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Summary: My Review
Review: "Nodding his head in approval of his logic, Mr. Justice Wargrave allowed his head to nod..."
"She screamed and screamed--screams of the utmost terror--wild, desperate cries for help."
I first read "And Then There Were None" when I was nine and ordered it from the Scholastic Book Club. (It had been retitled "Ten Little Indians" as a promo for the movie of the same name starring Hugh O'Brian and Stanley Holloway, based on "And Then There Were None.") I did not yet realize that being a great genre writer didn't necessarily mean you were a great writer, and I also didn't know about editors and how even they can sometimes be asleep at the wheel. But, in any case, those two sentences--which even to my fourth-grade eyes seemed awfully inept--were what stayed with me from the book, more than anything else. "And Then There Were None" is widely considered to be Agatha Christie's masterpiece, the sheer ingeniousness of the plot mixing with an aura of impending doom to make an overwhelming reading experience. I guess that's true, and maybe I'm just too picky, but I keep thinking how much better the book would have been if written by, say, Raymond Chandler, or someone else who knew how to write a decent sentence. This is the main reason why I prefer film adaptations of Dame Agatha's books to the books themselves. Give me Albert Finney, David Suchet or Peter Ustinov as Poirot any day!
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Summary: Agatha Christie proves the killer isn't always obvious......
Review: Agatha Christie has been an expert at tricking readers into finding a murderer. And there is no exception in this book. Christie was an author with big brains. This book features a murderer using the 'Ten Little Indians' poem to kill ten guests gathered around from mysterious letters. In the beginning, it starts up with each character introudcing themselves, thinking of what they would be doing.
It is a great book: and the killer isn't who you think until you get to about the 3rd person. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because some of the characters were beyond crazy. A previous Christie book I'd read: the dialogue was more calmed and stretched out, while this was all in a rush. That shouldn't stop you from buying the book, though. Another reason I gave this only 4 stars was because the killer was pretty obvious by the end. It has happened in some of the other Christie books, but there was also more to the story.
But, in the end: you cannot put this book again. I'd thought someone else was the killer, and someone else had the motive, but it seems that was definitely true. Christie models her books like professionally carved sculptures. Just remember: the obviously stated isn't always obvious.Overall Rating: 4.6/5
Pros: Very great book, you can't put it down, based on the Ten Little Indians poem
Cons: The dialogue is stretched out, and everyone is frantic, and frightened so much, the killer is obvious
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Summary: MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE
Review: From what I hear, and then there were none were fitted for different readers. Readers who would like to read detailed stories and mystery exciters would enjoy the books. People whho find intruguing and mysterious stories very unrealistic and boring would NOT want this book. Just a warning. Overall, i loved it.
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Summary: Jennifer Hardin
Review: I just finished reading Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None. In this book, ten people are invited to Indian Island, but are unclear who the invitations are from. When they are all in the dining room, there is a recording played that talks about each of the guests. The recording mentions the crime that each person has committed. They are all found guilty.
I was in suspence through the whole book. There were clues throughout the story with the nursery rhyme, "Ten Little Indians" that was posted in each of the guests rooms for them to read and think about. Each person is killed the way each verse describes. The characters try to stay together, but at night each character retires to their room and lock themselves into the room. They try to discover who the killer is, but can not come to a conclusion. The killer eventually confesses but is not caught.
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend this to anyone who loves a good murder mystery.
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Summary: trust me, read it and thank me later!
Review: I never realize that murder can be this beautiful. Please don't mistake me for psychopath because you may agree with me after reading this book. This book will definitely 'HAUNT' me for the rest of my life!
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Summary: And Then There Were None/Ten Little Indians
Review: I'm sure you've heard of the popular phrase "what goes around comes around.'' Well, in this suspenseful mystery, And then there were none, Agathie Christie has taken this old phrase to fatal level. These seemingly normal people, General Macarthur, Mr. Justice Wargrave, Mr. And Mrs. Rogers, Anthony Marston, Vera Claythorne, Emily Brent, Dr. Armstrong, Henry Blore, and Phillip Lombard all had one thing in common. They all had a deep dark secret. They were all criminals. They were murderers that had gotten away with their crimes, that is, until now. They were lured to an island where they were the prisoners of a madman's mind. And this mysterious person was taking the law into his own hands. He was planning to carry out their long avoided sentences, which were death. But in order to find out if they are pardoned or if they perish, you'll have to read the book. So, if you like mystery novels, you'll love this book. In our opinion, we think this book is a great novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat never wanting to put the book down. (...)
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Summary: Awesome!!!!!
Review: One day, I was browsing online on Amazon, I saw this book. I heard that this book was great so I bought it. It turned out to be amazing, suspenseful, exciting, and awesome at the same time. Now I know why Agatha Christie is the "Queen of Crime." Her books all have a surprising ending!!!! I recommend this book to anybody who likes murder mysteries!! Got to read it!!! So good! I could spend a whole day reading this book!!! It's that good! I would rate this book more than five stars if I could! This book is worth your money!! Don't ever regret buying this book!!!
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Summary: And then there were few better than this.
Review: Surely everyone in the world has read this book by now! Surely it tops the best-selling list of a best-selling author! Older readers may not recognize it by its current title, its original and a later replacement having been deemed too racist. Nothing racist, I hope, was picked in my school English classes, where I used it to help develop pupils' appetite for reading.
Agatha Christie's achievement is remarkable. She creates ten characters, all suspected of murder, who are lured to an island. She has them meet their deaths one by one as nominated in the nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians" which is displayed in their rooms. She has each murder occur in a situation where almost all the other island guests might have had opportunity to commit it. As if devising all this were not enough, she also frequently takes us into the minds of the various characters - something that the whole nature of detective fiction usually prohibits. This construction is not only intricate but also compact; it is one of her shorter novels. Built on this scheme, the book must exclude Mrs Christie's regular sleuths, Poirot and Miss Marple. Instead, the dwindling number of island guests generate their own investigation.
So here is a book that offers double the pleasure that murder mysteries provide. As well as challenging you to solve the mystery, it also amazes you that so ingenious a mystery could be contrived.
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Summary: If there's a better mystery novel, I've not read it
Review: The best mystery novel I've read. As the 10 guests appear on the island you wonder (much as they do) what this is all about. As they start dying, you are drawn closer and closer to the book, suspense grows, and you are less able to put the book down. Then end, in true Christie form, will knock you away. I read this book more than ten years ago, and the intense reading experience it put me through is with me still.
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Summary: Not one of my Agatha Favorites
Review: The story And Then There Were None A.K.A. Ten Little Indians is truly suspenseful and frightening. The tale tells of ten people who receive a mysterious letter from a person named "Unknown" who invites them to spend time at his/her island. Being a predictable mystery story they all decide to travel to this island to meet their "Unknown" host, which in the end leads to their demise. When one by one people start dropping like flies, they start to realize this is no longer a vacation of rest and relaxation. They start to fight for their lives. Panic strikes them and they all begin to wonder which one of them will be next, and who could be the evil behind all of this. Agatha Christie is a great mystery writer and I love her Hercule Poriot books. But when it came to this book I found that there were way to many characters to keep track of. Although the ending was ultimately great I found the rest of the book to be slow moving. The book is a good read, but if you want non-stop mystery action this book may not be for you.
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