And Then There Were None

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Summary: And Then There Were None--Perspective of a Marauder
Review: The Book that I read, by force, actually turned out being a very good book. There are many reasons why this Agatha Christie novel was so great. Perhaps the most significant reason is the desire to know what is going to happen next. The book is about ten people who are invited to a weekend of fun by an anonymous guest. One by on they are eliminated until there becomes no guests left and a note from the mad host. This novel was actually HARD to stop reading. All the clues intrigued me to read on. For example, when the characters arrived to an unoccupied mansion you had to figure that something was going on. And as the amount of people on the island decreased the suspicion increased. This book was great from the start to finish -- from the invitation letters signed, "UNKNOWN" to the final intrigue of the last few deaths of the last remaining guests. If you can get your hands on it definitely read this book. It is great for those who like suspense. Agatha Christie is a great author who does a great job with mystery novels and this is perhaps her best work

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Summary: A Classic Thriller!
Review: Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE should be very close to the top of any mystery fan's "must read list." The novel concerns a group of ten previously unacquainted people who are lured via various pretexts to Indian Island, a resort home off the coast of Devon--and are promptly accused by their unseen host of having escaped punishment for past crimes. Cut off from the world and fighting rising panic, they scramble to unmask the killer even as their number is reduced in macabre accordance with the "Ten Little Indians" nursey rhyme displayed in rooms throughout the house.

Agatha Christie was already famous when AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (also known under the title TEN LITTLE INDIANS) was published--but this book put her career well over the top: nothing like it had seen before, it proved a sensation, and writers and film-makers continue to use Christie's basic idea to this very day. Some critics argue the novel is mechanical rather than organic, but I say if this is mechanical, let's have more of it! It is truly a can't-put-it-down, non-stop read, a spectacular turn by the genre's single most celebrated author.

The success of the novel inspired Christie to adapt it for the stage, where it was a tremendous success, and there have been several film versions (most notably the 1940s Rene Clair-directed AND THEN THERE WERE NONE) over the years. If you know the story only from stage and film versions, however, you are in for a surprise. Christie felt the novel's conclusion did not translate well to the stage, so she re-wrote it--and most film versions follow the stage script, not the novel. But whether you've seen the play and films or not, get ready for a shock!

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Summary: Ten Little Indian Boys...
Review: This was a good book I read the whole thing in about two days! It was really interesting. And every page requires u to think. But the ending of it was not really what i expected. And the person who did the murders just ruined everything. It would have been better if it was all supernatural. Not just a parson of a block. His proffession and all didn't really go to the thigs he did. But aside from the ending which surprised me a lot, it was a good book and I would reccomend any1 that would enjoy a good game of Clue.

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Summary: Very Dark Christie
Review: Dame Agatha makes a jarring departure in this grim and intricate tale. There is no sleuth, the pace is fast, frenzied and breathless, and rather than "types," she takes pains with characterizations. The body count is high, and the mode of death frequently untidy. "And Then There Were None" is among the most favored of Christie's books. It has gone through a few title changes; I knew it as "Ten Little Indians," and before that it had even a more politically incorrect title. Be forewarned, Ms. Christie is neither enlightened nor tolerant. Some of the passages and references are bigoted and might offend some readers.

A group of ten strangers is invited or hired for a long weekend on Indian Island, a mile off the Devon coast. It is somewhat improbable that these ten would all accept such a vague invitation from a host they do not know to a place they have never seen before, but each for his or her own reasons accepts. They include a doctor, a games mistress, a soldier of fortune, a rich playboy, a retired policeman, a judge, a spinster, a retired general and a married couple who are to be the servants. They arrive on a bleak rocky island to a completely modern house with all the amenities. The fires are welcoming, there is an ample supply of food, the servants are impeccable, but their host is absent. In each of the bedrooms, the Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme is posted on a prominent wall. It begins:

"Ten Little Indian boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self, and then there were nine.---

Drinks are served, and one guest chokes, turns blue and falls over dead. The tension builds, the fright of the stranded people is palpable as one by one, they are picked off, each in accordance with the nursery rhyme. As the number of victims increase, the survivors' suspicions of each other reach a frantic pitch. In an epilogue, the police arrive and find them all dead. Who is the murderer who has to be among the victims?

"And Then There Were None" is told in short choppy chapters that build suspense and tension. I would call this Christie's one and only thriller. None of the characters are even likable and once again (see "ABC Murders"), Christie toys with the idea of the serial killer long before such an animal was even heard of. She is a good profiler too! This is an excellent story, and the author is miles ahead of you at all times, If you can figure out "who" and "how" before she lays it out for you, you deserve the Sleuth of the Year Award!

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Summary: A Classic Thriller!
Review: Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE should be very close to the top of any mystery fan's "must read list." The novel concerns a group of ten previously unacquainted people who are lured via various pretexts to Indian Island, a resort home off the coast of Devon--and are promptly accused by their unseen host of having escaped punishment for past crimes. Cut off from the world and fighting rising panic, they scramble to unmask the killer even as their number is reduced in macabre accordance with the "Ten Little Indians" nursey rhyme displayed in rooms throughout the house.

Agatha Christie was already famous when AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (also known under the title TEN LITTLE INDIANS) was published--but this book put her career well over the top: nothing like it had seen before, it proved a sensation, and writers and film-makers continue to use Christie's basic idea to this very day. Some critics argue the novel is mechanical rather than organic, but I say if this is mechanical, let's have more of it! It is truly a can't-put-it-down, non-stop read, a spectacular turn by the genre's single most celebrated author.

The success of the novel inspired Christie to adapt it for the stage, where it was a tremendous success, and there have been several film versions (most notably the 1940s Rene Clair-directed AND THEN THERE WERE NONE) over the years. If you know the story only from stage and film versions, however, you are in for a surprise. Christie felt the novel's conclusion did not translate well to the stage, so she re-wrote it--and most film versions follow the stage script, not the novel. But whether you've seen the play and films or not, get ready for a shock!

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Summary: And Then There Were None
Review: "And Then There Were None", is a mystery book that is wrote by the author, Agatha Christi, who is by no surprise the number one best seller for mystery books. The book is taken place in Diltisham, Indian Island. Its about a mysterious man named Mr, Owen who invites 10 guests, who don't know eachother to his beautiful house on an Indian Island. Throughout the whole story the 10 guests try to figure out who Mr. Owen could be. Is he on the Island? Is he one of the 10? Or, did he not even come on the Island? ONe by one the 10 people are killed by a murderer's fantasy of a "Ten Little Indians" poem. Killing them based on the poem.
I thought the book " And Then There Were None", was very well organized, descriptive, and well written. Agatha Christi does a great job with keeping you guessing till the end, of who the killer is. This book never has a dull moment, there is always something going on. There is a twist in the ending that you would have never expected.

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Summary: Suspenceful Mystery
Review: And Then There Were None is an excellent mystery novel. Like all books it starts off quite slow. I actually stopped reading it for a few months before I picked it back up again. Once you get into it there are loads of twists and turns. It's about ten people who are gathered on to a rocky island with one large house on it. The first night they're there two people die mysterious deaths, and as more deaths occur it becomes evident that each death follows the pattern of an old nursery rhyme, "Ten Little Indians." Read this book to find out if anyone will escape!

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Summary: Good Mystery Story
Review: This was a decent book. It was very slow getting started, almost hard to understand for younger readers. This book was about 10 different people who did'nt know each other who were intited to this island called "Indian Island." Through out there stay at this island, one bye one, they started to get killed off.
No one could figure out who was doing the killing. Everyone had there own ideas on what was going on. Everyone was blaming each other and everyone was really scared. Basically it was every man for themselves.
The reason I did like this book though was because it made you want to keep reading. You thought you knew just who was doing the killing, then bam, there dead too. The end was pretty weak. Other then that this was a decent book and a pretty good read.

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Summary: Keeps you guessing
Review: The book AND THEN THERE WERE NONE takes place on an island around the country of Scotland. It is a story about ten guests who are invited to an island called Indian Island. Throughout the story the guests dieing and they are stuck on the island.

I had many different feelings about this particular book because there are some parts that I liked and there are other parts that I dont like about the book. For instance, I dont like the fact that the author introduces the characters at the same time pretty much. I didnt like this because it was to hard to figure out who is doing what until some of them start dieing. On the other hand, there are many things that I liked about the book. The first thing that i really liked was that it was short and the book flowed very nicely. Most of all, the best part about the book that I liked is that it always kept you guessing on why the guests are dieing until the very end.

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Summary: Mystery novel reviewed by me
Review: Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None, formerly published as "Ten Little Indians", goes steadily dull for a while up until the mysterious violence begins.
The book begins by describing the numerous characters and how they all are guilty of a crime but were let off the hook.
The people invited to an island by an unknown host start to die one by one in strange and unpredictable ways. But when the boat to the mainland doesn't show up the next morning, the several living guests begin to accuse each otherand realize that the deaths aren't accidental.
Overall, the story and dialogue is very detailed but the plot line is weak and unrealistic. Although they are numerous, the characters are detailed in depth as though they are being profiled. Seeing that nobody makes a strong attempt to leave the cursed island or create a safe haven makes the story somewhat unbelievable.