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A review by heavenprotsman
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
WOW. They just don't write mysteries like this anymore. It was so simple, yet so intricate. So perfectly twisty and suspenseful and when I say the ending had my jaw on the floor...
A group of 10 was invited to a private island by a millionaire that no one knows. All 10 guests have dark secrets in their past, and it seems that this unknown host knew them all.
In each room in the mansion on the island, there is a rhyme framed. "Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."
When people start dying off and disappearing according to this rhyme, tensions rise and everyone is on edge. Who is orchestrating the deaths? Is there an 11th person on the island?
A group of 10 was invited to a private island by a millionaire that no one knows. All 10 guests have dark secrets in their past, and it seems that this unknown host knew them all.
In each room in the mansion on the island, there is a rhyme framed. "Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."
When people start dying off and disappearing according to this rhyme, tensions rise and everyone is on edge. Who is orchestrating the deaths? Is there an 11th person on the island?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Murder