And Then There Were None in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Sep 12, 2018 Shannon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow. What an amazingly conceived book. Agatha Christie was a genius. I loved the way she crafted the plot around a nursery rhyme and I did not at all figure out how it all worked together.

I highly recommend this for mystery fans. It’s clever and fast paced and engaging.

The only word of caution I would offer is that there’s quite a bit of subtle (and not so subtle) racism and sexism. The book is, after all, a product of its time. But I found it fairly easy to forgive these flaws given the brill ...more

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May 06, 2016 Jenni rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-finished-in-2016

Actual rating 3.5 stars

I'm sad to say I was actually kind of underwhelmed by this one. I thought it was way to quick and I never really had time to feel suspense about any of the deaths. It was like bam bam bam. I liked the creativity of the plot devices, with the poem and the epilogue, but overall I finished this books feeling very underwhelmed.

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Aug 09, 2016 CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: around-the-world-challenge, mysteries

Knowing how long ago this mystery was written, I did not expect it to be as engaging as it was. I read it in about 25 hours, staying up far too late, and feeling very jumpy when I had to take the dog outside in the dark one last time to go to the bathroom. While I believe that I read some of Christie's work when I was in high school, I don't remember much about it, and certainly didn't recognize any of this plot. I was engaged through the end, although frustrated with an ending I'm not sure how ...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Astrid Lim rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie, british, thriller-mystery, classic, twist, whodunit, locked-room

I've reread this book for many times now, but still being mesmerized by it. It's ingenious, brilliant, out of the box, and ahead of its time. It's a masterpiece and I don't blame Christie if this becomes one of her most favorite books she ever written. ...more

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Mar 11, 2018 Denise Cormaney rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I went through a big Agatha Christie phase in middle school, so it was fun to revisit this classic. A quick read that I finished in a day. A classic whodunnit.

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