And Then There Were None
Ratings1,152
Average rating4.2
Well done, Dame Agatha Christie. I thoroughly enjoyed being surprised by the final reveal.
I read this in high school and decided to give it a reread. It's such a unique murder mystery. Kind of gives “Clue” vibes. Anyway I loved it not too scary or suspenseful. I actually forgot the ending and my mind was so blown!
I KNEW IT OMG :0 but also a really solid mystery! christie my girl you've done it again!!
I was completely baffled on who was doing the murders but even so I was so interested on who was going to die next and how they were going to stick to the nursery rhyme. I want to read the new version because I have the 1970 crime collection publish so it's with the original name and I want to know if the new name also changes much of the contents as well as there was quite a bit of words in there. I love how it was revealed at the end in a message in the bottle.
weirdly, i don't have much to say except that i read this at 1 am and kept feeling a bit scared of the idea of being alone in an island. the book was interesting, the writing kept me engaged but also it was really thoroughly well planned out. i was not able to suspect the real killer, i was just as confused as the characters and the ending was a bit of a shock.
4.5/5
This was a good mystery and there were lots of twists and turns and it's not until the end that you discovery everything that went on and how it was connected. Some of the language and ideas do reflect that it was written in the 30's, but that's to be expected.
It was my first Agatha Christie book and I can see why she was so popular. A very well planned and thoughtful mystery.
i see why its a classic and is loved this is where the locked room thriller trope came from a good whodunnit. i found the first bit slow is why i am giving it a 4 but i overall did enjoy it!
This was my first Agatha Christie experience. What a masterpiece! It had me hooked from the very first page (containing the author's note) to the last and why not?!! it's the best selling crime novel of all time.
This is the story that made Agatha Christie the best-selling novelist of all time. “It was so difficult to do,” she writes, “that the idea had fascinated me.” It was an idea which is now the basis for many Hollywood horror films and has become a cliché to modern audiences, but it was Agatha Christie who was the first to do it and so successfully that the story has become her most adapted piece.
What a book!
This is by far the darkest and most disturbing Agatha Christie's book I have read and I loved it!
It is so elaborate and well crafted, it kept me at the edge of my seat and gave me this sense of dread and even fear at times.
The mystery and the plot were masterfully developed, and the characters were so very interesting! Their back stories were so surprisingly twisted and kept on surprising me throughout the book.
I changed my mind as to who the killer is at least 5 times. And even though I correctly guessed who they were pretty early in the book, the author managed to throw me off the scent and in such an obvious way (in hindsight) that I have to tip my hat to her.
The one thing that was a bit far fetched in my opinion was the explanation about the gun at the end. It seemed way too unreliable to get rid of it in such a way, but I guess it is not impossible.
I really enjoyed reading this and I am so happy I finally did.
I'm not usually into mysteries, but Glass Onion influenced me to pick this one up and maybe I am into mysteries after all! The execution of concept and misdirection were masterful, even if the whodunit answer didn't especially floor me.
I'd seen a TV adaption of this novel and it slightly influenced, but did not spoil, my reading of it.
Ten strangers are brought together in a house on an uninhabited island where a disembodied voice accuses them of having each commited murder. Then, one by one, they perish as the murderer passes ultimate judgement upon them. Everyone is a suspect, and ultimately a victim. But who? How? Why?
This is a dark, macabre little book that gets under your skin. While the characters panic and flutter around the island the denouement is cold, concise and (almost) totally unexpected.
Definitely the most disturbing book I've read so far by Christie but also utterly enjoyable.
Thought I was smart and then the epilogue humbled me. Great pacing and an enjoyable read
The OG of locked room mysteries. What's not to love? Even though I knew the story and culprit (unfortunately I saw a BBC adaptation of it a few years ago) I still have to marvel at the brilliance of Ms. Christie. Bravo.
Book was a bit too fast paced, and lacking in detail for my liking. Towards the start found the extensive amount of characters and perspectives hard to follow. But I feel the storyline and writing style was adequate considering the age of the title
I was actually terrified while reading this. This is better than any horror movie I have ever watched. If you want horror and actual fear then this is it. Had to take my time while reading this as I was too scared and had to put it down again and again and distract myself to go to sleep.
this was suspenseful til the end! her writing style is straightforward which i really enjoyed since classics tend to lose me because of the lengthy descriptions and long expositions.
5/5 - One of Agatha Christie's best, if not her best! Would recommend to absolutely everyone, very clever and creepy book that will leave you scratching your head throughout to who the culprit is. Genius execution and conclusion, no surprise to why this is one of the most popular books in the world.
“There was something magical about an island—the mere word suggested fantasy. You lost touch with the world—an island was a world of its own. A world, perhaps, from which you might never return.”
rating - 4.5/5
10 strangers, a poem about 10 soldiers dying and a series of murders.
This was my first Agatha Christie and I can totally see why it's such a fan favourite.
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The plot is the story's plus point and also it's setback. While I love that you know exactly what's going to happen (due to the silly yet ominous poem the murderer follows) the reader is still intrigued with the whos and the hows. It also is the groundwork for why we aren't given too many character details (thereby making them feel two- dimensional) or why the reader doesn't connect with any character (I, for instance didn't want to root for anybody in case they ended up being the murderer.)- A classic feature of the numerous locked room murder mysteries that are very popular now. [b:And Then There Were None|16299|And Then There Were None|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1638425885l/16299.SY75.jpg|3038872] definitely set the bar for this genre back in 1939.
Despite these pointers and the writing style being a little too straight forward for my taste, I really enjoyed the story. I like that even though most readers can make an educated guess or have a gut feeling about who the murderer could be, they are left unsure or on the fence about it at certain points of the story. The ending is not my favourite way of revealing things because it feels a lot like “um anyways so, this is what happened” and feels disconnected to the plot, but kind of works for the story i guess.
However, the wire and gun trick Wargrave uses seemed a little too far fetched to me. Also a few plot-holes that I was able to think of: ➙an examination should have been able to distinguish the gun shot as self inflicted, right?➙how did Wargrave manage to predict the storm and plan out the the entire thing coinciding with the two day storm. Because come to think of it, it is essential that there is no communication to the mainland for this to work
Something else i really liked was the psychological aspect the plot explores. Put 10 people together in a house with no way of leaving, tell them there's a murderer amongst them and watch the chaos unfold. The crimes they committed laid out in the open, do they confess or deny it throughout? The prolonged mental strain and fear the house mates endure, flashbacks of their crimes, the constant blaming, mistrust and alliances being formed were very interesting to read about. Vera's death was also an example of how this played out. ” ‘one of us'.. ‘one of us... one of us..' Three words, endlessly repeated, dinning themselves hour after hour into five receptive brains.”
Overall, I think it's a great read because it surprises the reader on atleast one, if not many occasions. I would definitely love to reread it and find details I might've missed on the first read.
4.25
WOWW, I am trying to think of smthg to write for this review but I am speechless, so many things going on in my head at once.
1)I had a theory of who might be the killer and I was wrong so very happy abt that.
2)The ending was insane and I loved how the murderer did everything based on a simple poem.
3)The last few chapters had my heart racing and I was constantly wondering what was gonna happen next,who was gonna get killed next,etc.
4)Amazing how this this book which was written in the 1940's has this much of a crazy plot with an even more crazy ending.(I can see why the book is still very popular despite it being pub years ago)
It was a bit hard to keep track of the characters ngl but still I really enjoyed it!
Excellent mystery, I figured who would be the last standing. I could never fathom the mystery of it all.
Didn't think I would be scared by an Agatha Christie novel, but here we are. Also I thought I was so smart and had figured it out, but I was totally wrong. Well played, Ms. Christie.