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And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

4.21 · Rating Details · 364,443 Ratings · 13,195 Reviews

First, there were ten - a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal - and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. On ...more

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Published May 3rd 2004 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published November 6th 1939)

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Oct 31, 2012 Nataliya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads, i-also-saw-the-film

This lovely mystery book is first and foremost about the administration of the long-overdue justice, right? At least that's what the mastermind behind it all believes.

But the question is - who has the right to decide what justice is? And who is to decide what punishment serves the crime? And is perceived justice at all costs the ultimate goal, or is it the frequently pointless work of a maniac? As a matter of fact, what is justice after all?

I think the story of this book (the one that may win th
This lovely mystery book is first and foremost about the administration of the long-overdue justice, right? At least that's what the mastermind behind it all believes.

But the question is - who has the right to decide what justice is? And who is to decide what punishment serves the crime? And is perceived justice at all costs the ultimate goal, or is it the frequently pointless work of a maniac? As a matter of fact, what is justice after all?

I think the story of this book (the one that may win the contest for the most offensive original title, after all) is familiar to most readers. It is a lovely and fascinating idea. Ten people are lured onto a remote island under false pretenses just to realize that they are all about to be punished by death for the 'crimes' that they have committed in the past and have gotten away with. Killed in a manner predicted by a silly yet ominous children's poem with the conclusion of "... and then there were none". What's more, they come to realize that the mastermind - or maniac? - has to be among them. And the (very polite, in the traditional British way) game of survival begins, complete with all the necessary societal rituals¹ and classism² that are not disposed of even under the threat of imminent demise.

¹The politeness and overt show of respect to one another even in the face of imminent murder by someone in their midst - because, of course, you would not want to offend anyone. Continuing to socialize and take meals together. Insisting on chivalry when a woman could be the murderer just as well as a man ((view spoiler)) - these are just some of the examples.

² Just think of everyone expecting the impeccable service by the butler even though HIS WIFE JUST DIED! Everyone deciding to stick together and be careful - but never including the servants in it. The belief by some that people of 'proper class' would be incapable of murder ((view spoiler)). The list can go on and on. And all of these assumptions prove to be wrong.

And as, despite the precautions, the number of people trapped on the island continues to decline, the uneasy tension sets in, and the impeccable facades begin to crack.

"The others went upstairs, a slow unwilling procession. If this had been an old house, with creaking wood, and dark shadows, and heavily panelled walls, there might have been an eerie feeling. But this house was the essence of modernity. There were no dark corners - no possible sliding panels - it was flooded with electric light - everything was new and bright and shining. There was nothing hidden in this house, nothing concealed. It had no atmosphere about it. Somehow, that was the most frightening thing of all. They exchanged good-nights on the upper landing. Each of them went into his or her own room, and each of them automatically, almost without conscious thought, locked the door."

The story is captivating and very smart, and the ending had me baffled for a bit the first time I read it. It has a neat resolution despite an obvious plot hole (view spoiler). It's an enjoyable read to say the least.

But what made me unsettled both of the times I read it was the nagging question of justice, as I mentioned above. Yes, on one hand, it's almost poetic justice to punish the criminals who thought they got away with it. On the other hand, is eye-for-an-eye the best way to get even? And who's to judge, anyway? Who is either conceited enough or deranged enough to assume that he has the right and the moral authority to determine guilt and the extent of punishment just like that?

Don't get me wrong - the people accused on the island are undeniably guilty (even though it's not necessarily murder as we think of for some of them - Vera Claythorne is really guilty of neglect, albeit with a desire to kill, and Emily Brent is pretty much guilty of being a judgmental über-righteous heartless prude). But the degree of their guilt varies quite significantly in my perception, and it does not always coincide with what their 'unknown' judge/executioner thinks (running two children over with a car and feeling no remorse is to me worse than firing a pregnant servant who then goes on to kill herself, for instance). And is arbitrarily and single-handedly determining their guilt and doling out punishments not just as much (or even much worse) or a crime than they have committed? Conceited, self-righteous crime? Decide for yourself.

Speaking of guilt - this novel has quite a bit to say on this subject. You see, many of the characters have already been judged and condemned by their own selves. Vera Claythorne and General Macarthur both are tormented by their guilt (and (view spoiler)). Interestingly, others, no less guilty, are not tormented by their conscience at all. But ultimately this does not matter at all for their survival; only the fact that they were deemed guilty ((view spoiler)). So should being tormented by guilt versus a cold-blooded killer factor at all in the administration of justice?

These are the thoughts that kept running through my head as I was reading this excellent non-traditional critically-acclaimed specimen of mystery literature. And therefore bravo to Miss Christie for making me think and care - and not just mindlessly flipping pages to get to the bottom of the whodunit. Because 'WHO' was much less important to me than 'HOW' and 'WHY' - especially 'WHY'.

For all of this, I give it the unflinching guilt-free 4 stars. ...more

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May 28, 2016 Mohammed Arabey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

يجب أن أعترف أن ضيق أفقي هو مامنعني من دخول عالم أجاثا كريستي
فمنذ صغري لم تبهرني أغلفة قصصها المترجمة للعربية
كما أن معرفة والدي لافلامها وقراءة والدتي لروايتها منذ الصغر جعلني أشعر أن الغموض بهذه القصص سيكون "موضة قديمة" وألغازها ستكون مكشوفة لي
ناهيك عن مقولة "لابد أن الخادم هو من فعلها كقصص أجاثا كريستي" جعلتني
متشككا أن الحل دائما نمطيا
فلماذا أقرأ لها؟..لم يعد هناك شئ

عشر عساكر صغار ذهبوا الي العشاء
اختنق احدهم ..ثم تبقي تسعة

الي ان جائتني دعوة..دعوه لقراءة احد كتب اجاثا كريستي لانها في قائم ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Kinga rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Before I begin I would like to apologise for my use of the N word in this review.
It is necessary, I promise.

This book was originally published in UK under a charming title of "Ten Little Niggers". When it came to the US version in the 40's someone decided that 'Ten Little Niggers' is not the most marketable title for a book so they changed it to 'Ten Little Indians' (as it was still ok to call Native Americans Indians then).
Only years after someone decided that neither 'Niggers', nor 'Indians' ...more

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Dec 24, 2015 Anne rated it really liked it

Shelves: agatha-christie, mystery, kindle, read-in-2015, crime

Reread: 2015
Because some Non-Crunchy ~~Cool~~ Classic Pantaloonless friends thought I read it wrong...

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Turns out, I did. This was a really good mystery!
{insert long-winded apology with much groveling}
Happy, guys?

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The story goes a bit like this:
10 strangers each get invitations from someone they think they know, to stay on an island resort. Hells yeah! Sunshine & sea air!

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Well, resort is a bit of a misnomer.
It's really a big house on an island. Still, it's famous for being a party place, and nobod ...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Emily May rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery-thriller-horror

I'm a big lover of Agatha Christie, she has written some fantastic murder mysteries and her stories never get tiring. But this is the one that just comes out on top every time.

It partly, and quite amusingly, reminds me of that old American murder mystery in Sunset Beach. Basically, they're the only ones on this island and someone is killing them off one by one in accordance with the Ten Little Indians rhyme . And I swear I never saw it coming, and I'm usually very good at it. It's just a very cl ...more

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Jul 23, 2014 Alejandro rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, detective, novel

Extraordinary and gripping novel!

I knew that the best way to start reading the literary work by Agatha Christie was choosing her most known book. And There were none is the best-selling mystery novel of all time with 100 million of copies, and the fifth book in the list comprehending all genres. That is something to give to Agatha Christie the respect that she deserves.

Initially this novel on UK was titled Ten Little Niggers, only because the original nursery rhyme was called that but it was obv ...more

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Apr 03, 2016 ❁ بــدريــه ❁ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, نسخ-إلكترونية, recommendations, قراءات-2016, agatha-christie, seen-as-moive-series

لا شيء سوى ستعيش الاثارة من بداية إلى النهاية
نصيحة : شاهدوا المسلسل المقتبس من الرواية رهيب .

عشرة هنود صغار ذهبوا لتناول العشاء
اختنق أحدهم وبقي منهم تسعة
تسعة هنود صغار سهروا إلى وقت متأخر جدًا
أفرط أحدهم في النوم فبقي منهم ثمانية

ثمانية هنود صغار سافروا إلى ديفون
قرر أحدهم البقاء فبقي منهم سبعة
سبعة هنود صغار كانوا يقطعون اللحم
شطر أحدهم نفسه نصفين فبقي منهم ستة

ستة هنود صغار كانوا يلعبون عند خلية نحل
لسعت نحلة واحدًا فبقي منهم خمسة
خمسة هنود صغار مضوا لدراسة القانون
صار أحدهم في أحكام المساواة فبقي من ...more

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May 14, 2010 Moira Russell added it · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, 2010-50-new-books-challenge

I admit I am a late, reluctant and suspicious convert to Christie. I avoided her studiously as an adolescent, because dozens and dozens of her paperbacks were always on sale with equally cheap indistinguishable romances and other 'women's books,' and I wanted no part of those. I read Chandler, not Christie; Hammett, not Sayers; James, not Marsh. I even read a few Spillane books, for Chrissakes, at a friend's urging (UGH), but still no Christie. Those endless TV adaptations, with the dotty Miss M I admit I am a late, reluctant and suspicious convert to Christie. I avoided her studiously as an adolescent, because dozens and dozens of her paperbacks were always on sale with equally cheap indistinguishable romances and other 'women's books,' and I wanted no part of those. I read Chandler, not Christie; Hammett, not Sayers; James, not Marsh. I even read a few Spillane books, for Chrissakes, at a friend's urging (UGH), but still no Christie. Those endless TV adaptations, with the dotty Miss Marple and dorky Poirot, didn't help either. I had her books written off - predictable - cozy - tricksy - unreal - feminine. I liked Patricia Cornwell and noir. Show me a grisly procedural and I'll sink into it like a warm bath.

The result of this prejudice, of course, was that I never saw what was actually there and only cheated myself. But matters weren't helped when I took a (delightful) genre studies course in graduate school (The Singing Sands, Ashenden, Knight's Gambit, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Poe, Doyle....) and we had to read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, about whom legendary snob Edmund Wilson famously asked: Who Cares? Not me. (Not that I cared for Wilson either.) I hated that book.

But during that course I ran across something interesting. For my final topic I chose the work of P.D. James (and read all of her books published up til then - through Original Sin - in about a month; dizzying but v fun) and you couldn't miss emblazoned on all her paperbacks at the time, THE NEW QUEEN OF CRIME, SHE USURPS CHRISTIE'S THRONE, CAGEMATCH BETWEEN PHYLLIS AND AGATHA, TWO BITCHES ENTER ONE NOVELIST LEAVES, &c &c you get the picture. This was mainly very stupid marketing because James and Christie have almost nothing in common (even tho James's first, derivative novel had the classic locked-room scenario). But I read a lot of interviews with James, and while she was polite about Christie (well, she's British) I sensed something else: respect. Apparently her tone's changed a bit in her most recent nonfiction book about mysteries, but then she said something like: 'She is a conjurer with those cards, and each time you think you know which one she is turning face-up, and each time you are wrong.'

Well, now that was interesting. Every time? And I discovered the answer is, yes, pretty much. Call it a trick, call it a gimmick, call it masterful puzzle-plotting, call it a kind of genius, whatever it is, it's frighteningly consistent. It is what Stephen King terms the 'gotta' in Misery raised almost to an art form. It is what Magnus Eisengrim describes in Robertson Davies' World of Wonders as what makes a great magician: 'A man who can stand stark naked in the middle of a crowd and keep it gaping for an hour while he manipulates a few coins, or cards, or billiard balls.'

This would have been a far, far better book for me to read in that class that was almost fifteen years ago now (gosh). For one thing, it has a sharp, strong, original female central character (she's not quite a heroine); its gimmick is equally as good as Ackroyd's; and it is a dazzling distinctive example of the One-Of-Us-is-a-Murderer-But-Which-One plot. Even better, there is no trace of that horrific Socratic bore Hercule Poirot or any of his little grey cells. For all that critics harp on Christie's cardboard characters and outlandish setups, this book depends largely on characterization and atmosphere. Each of the ten people brought to a deserted, barren island is guilty to a greater or lesser degree of causing the death of another person, and the book becomes almost a meditation on - what is guilt? What is responsibility? The murderer isn't just randomly cutting people down, but manipulating them, and enjoying it. Even if they are all as guilty as she or he thinks they are, do they deserve to be picked off and psychologically tortured? What justifies passing sentence on someone else? These are not easy questions and Christie does not give easy answers.

(Also trying to write a spoiler-free review of this is hard, yeesh.) ...more

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Oct 22, 2015 Manny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: what-i-do-for-a-living

My friend Amelie and I used this book as half of our corpus when we wrote our 1990 paper, An Implementable Semantics for Comparative Constructions . We spent several days combing through the text, extracting and categorizing every single occurrence of a comparative construction. So you'll appreciate that I know what I'm talking about when I say it's better than most murder mysteries.

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Jun 02, 2011 mark monday rated it it was amazing

Shelves: alpha-team, choose-ur-adventure, rain-man-reviews

You Chose Your Own Adventure!

You are a man, you are a woman; you are judge, jury, and executioner. You are surrounded by murderers and assholes. Kill ‘em all! Then kill yourself. Your adventure is over.

If you would like to start your life anew, choose
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Dec 29, 2015 Evgeny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: crime-and-mystery

To talk about the plot of this book however briefly would give spoilers right away. For people who have not read them, spoilers kill Agatha Christie books. Basically there is a small isolated island bought by an American millionaire which was later sold to a mysterious party generating a lot of rumors about the latest buyer. A group of very different people ended up on the island.
Island

If you are familiar with the Dame of Mystery's writing you would guess there will be a murder. If you have read sever ...more

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Feb 23, 2016 Amy (shoutame) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

I just love Agatha Christie! I listened to this one on audio book (which is very new thing for me!) and thoroughly enjoyed it!

We follow a group a ten people who are invited to an island off the coast of Devon. Their host is nowhere to be found and they are all getting a little edgy. Soon they discover that they all harbour dark secrets in their past, secrets that they hoped no one else was aware of. Slowly but surely the ten guests turn up dead. Who is reeking this revenge upon them? How do they ...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Madeline rated it really liked it

Shelves: detective-fiction

“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 travelling 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 ...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Rehab suliman rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: روايات

لم يخطئ النقاد حين صنفوا هذه الرائعة من أكثر روايات أجاثا دقة وادهاشاً .. انهمكت في قراءتها وأنهيتها رغماً عني سريعا للفضول الشديد الذي ألم بي لمعرفة النهاية الغير متوقعه أبداً .. يدهشني في اجاثا دقتها في وصف المشاهد لدرجة أني أتخيل نفسي في موقع الحدث .. ان أردت أن تجرب قراءة الروايات البوليسية فهذه الرواية هي الأجدر بأن تكون البداية لك

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Oct 09, 2015 Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, mystery, i-own, oldies-but-goodies

Every once in a while on Goodreads I find myself feeling compelled to make a True Confession, and here's another one: I'm not all that much of a Hercule Poirot fan.

For someone who's read probably 30 or 40 Agatha Christie books over her lifetime, that's probably an odd thing. I like him okay, I don't DISlike him, but yeah, he kind of irks me sometimes. So when I'm picking up an Agatha Christie mystery, I'm always a little bit tickled when it doesn't involve Poirot. This is one of those books, so Every once in a while on Goodreads I find myself feeling compelled to make a True Confession, and here's another one: I'm not all that much of a Hercule Poirot fan.

For someone who's read probably 30 or 40 Agatha Christie books over her lifetime, that's probably an odd thing. I like him okay, I don't DISlike him, but yeah, he kind of irks me sometimes. So when I'm picking up an Agatha Christie mystery, I'm always a little bit tickled when it doesn't involve Poirot. This is one of those books, so it already had a leg up on the competition when I started it.

And here's the other thing: with all the Christie books I've read in my lifetime, there are only a handful that I've found really memorable. This, again, is one of those books. In fact, plotwise I would say it's my favorite Christie book of all time. Many Christie fans consider it her masterpiece.

Eight very different people are invited to an isolated island off the coast of England. Fairly soon it becomes apparent that they all have one thing in common: they've all been accused of murder but were never convicted or brought to justice. Each person has gotten a written invitation to the island, tailored to their needs or situation, like a job offer or a holiday invitation, most of the invitations coming from someone they don't know who signs the invites as U.N. Owen. Together with the butler and cook who are already on the island, there are ten people. They gather for drinks and to meet their U.N.Known host. While they are waiting, a few things happen:

1. They notice a framed copy of the nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians" hanging on the wall, in which the Indians* leave, die or disappear one by one, until there are none. There are also ten Indian figurines on the dining room table.

2. Mysteriously, a recorded voice begins to speak, describing each of the characters in turn and accusing them each of committing murder but evading justice . . . until now.

3. One of the guests laughs off the shock and quickly downs a drink. And immediately chokes and dies. One of the ten figurines is soon discovered to be broken, and the nursery rhyme reflects his manner of death ("One choked his little self and then there were nine").

So begins an intense tale, as the guests frantically try to protect themselves and figure out which of them is the killer (or is it someone else hiding on the island?) before they are all dead. And at the same time, they're all dealing with their own feelings of guilt to varying degrees. And the figurines keep disappearing--DUN! DUN! DUN! The psychological exploration in this book is great, beyond anything I recall reading in any other Christie mystery, and the reveal at the end completely surprised me.

*Content note: The one thing that mars this book is its dicey history due to its racial slurs and insensitivity. It was originally titled Ten Little Niggers, based on the British version of this poem that apparently wasn't considered offensive enough not to use in England when the book was first published in 1939. For the American edition of the book, it was changed to "Ten Little Indians" and, later, "And Then There Were None" (which is the version I have, but still with the Indian poem and figurines)--better but still not great. I understand that most recent editions now use ten little soldiers for the poem. ...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Halfino Berry rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: mystery lovers

Shelves: mystery

I read it many years ago, during my junior high (or before?), loved it, and consider it as one of Christie's best writing.

You won't find Poirot or Miss Marple in it, but as her other books are usually related to some popular rhymes, this one is related with '10 Little Indians' (which is the other title for this book).

Alternately, you will have these ten people with the dark past isolated in an island. One by one, each of them were killed. You may guess who the killer was while turning page over ...more

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Aug 28, 2014 Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2014

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/

WARNING: IF YOU DID NOT LIKE HARPER’S ISLAND CLICK AWAY PRONTO ‘CAUSE THIS STORY REMINDED ME OF THAT STORY AND I’M GOING TO HARPER’S ISLAND THE POOP OUT OF THIS MO-FO

Still here? Okay, let’s get on with the show.

Upon starting And Then There Were None, I found myself feeling extremely . . . giddy. WTF is wrong with me? Normal people don’t get all smiley when they begin a book where everyone and their dog is going to get murdered. I need ...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Colleen Venable rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-adult, re-read

Made the mistake of starting this on the train ride home just now. Now it's 2am and HOLY MOLY DOES THIS BOOK HOLD UP! Was my favorite book in 5th grade and read it a ton of times then. I even know who the killer is and I'm still at the edge of my seat (or maybe more appropriately edge of my bed, under the covers with a booklight) Lordie. Someone pry this out of my hands and make me sleep!

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Nov 02, 2015 Junta rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Anyone

Recommended to Junta by: Detective Conan

Shelves: mystery-thriller, british, 5-star

"Ten literary Goodreads reviewers chatting online;
One bot was discovered and then there were Nine.
Nine literary Goodreads reviewers on a thread until late;
One lost his Wi-Fi signal and then there were Eight.
Eight literary Goodreads reviewers groupreading Austen;
One only read males and then there were Seven.
Seven literary Goodreads reviewers averse to using pics;
One blasphemed with GIFs and then there were Six.
Six literary Goodreads reviewers booktubing live;
One revealed too much and then there

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Jul 11, 2015 Maxwell rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own-it, 2015

Well I guess I sort of solved the mystery. I mean, earlier on in the book I guessed correctly. But then I switched theories and was pretty confident that I was on the right track only to be proved wrong in the end. It definitely kept me on my toes.

Shamefully, this was my first time reading an Agatha Christie novel. It was extremely well crafted. Everything ties together in the end. It's much like a mix of the movie Clue and the television show Harper's Island, both of which, I'm sure, are heavil ...more

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Oct 31, 2015 Rinda Elwakil rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: أجاثا_كريستي

عشر عساكر صغار ذهبوا الي العشاء
اختنق احدهم ..ثم تبقي تسعة

سهـر تسعة صبية هنـود لوقت متأخـر
نام أحـدهم وبقـى ثمانيـة

كان ثمانية صبية هنـود مسافرين فى ديفـون
وقال أحـدهم أنه سيبقى هنـاك ثم بقى سبعة

كان سبعة صبية هنـود يكسـرون العصـى
فشطـر أحدهم نفسه إلى نصفين ثم بقى ستـة

كان ستة صبية هنـود يلعبون بخليـة نحـل
فلسـع زنبور أحـدهم ثم بقى خمسـة

كان خمسـة صبيـة هنـود يمارسـون القانـون
قُبـض على أحدهم فى المحكمة ثم بقى أربعة ..

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May 11, 2016 Vanessa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was my first foray into Agatha Christie and god was it fun. Seriously, this is a great read. I've never really been a mystery reader, but I can definitely see myself getting into them now.

The story centers around ten strangers who all go to stay on Soldier Island at the behest of the mysterious hosts Mr and Mrs Owen. Instead of the hosts appearing, they soon realise that they have been purposely brought to this island as they all have their own dark secret, and soon one by one they begin dy ...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Ariel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I am so glad that I finally picked up an Agatha Christie.. it was about time, and I think that I chose a good one to start with! And Then There Were None, fun fact, is the best-selling mystery novel in all of human history!

Overall, I thought that this was an excellent novel. It was very intriguing, and by half way I didn't want to put it down - I needed to know what was going on! I definitely understand why Christie is held in such high regard, too: her writing is quick and on edge, it's realist ...more

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Apr 13, 2016 Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-more-than-once, ttiv, buddy-or-group-read

Edited review for a re-read with Evgeny and the island of the other pantless people.

I have now read this brilliant book three times. Yes, it's worth it.

Let's set an ominous mood/opening with Agatha Christie's creative writing ability -

Her lips moved as she followed the words: 'The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net in which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth; the wicked is snared in the work of their own hands. The wick ...more

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Apr 29, 2016 Radwa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-and-mystery

العنوان الأصلى للرواية ( عشر عبيد صغار ) مأخوذ عن أغنية أمريكية شهيرة عام 1868. الأغنية على اليوتيوب :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSAih...

الأغنية على جانب كبير من العنصرية لإستخدام كلمة عبيد والتخلص منهم بهذه الصورة .. لكن أجاثا لم تستخدم من الأغنية إلا طرق القتل المذكورة فيها فقط .. فقد طبقت الطرق حرفيا .. وهو الأمر الذى أضاف الكثير إلى براعة هذه السيدة فى فن الرواية البوليسية

تحولت الرواية لفيلم أول مرة فى عام 1945 .. لكن الفيلم لم يكن بجودة الرواية للأسف
ففى نهايته بقى شخصان على قيد الحياة ...more

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May 24, 2015 Jadranka rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-mystery, my-books, read-in-2015, popsugar-reading-challenge-2015, agatha-christie

Početak Agatinog i mog divnog prijateljstva :D Čista desetka!

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Feb 18, 2016 Nikoleta rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, classics

Δέκα άγνωστοι και φαινομενικά απλοί άνθρωποι λαμβάνουν από μία πρόσκληση ο καθένας να περάσουν λίγες μέρες στο πολυφημισμένο ιδιωτικό νησί Νέγκρο.
Όταν φτάνουν, μία άγνωστη φωνή τους ενημερώνει ότι όλοι τους στο παρελθόν διέπραξαν φόνο. Μετά από λίγο αντιλαμβάνονται ότι είναι αδύνατον να φύγουν με οποιοδήποτε μέσο από το νησί. Είναι παγιδευμένοι. Όταν σταδιακά ένας ένας αρχίζουν να βρίσκονται νεκροί, αρχίζει ο τρόμος. Όλοι υποπτεύονται τους πάντες. Ποιος είναι αυτός που παίζει αυτό το φρικαλέο πα Δέκα άγνωστοι και φαινομενικά απλοί άνθρωποι λαμβάνουν από μία πρόσκληση ο καθένας να περάσουν λίγες μέρες στο πολυφημισμένο ιδιωτικό νησί Νέγκρο.
Όταν φτάνουν, μία άγνωστη φωνή τους ενημερώνει ότι όλοι τους στο παρελθόν διέπραξαν φόνο. Μετά από λίγο αντιλαμβάνονται ότι είναι αδύνατον να φύγουν με οποιοδήποτε μέσο από το νησί. Είναι παγιδευμένοι. Όταν σταδιακά ένας ένας αρχίζουν να βρίσκονται νεκροί, αρχίζει ο τρόμος. Όλοι υποπτεύονται τους πάντες. Ποιος είναι αυτός που παίζει αυτό το φρικαλέο παιχνίδι; Η καταιγίδα έξω φουσκώνει και όσο ο άνεμος λυσσομανά σε αυτό το πλέον αφιλόξενο νησί, η παράνοια θολώνει λίγο λίγο το μυαλό τους.
Αστυνομικό βιβλίο έργο τέχνης! Περίτεχνα δοσμένη ιστορία γεμάτη συμβολισμούς. Καταπληκτική η σκιαγράφηση των χαρακτήρων των ηρώων. Αλαζόνες ή ηθικά άμεμπτοι, παρακολουθούμε την ψυχολογική τους πτώση, την συνειδητοποίηση του προσωπικού εγκλήματος ή ατοπήματος που φέρνει είτε την μετάνοια είτε τον τρόμο.
Όσο για την πλοκή, τέλεια σχεδιασμένη. Αν η Αγκάθα δεν γινόταν συγγραφέας θα μπορούσε κάλλιστα να γίνει πληρωμένη δολοφόνος! Η ατμόσφαιρα ανατριχιαστική! Εκπληκτικό βιβλίο.
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Jan 17, 2016 Mel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, 5-stars, read-in-2016, around-the-world-in-52-books

W.O.W
I wont lie, when I started this I was so bored. I was so bored for about 70 pages that I just didn't think I could do it. But the lovely Wendy sent me this book as a Christmas present and it was her favourite book and I felt like I owed it to her to read the entire book and THANKFULLY I DID.
This book picked up so fast, and honestly I couldn't put it down at the end. I just needed to know who was the killer. NEEDED to. And that was a SHOCK.
If you don't know (you probably do, even though I di W.O.W
I wont lie, when I started this I was so bored. I was so bored for about 70 pages that I just didn't think I could do it. But the lovely Wendy sent me this book as a Christmas present and it was her favourite book and I felt like I owed it to her to read the entire book and THANKFULLY I DID.
This book picked up so fast, and honestly I couldn't put it down at the end. I just needed to know who was the killer. NEEDED to. And that was a SHOCK.
If you don't know (you probably do, even though I didn't) this book follows 10 people who go to an island mansion, all for different reasons, and one by one they all end up dying.
I will be talking about the killer under this spoiler so really don't read it if you don't want to know. There will be no spoilers after that little break.
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When the book "ended" I initially thought of giving it 4 stars, but the epilogue + last chapter just put it over the top to 5 stars for me. The way it's revealed who it was all along and the fact that we got full details and explanation really just made the book so much better. Agatha Christie is a mystery genius because honestly the way she put this together is astounding and I love it. I am going to be picking up more of her books like ASAP because I just adored this one. So if you have any recommendations of books by her and where to start or something, let me know PLEASE.

Another thing that put this over the top to a 5 star rating for me was the little poem. The poem and the way it was used and done was fantastic to me. So creative, so interesting, just absolutely fantastic. God I adored this!! What a perfect way to start the year!!

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“Enveloped in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its discomfort and its heat. Everyone made such a fuss over things nowadays! They wanted injections before they had teeth pulled— they took drugs if they couldn’t sleep— they wanted easy chairs and cushions and the girls allowed their figures to slop about anyhow and lay about half naked on the beaches in summer.”

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May 03, 2016 Kai rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, classics

“When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Soldier Island.”

My first Agatha Christie, and a good one indeed. And Then There Were None just recently came to my attention. Maybe it was the new mini series or the many people suddenly reading this, but I was intruiged immediately. I can't wait to watch the series!

Agatha Christie totally tricked me. I thought I had figured it out, but I was wrong. This novel t ...more

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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

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“Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine.
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight.
Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven.
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four.
Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none.” — 433 likes

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