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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

Start date: March 20, 2015

Finish date: March 26, 2015

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Jun 04, 2007 stephanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, re-read, would-rec, good-more-than-once, kindle, spring-ya-challenge-2014

*note after 4/14 re-read*

so originally it was "10 little niggers". then the poem and the name of the island was changed to "10 little indians". well in the kindle version i just read, it has been changed again - this time to "10 little soldiers" on "soldier island". i find this piece of the book makes it even more of a wonder and fascinating work as both a mystery, a period piece, and a piece of history.

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even though i've read this book over and over, i still am surprised at all the twists and re ...more

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Nov 11, 2016 Christina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: popsugar-2016-reading-challenge, mystery

This was one of the books I was surprised to realize I've never read. I read a lot of Agatha Christie when I was younger, mostly Poirots, and this one is such a classic. In fact, And Then There Were None has inspired so many books, movies and episodes of TV shows, I figured maybe reading it would be kind of predictable. "Oh, yeah, and then they find another body, ho hum, SEEN it." I was wrong.

This book is creepy as hell.

The plot is familiar at this point: strangers invited to an island, confront ...more

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Nov 21, 2018 Karlita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classic-challenge

The Queen of Mystery strikes again! What a fun read. Unpredictable from beginning to end. I really didn’t see it coming. I had multiple theories and made various guesses, and each time, “OOPS they’re dead, can’t be them.” The simple writing makes it that much better. No character had a huge backstory, save for the “guilty act.” Christie just gives you the juice and guts without all the unnecessary frills. Mysteries just aren’t written like this anymore. A fun, quick read that I’d recommend to an ...more

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Dec 12, 2009 Chris rated it it was amazing

I'm not sure why, but I just really loved this book and it started me on a crazy Agatha Christie reading spree. She's fantastic.

(For the record: Hercule > Miss Marple) ...more

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