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The story goes a bit like this: 10 strangers each get invitations from someone they think they know to stay on an island resort. Hells yeah! Sunshine & sea air! Well, resort is a bit of a misnomer. It's really a big house on an island. Still, it's famous for being a party place, and nobody in the grou Leggi tutto

i want to start off by saying if i had been alive in 1939 and read this when it was first published, i would have given this 5 stars. without a doubt. theres a reason this story is one of the best-selling books of all time - the concept paved the way for the 'whodunnit' mysteries of today. i would h Leggi tutto

I'm a big lover of Agatha Christie, she has written some fantastic murder mysteries and her stories never get tiring. But this is the one that just comes out on top every time. It partly, and quite amusingly, reminds me of that old American murder mystery in Sunset Beach. Basically, they're the only Leggi tutto

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity, according to Einstein. But let me tell you something: I’m rereading this book for the tenth time, and with each read, I love it more. I catch new details and even change my thoughts about some of Leggi tutto

And Then There Were None is one of Agatha Christie's most celebrated mystery novels, and purportedly one of the most difficult for her to write. I don't dislike this book. It seems to be a favorite among many, but it's very middle of the road for me as far as Mystery/Thriller books go. The Good:

Is there anyone on Earth who really needs my review of this book? I mean...it's probably the most well-known mystery of all time that wasn't at some point adapted into a BBC miniseries starring a Slenderman-like monstrous human who haunts my nightmares. Either you've already read this or you're never Leggi tutto

يجب أن أعترف أن ضيق أفقي هو مامنعني من دخول عالم أجاثا كريستي فمنذ صغري لم تبهرني أغلفة قصصها المترجمة للعربية كما أن معرفة والدي لافلامها وقراءة والدتي لروايتها منذ الصغر جعلني أشعر أن الغموض بهذه القصص "موضة قديمة" وألغازها ستكون مكشوفة لي ناهيك عن مقولة "لابد أن الخادم هو من فعلها كقصص أجاثا كريستي" Leggi tutto

5 stars to Agatha Christie 's And Then There Were None . This is the book that started my absolute love of the mystery genre. I was addicted and must have read it 3 or 4 times over the course of the year. Between the poem, the deserted island, the plot twist, the count-down, the pure clandestine suspe Leggi tutto