Reviews

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

esmeevl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

mackenzie_mae'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

5.0

This is one of my favorite books ever written. The plot and the way the story culminates is so perfect and spine-chilling, I love it.

klbreyfogle's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death

emmasthingstoread'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

5.0

j_black's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

jennyvetvik's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

sj_meadows's review against another edition

5.0

"When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Soldier Island."
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As this is my first Christie, I'm not sure I can be considered an accurate judge, but here goes: Five stars. Five. Stars.

Growing up, I've always been an insane fan of mystery and intrigue. Encyclopedia Brown, The Boxcar Children, and Nancy Drew were among my most frequent reads. So, naturally I knew I'd one day have to pick up an Agatha Christie. I think her title of "The Queen of Mystery" is absolutely deserved.

As to this actual novel, I enjoyed getting to know all the characters and their secrets, plus the constant debate as to "who is the murderer??" I had my suspicions, but Christie wrote it so well and threw in so many twists that I was constantly doubting myself and the end result kind of surprised me. Thickening plots and inner monologues kept the pages turning.

If you're a fan of mysteries or looking for a Christie novel to start with, this is the one.
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Spoiler

Signed, Lawrence Wargrave

amycanread_'s review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5
My first time reading this murder mystery classic. Old-timey in a mostly charming, casually racist way appropriate for the 1930s lol

Fun little read and not too spooky!

jaimarie's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing amazing amazing!

It was hard for me to get into it at first because there are so many characters with different backstories and completely unrelated to each other. But once I was able to identify them and *stuff* started happening I couldn't put the book down! If you are a fan of the movie Clue, and like murder mysteries, this is highly recommended. It made me feel many *feels*, and it even creeped me out at times. 5 stars!

erinray82's review

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? Yes

3.0