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And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie

26 reviews

greenrequiem's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Death, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Religious bigotry, War, Car accident, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Genocide, and Pregnancy

giulianalb99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Cuando empecé el libro no podía parar de leerlo y me lo leí de un día para otro. Me enganchó de la primera página a la última porque necesitaba saber el causante de todo y, aunque dudaba fuertemente entre dos personas en concreto, no fueron ninguna de ellas. Este es el primer libro que me leo de la autora y me ha volado la cabeza.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, and Mental illness

madisone's review

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Suicide, and Drug use

Minor: Blood and Injury/injury detail

noxygens's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical trauma

kaypringle's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

To say I am astonished is an understatement. This was not only the best murder mystery but one of the greatest pieces of literature I’ve had the opportunity to witness! The attention to detail, the imagery, the way things are built up is truly phenomenal and holistically demonstrate’s Agatha Christie’s title of the queen of mystery! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/injury detail

jojo_'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Ableism, Death, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

Minor: Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Terminal illness, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Racism

bookishlysophie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this classic. It’s a typical whodunnit that really makes you question the integrity of the characters. The reveal for me was a tad underwhelming and that’s just because I felt like it could’ve had more to it. Still a great book. I’d highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Suicide, Gun violence, and Murder

kekeli's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I can appreciate this book for what it is - revolutionary for its time, politically piercing and gripping. 

I had my predictions for who dunnit. I finished it in a single sitting. 

I just don't think plot-driven murder mysteries with a huge ensemble cast are my thing. I prefer character-driven development and I really want to care about the fate of the people I'm spending time with. 

It was an easy read, but not super satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Body horror

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This has always been my favorite Agatha Christie novel. I hadn’t read it in over thirty years so I tell myself I read it with a fresh look. I was really pleased with how much I enjoyed it. It’s so cleverly constructed that it keeps the reader guessing till the very end. 

The reader sees multiple points of view and thus has shifting sympathies for the characters (if it can be called sympathy as the characters are so despicable). Seemingly impossible things start happening, driving some of the characters to think they’re seeing ghosts or perhaps losing their minds. For such a short book, it’s very complex. 

I’m about to start The Science of Murder: the Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine, and I wanted a refresher on Christie’s writing style. I’m glad I chose this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, Car accident, Classism, and Child death