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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

47 reviews

maralyn2215's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If you don't like 💀, don't read this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Suicide

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

It was AMAZING.  I’m a murder mystery person through and through, and it was incredible to read such a good classic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

goodolnicole's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Car accident, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A fun and very quick whodunnit. No character acted dumb given the circumstances, and it did not overstay its welcome. I didn't solve it! 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Confinement, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

klr0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Minor: Child death and War

lalu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow. This was quite something! I couldn't help myself but read the second half in one sitting. 

Ten people are invited to "Soldier Island" under different pretences. It turns out that each one caused the death of someone in a way that was untouchable by law.

Spoiler

One after another they all die.

Here are some of the guesses/suspicions I had while reading. None of them were correct.

Spoiler

When Mr Rogers was seen outside and very shortly afterwards was seen in the attic, I thought he might have a twin or doppelganger. 
The way Ms Brent wrote in her diary and also went outside on her own... Very suspicious! 
When the last five sat in the drawing room and we could read each ones thoughts I thought the last one was Blore and therfore suspected him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

mirandyli's review against another edition

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

2.0

I had to read this book in high school and remembered enjoying it, but after learning about the book's racist past, I'm giving it a low rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Gaslighting

swskorupa1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely loved this. So unpredictable and a fun, spooky read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, and Classism

ggcd1981's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

And Then There Were None é um dos grandes clássicos de Mistério e um dos livros mais famosos de Agatha Christie, referenciado amplamente na cultura pop. Esse livro é referência em algumas das tropes que mais gosto então a decisão de lê-lo foi obvia, e como esperado, eu amei o livro. A narrativa acompanha um grupo de personagens que de maneira ou outra cometeram assassinatos não punidos por lei, são os principais deles: O juiz Lawrence Wargrave; A ex-governanta Vera Claythorne; O mercenário Philip Lombard; O Dr. Edward George Armstrong; o ex-inspetor de polícia William Henry Blore; Emily Brent, uma velha, impiedosamente religiosa; O general John Gordon MacArthur; Thomas e Ethel Rogers, um casal que trabalham como mordomo e secretaria doméstica; Anthony Marston um jovem rico, bonito e inconsequente. A atmosfera do livro é excelente, os personagens encontram-se presos em uma ilha por alguns dias devido a ausência de barcos e a uma tempestade. É nesse clima de isolamento que os personagens passam a ser assassinados um a um. A escrita é ótima e é fácil ver porque Christie foi tão influente. Mesmo sendo um clássico a leitura flui. A sinopse: Dez estranhos são convidados para a Ilha do Soldado, uma rocha isolada perto da costa de Devon. Isolados do continente, com seus generosos anfitriões, Sr. e Sra. U.N. Owen, misteriosamente ausentes, cada um deles é acusado de um crime terrível. Quando um dos membros morre repentinamente, eles percebem que pode haver um assassino entre eles. A tensão aumenta quando os sobreviventes percebem que o assassino não está apenas entre eles, mas está se preparando para atacar de novo... e de novo... Um a um, os convidados compartilham os segredos mais sombrios de seus passados ​​perversos. E um a um, eles morrem... 

A intriga do livro é excelente e manteve minha curiosidade até o final e devo admitir que não previ o plot twist o que aumentou o meu divertimento.

Spoiler

É claro que em dado momento passou pela minha cabeça o juiz Wargrave ser o culpado, mas sua morte forjada me enganou e com certeza essa foi a intenção de Christie para o leitor. O plano e ações do juiz fizeram bastante sentido contextualizado na lógica interna da obra.

O meu aproveitamento de And Then There Were None foi excelente, a obra me entreteve, me deixou curiosa e me surpreendeu, dou 5 estrelas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Racism

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Suicide, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child death, and Death