None of the characters are at all likeable (and those that verge on being so don't fare very well), and the ending is a bit of a twist for twist's sake, but this one is worth the read to understand the way modern mystery thrillers were shaped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Confinement

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Confinement, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Child death

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book! I did guess the murderer early in the book but I couldn't have predicted the twist. A short and enjoyed read although a tad slow in places. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Infidelity, and Mental illness

leosaki's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Whoever invented Saw read this and was like I can make it worse
There's a character who's racist as fuck and would k!ll a child if it came down to it, but they'd draw the line at throwing out a woman bc she got pregnant unwed which is kind of a wild way to have morals

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Child death, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

theimposter's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Colonisation, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, 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

leeyongjin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Self harm, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Classism

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