The Ultimate Whodunit: Reviewing 'And Then There Were None'

 

Hello, again, and for today’s blog post, I am going to be talking about the hit novel by Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None. If you’ve been reading the Giggity Goobers blog, then I’m sure you came across my first post which detailed a few of my favorite books–if I’m remembering correctly. One of them was this amazing book, and I wish to talk about it again. This all came about because I have been having a bit of reader’s block (if that’s what you call it?) where I couldn’t find anything entertaining to read that was readily available on my shelf. Eventually I settled on rereading this book, and it never disappoints.

Published in 1939, And Then There Were None follows the tale of ten strangers who all find themselves invited to the renowned Soldier Island by an anonymous U. N. O. The reader gets to learn more and more about their pasts as the ten are gradually killed off one-by-one as a sort-of repentance for their past crimes, all going along to a common nursery rhyme which goes by the name of 10 Little Soldier Boys.

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Also beware that there are more… culturally insensitive versions of the rhyme, just as a warning if you do decide to research. Anyways, that’s besides the point.

And Then There Were None is my favorite book, becoming the only work of literature I have voluntarily read multiple times. This goes the same for the TV adaptation, though I’ve only watched the 2015 version. There’s also a 1945 version–I believe–and a few others with… also… insensitive titles. But still, I just adore how Christie can write. My favorite part about her writing is her ability to craft and tell a plot, which ties in beautifully with the many fleshed-out characters.

Something I also enjoy about the book are its themes. Throughout the novel, it’s fairly easy to ascertain the concept of guilt and justice. And with each character’s dark secret, there comes the idea that no one can escape their actions. I also enjoyed the isolation aspect of it, which can truly drive home the madness, really showing how quickly people are to turn on each other with a little sprinkle of suspicion.

Anywho, thanks for reading my blog. Please go check out other blogs by my group members, and yeah. Bye!

• Mattox