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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
4.0
“Ten little Soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were nine.
Nine little Soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were eight.
Eight little Soldier boys traveling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were seven.
Seven little Soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
Six little Soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
Five little Soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were four.
Four little Soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Three little Soldier boys walking in the zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
Two little Soldier boys playing with a gun;
One shot the other and then there was One.
One little Soldier boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself and then there were none.”
Now I understand why Christie is the Queen of Crime and Mystery. I do not know if this were the newer storylines about random people coming together and suddenly dying comes from but if it is, it makes completely sense to me. This plot is classic and I love that authors in recent years are implementing it. I was listening to the audiobook and following it with the book and it made it so much faster and, at least for this particular book, I loved the narrator’s voice. It was read by Dan Stevens. He made great voices for the character and to me, it was really fun my first experience of Christie. I cannot wait to read her other classics. ✨
One choked his little self and then there were nine.
Nine little Soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were eight.
Eight little Soldier boys traveling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were seven.
Seven little Soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
Six little Soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
Five little Soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were four.
Four little Soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Three little Soldier boys walking in the zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
Two little Soldier boys playing with a gun;
One shot the other and then there was One.
One little Soldier boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself and then there were none.”
Now I understand why Christie is the Queen of Crime and Mystery. I do not know if this were the newer storylines about random people coming together and suddenly dying comes from but if it is, it makes completely sense to me. This plot is classic and I love that authors in recent years are implementing it. I was listening to the audiobook and following it with the book and it made it so much faster and, at least for this particular book, I loved the narrator’s voice. It was read by Dan Stevens. He made great voices for the character and to me, it was really fun my first experience of Christie. I cannot wait to read her other classics. ✨