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A review by mhinnen
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
The writing is brilliant. It's been decades since I read an Agatha Christie book and I picked this up and read it in an afternoon after reading Ruth Ware's new book, "One Perfect Couple" which is based on "And then there were none." A group of unrelated people find themselves in a mansion on a deserted island and one by one they die along the lines of a nursery rhyme. Each of the people has a secret. The reveal at the end was clever though far-fetched (as was the whole story).
I noted that the book was originally named "Ten Little Indians" (presumably after the nursery rhyme which had been changed in the book to 10 Little Soldiers). I looked up to find out when the change had been made and was horrified to discover the UK original name was even worse - named after a British minstrel song. I also learned that one of the characters casually used antisemitic slurs that were removed in the version I read.
I noted that the book was originally named "Ten Little Indians" (presumably after the nursery rhyme which had been changed in the book to 10 Little Soldiers). I looked up to find out when the change had been made and was horrified to discover the UK original name was even worse - named after a British minstrel song. I also learned that one of the characters casually used antisemitic slurs that were removed in the version I read.