And Then There Were None (Harperluxe) | 
pickThis is a second read-through for me and she STILL got me! This is such a fantastic example and upgrade of the locked room mystery. You think you know? You think you‘ve solved it? No you haven‘t. Ten people are lured to an isolated island where they are absolutely alone. Not one of them leaves the island alive…so who did it? My insomnia was acting up, so I decided to do the audio. Didn‘t cure the insomnia but it did help me relax. ☺️😂🧡📚
This one is a bit different from most Agatha Christie works - more a psichological thriller than a straightforward mistery - but is still one of her best.
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pickAgatha Christie was quoted: I had written this book because it was so difficult to do that the idea had fascinated me. Then people had to die without it becoming ridiculous or the murderer being obvious. I wrote the book after a tremendous amount of planning, and I was pleased with what I had of it. It was clear, straightforward, baffling, and yet had an epilogue in order to explain it.
True to her word, this is an absolute gem!
pickSooooo, the author/publisher decided to change the references to a heinously racist song, including the book's title, for modern audiences, but leaving in other racist/anti-Semitic descriptions and remarks was deemed palatable?! Hypocritical to say the least. Other than that MAJOR problem, and some vague classism and sexism, prose was tightly plotted, well paced, good characterization of large cast, with a clever reveal I didn't see coming. 1/2
pickFirst time I read this one. I really liked it. So well how characters were described, the plot and that ending😱I didn‘t expect it. So good. Fast pace. 4⭐️
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In the corner of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in The Times.
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Been awhile since I‘ve done one of these!
1. They‘re both gone unfortunately, but I‘d love to be friends with Terry Pratchett & Douglas Adams. My sense of humour to a T. Author that‘s alive? Probably Stephen King.
2. Mostly online now whether through online bookstores or sites like Litsy, GR, Storygraph, IG etc.
3. The tagged book is one of Dame Agatha‘s most mind bending stories.
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Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !
1. I‘d love to be friends with Jane Austen! Historian Lucy Worsley is a very close second.
2. NetGalley, as well as Litsy and the variety of librarian ads I receive from publishers.
3. I have to say my favorite Agatha Christie novel. I love this book…and I am overdue for a reread
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pickWhy is this book on some banned school lists? Because of the original titles, which I won't type here. And even when the 3rd “acceptable“ title came out, the poem inside the book can still be construed as showing prejudice. Still. One of the best locked-room murder mysteries you'll ever read. My students LOVED it, and I enjoyed cracking open the case every year I taught it.
pickIt was difficult not to picture the actors from Clue while listening to this one. I know that I read it in 7th grade (as Ten Little Indians), but I retained very little from that reading and what I do remember is mixed up with a farcical radio play we wrote as a reading project. This might be the darkest Christie I've read so far. Despite mixed feelings about the epilogues and cringey feelings about the title's history, I quite like this mystery.
pickRandom but I was first drawn to this book because ATTWN is my favorite Spring Awakening song of the same title. Second #trappedonanisland book for September. I didn‘t realize it took place on an island when I put it on my list for this challenge 😆 I was following along with the Kindle version and was like nooo when that “before you go” screen popped up before the epilogue. Then I was like ok good we get an explanation. I was about to be mad 😂
pickContinuing my Christie reread with an absolute classic. This is a well constructed psychological thriller, worthy of the hype. 🤩
Happy birthday ❤️ Agatha Christie in Paris c1906/7
What‘s your favourite Christie book?
pickThis book was a ride, Miss Christie's brain is definitely an interesting place. I've read 10 books by her so far this year and this is the one that has definitely stuck with me the most. Last year I read Murder on the Orient Express and I thought that one had a twist ending but this book beats that one out.
Been doing more #audiopuzzling lately. My son picked out the Sleeping Beauty puzzle for the next one out of 3 Disney ones. I made a progress video for fun of the last one I finished 🌈 https://bit.ly/3wTo51W
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1. I've always liked to read, but I wasn't really an avid reader until my late 20's. My goal used to be "read 3 books a year" and I NEVER met that goal. Then I read "And Then There Were None". Soooo I'm gonna say, Agatha Christie gave me my love for reading. She's a close personal friend of mine, duh.
2. Blake Crouch
3. Sadly no. I was part of a Silent Book Club before COVID. But it never picked back up.
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pickThe moral of this story was, stop going off alone with killer on the loose...geez....this was a fun read
📕And Then There We‘re None
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One of the true classics in the crime genre for me, and as far as I‘m concerned Agatha Christie‘s best book, And Then There Were None. What would you choose?
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so-soNot as exciting as I originally thought it would be. I understand some of the reviews saying it felt as though Agatha Christie didn't choose the murderer until after she had finished writing. I enjoy being able to pick up on clues along the way and solve the mystery too. In some parts it was difficult to remember all of the characters, their personalities were meshed together. Especially the men. Overall I give this book 2.5 stars.
so-soThis was a re-read for me for my sister‘s book club. Luckily for me I didn‘t remember who the murderer was so it was like I was reading it for the first time. I did like this more the second time but I wish Christie had given us more clues along the way so we could feel more involved as readers in solving the mystery ourselves. I think she wrote the story and then went back and decided who the murderer was which isn‘t as good for the reader.
pickThe most fun I've had with an audiobook yet; it's narrated by Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey fans, heads up). I've stayed away from any movies based on Agatha Christie books just because I want to pick my way slowly through all her novels, in full suspense. This was well worth the wait: ten strangers are invited to an island by a mysterious owner only to realize it's a trap. One of them is not who they say they are and is intent on killing the rest.
What‘s yours?
I hope you had an enjoyable April Fool‘s, if you celebrate it! 🎉
1. I usually enjoy surprises in stories, but not ones that come out of nowhere. I appreciate good foreshadowing.
2. This one just blew my mind when I first read it. 🤯
3. The thing I love the best about Christie, is that when I go back and reread I find all the breadcrumbs she laid out.
#SundayFunday Have an amazing day and don‘t forget to tag me!
Life is a bit overwhelming, so I‘m calming myself with Agatha Christie novels. 🥂
so-soEnjoyable, but not engrossing. I don‘t feel like the mystery was one I could have figured out, and that disappoints me. Also, I knew the hints of the supernatural were not going to go anywhere, but I so wanted them to!
I will read more Christie… if only because I noticed after I started reading this that the overdue book club book was actually Murder On the Orient Express 🤦🏻♀️
pickWhat a mystery! I had to stay up late last night to finish it 😄
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pickMy first Agatha Christie! I was totally sucked in and couldn‘t stop listening! I will definitely want to listen to more of her books!
pickA tightly knit murder mystery plot in which it was difficult to guess who did it. Ten people come to an island, on an invitation with no way of leaving and they start dying one by one. The atmosphere of a deserted and eerie island is well constructed.
pickI can‘t believe this is my first time reading Agatha Christie. Brilliant and delightfully over the top.
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Prompt: Escape Room
1. Mystery - who else but Dame Agatha Christie?
2. Lady in the Lake - I tried multiple times and just couldn‘t get into it
3. Vitamin E cream that has made my scar softer and less angry
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pickMy first Agatha Christie book! 😛 This was a great little read! It kept me riveted, it kept me on the edge of my seat, and it kept me guessing. Admittedly it requires a great degree of suspension of disbelief, but the effect was still fantastic. The characters weren‘t great, but they were good enough I suppose. The writing was a little simplistic, but the story was mostly well told. I can see why this is one of the bestselling books ever. 😮
pickThis is such a quick read, I read the entire thing in five hours. It's very straight to the point in terms of plot, there's no fluff or fancy sentences, every word is there for a reason. Same for the characters, you only know what you need to know about them, there's no added filler to flesh them out.
This whole book is designed for you as the reader to figure out who is the murderer. To me it felt very much like the boardgame cluedo.
4 stars
1. Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. I think she‘d have lots of great stories, would let me read when I wanted to, and maybe we‘d solve a murder whilst stuck in the house!
2. Get some exercise, if you feel up to it and then eat the extra calories you burn in comfort food.
3. Really any murder mystery will do. Cozies welcome and appreciated as well.
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pickTruly one of the most chilling and thrilling experiences I have ever had while reading a book. A depressing and dark masterpiece.
pickAnother Agatha. This one is wonderfully morbid. She really was the best.
And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Soldier Island.
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pickI listened to the book and it was excellent. I loved how convoluted the story was and the insight the reader was given into each character's mindset. The movie version I watched was from 1945 and they changed the story too much. I didn't enjoy it.
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pickI went a little rogue on #agathachristieclubr2 and picked this up last month to book club with my sister. Even though I've seen the Sarah Phelps adaptation, the book still kept me guessing! I binged it in a day. 🤓
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pickSquid Game is the modern retelling of Agatha Christie‘s And Then There Were None, and you cannot convince me otherwise. The psychology in choosing the players, the island setting, the children‘s games, and the 001 ‘character twist‘ are too many to be coincidental!
It‘s a very decent retelling though I just prefer a darker cinematic look.
I was about to tag this #weekendread but then I remembered it is Monday 😒 It's been a long day lol
