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A review by pa11av
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
3.0
There is something to be said about reading a book that is written in somewhat of an old style. New mystery books don't go like this. You can see Christie's stamp on the text and the characters. There is a subtle division of class and everything is pretty much proper. No one misses meals or goes berserk. Even the bad guy, if any, are gentlemen of sorts.
So, this is one of the most popular of her books and this is the first Agatha Christie book that I've read (gasp!) yeah! How was it? Worth a read? Yeah, if you like your mystery stories simple and without violence, bloodshed, and explosions. If you like your characters almost Victorian gentlemen with a dash of madness. If you like mysteries that will keep you turning the pages till it's half past midnight.
But nothing more than that. The book has an excessive use of the word queer for some reason and that bugged me. Is it just bad writing or laziness on the part of the editors or a relic from the writing of the years gone by? Who knows. If you know, please tell me.
So, this is one of the most popular of her books and this is the first Agatha Christie book that I've read (gasp!) yeah! How was it? Worth a read? Yeah, if you like your mystery stories simple and without violence, bloodshed, and explosions. If you like your characters almost Victorian gentlemen with a dash of madness. If you like mysteries that will keep you turning the pages till it's half past midnight.
But nothing more than that. The book has an excessive use of the word queer for some reason and that bugged me. Is it just bad writing or laziness on the part of the editors or a relic from the writing of the years gone by? Who knows. If you know, please tell me.