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And Then There Were None Leaves Me Wanting More!

posted 9 years ago by memorable-name
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As much as I have enjoyed watching Miss Marple and Poirot on TV over the past few years I must admit I have never read an Agatha Christie novel, and although I was familiar with the basic outline of And Then There Were None, 10 people on an island being murdered one by one, I didn't expect it to be so good.

The setting on an isolated island was intriguing, the tie in with the 10 Little Indians poem was clever and the disappearing figures with each death was a wonderful twist.

With each character having a troubled past it was impossible to single out an individual as the murderer but isn't that what a good thriller is all about, making you think, making you work ,to get the thoughts going, watching it with others made it fun as we all had different ideas of who the killer was. There were in hindsight clues that were never picked up on and red herrings that although lead you so far, didn't quite lead you to the guilty one and when the murderer is finally revealed it was well thought out and clever rather than just stupid.

You do have to give Agatha Christie credit even without her much loved 'old dear' and moustached, funny little Belgium man she could write a great who done it, and without the characteristic or familiar settings of these two detectives she was able to go further with the story line, delve deeper into the dark side of human nature.

It has certainly left me wanting more, and has left me intrigued as to other Agatha Christie novels that don't feature her more famous characters. Here's hoping they adapt more of her novels on tv or indeed maybe I should just pick up a book! lol

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[–] Nia_J 9 years ago

If I was in a situation I would have drank smoked and coked till excess too...not to mention have sex.

better go out with a bang

loved the programme too wish they do
another adaptation

[–] ryan-j-gallienne 9 years ago

If you've never read a Christie book then film / tv adaptations will never quite give you the full experience.

This programme was really good but is nothing on the book of the same name. Christie is a genius, giving you just enough in her novels to allow you the capacity to solve the crime whilst also proficiently hiding the killer behind all sorts of twists and dead ends. Get reading!

[–] memorable-name 9 years ago

Thanks for the comment Ryan, no I've never read her books despite enjoying the adaptions on TV, I can imagine they would be quite different to what we see on the screen, I guess it's one of the best things about reading, you get to create your own interpretation of the text in your mind rather than having it all laid out for you.

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[–] nicola_oneill 9 years ago

I read this year's ago and was struck by its ability to keep the reader guessing. If you enjoyed this I would urge you to read Death comes as the End a rather overlooked classic, They came to Baghdad also excellent as is the orginal version of Murder is Easy which does not contain miss Marple. Enjoy

[–] memorable-name 9 years ago

Thank you for the advice Nicola_Oneill, I had never heard of Death Comes As The End, interesting to think of an Agatha Christie novel or a 'who done it' set in ancient times! It was the Pharaoh, in the temple with the deadly sucofocus! lol.

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[–] stefanheikel 9 years ago

And Then There Were None is one of the only books that I can read over and over again and never get bored.