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Publisher : SparkNotes
Publication Date : 2002 07 15
>> best book on my kindle
this is by far the best book on my amazon kindle once you get to know the characters you are drawn into a masterpiece of words agatha christie says things that get right to the point there is no extra fluff all the words serve a purpose making reading it a treat that will make you pull away from whatever you are doing to read it the suspense is masterfully established you will never see the end coming i ddi a double take when i learned the killers identtiy this story is worth a hundred dollars
>> And then I m wanting more
Taken at face value And Then There Were None may as well have been the basis of the 1985 movie Clue Of course as funny that movie was this novel was anything but
But the premise is very similar Strangers made to come together in a remote place by an invitation from an anonymous sender However this is where the two works of fiction diverge The movie Clue revolves around a plot with characters who have received the same letter/invitation as in verbatim In And Then There Were None however each letter is eerily suited to a particular person Some were enticed by the prospect of a good time or the promise of meeting old acquaintances as what they have been wanting to do or have others were lured by financial opportunities as was their pressing need whilst others still had vague motivations for coming
The author is unrelenting in building the suspense from the first bits in the train/carriage ride bearing the arriving guests up to the climax Snatches of thoughts from each character make it helpful for the reader to a certain extent to pin down which is which There s the judge who can lie still as a stone but whose pale eyes are razor sharp always taking everything in The self righteous and religious fanatic middle aged woman whose demeanor is rarely ruffled The younger female who looks sensible but whose thoughts are haunted and chaotic The general whose disdain for the brash younger generation is hard to miss The doctor whose seeming contentment with his career is nevertheless shadowed by a past controversy And then others more whose presence in Indian Island certainly make the group a strange mix of persons
The first solid chilling clue is the presence of the Ten Little Indian Boys rhyme set in each of the guest s bedroom I had to write it all down as a guide No really It s a requirement
The guests themselves have barely been reluctant acquaintances upon arrival when a strange disembodied voice blasts over the whole drawing room where they have all retired after dinner And then the chills creep in all over again
Each of those present is accused of murder
Well then of course one just has to read on Because that s the beauty of Agatha Christie novels It s all up front murder but the mastery lies in her exposition Who and how was it all done
I again thought that it might be the same as Clue in which the presence of deadly weapons is a silent command that all characters finish each other off
But no In this novel the characters have no reason to kill each other And yet all of them because of those accusations deserve to die
And if this is not your first Agatha Christie then I guess my saying that it s useless to make any guesses is understandable
Just sit back and let the narrative do the work for you
And if you still find yourself guessing every so often I can t blame you And that s why I m loving this author
>> The Classic Whodunit
What a great book to read especially if you are looking for something quick and absorbing In And Then There Were None Agatha Christie delivers the classic whodunit
From the interrogation of the suspects and examination of the crime scenes Christie provides us the clues to start to make our own deductions on who is the murder Eventually like most people I am sure we need to reassemble our thoughts as our main suspect is killed off I found myself more than once going back to review the evidence and constantly rereading the nursery rhyme that makes available the plot
As stated above it s a great book I read that over 100 million copies of And Then There Were None have been sold making it the seventh highest selling book ever Also only the Bible is said to have more books sold than Agatha Christie s collection In terms of authors her name is readily accepted with Shakespeare s as among the best selling authors of all time Impressive
Enjoy the book
Ps Look up pictures of Burgh Island if you want to see Christie s inspiration for Indian Island
