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And Then There Were None
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October 21, 2015
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"Ten literary ŷ reviewers chatting online;
One bot was discovered and then there were Nine.
Nine literary ŷ reviewers on a thread until late;
One lost his Wi-Fi signal and then there were Eight.
Eight literary ŷ reviewers groupreading Austen;
One only read males and then there were Seven.
Seven literary ŷ reviewers averse to using pics;
One blasphemed with GIFs and then there were Six.
Six literary ŷ reviewers booktubing live;
One revealed too much and then there were Five.
Five literary ŷ reviewers trying out Coelho;
One rushed back home and then there were Four.
Four literary ŷ reviewers adored Harper Lee;
One sequel led to suicide and then there were Three.
Three literary ŷ reviewers re-reading Pooh;
One thought it only for children and then there were Two.
Two literary ŷ reviewers engrossed in Hamsun;
One died of hunger and then there was One.
One literary ŷ reviewer left all alone;
He deleted his account and then there were None."
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"Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;Loved the idea of this novel.
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven.
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumblebee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got in Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was One.
One little soldier boy left all alone;
He went and hanged himself and then there were None."
October 21, 2015
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But is the original poem in the book (and related to the story) or from somewhere else?

Ah, yes the original rhyme is from the book - ten unrelated people are invited to a manor on an island, and in each of their rooms stands this rhyme carved in stone - could it be prophetic?


Even though I feel bad for the three casualties of the poem, liked it anyway. :)

Well, let me tell you that one of the ten people chokes and dies in everyone's presence, just as in the rhyme - you must read it to find out the rest.

Glad you like it Seemita, thank you for the compliments! Yes, it was a fun endeavour to try and keep the sentences concise - one of the inspirations for tackling this last night was reading your review of The Waves. I love the idea with this novel that I fear other Christie works won't be as entertaining, but I do look forward to reading more of her.

Even though I fe..."
Thank you for the kind words Florencia - very glad to hear. The Coelho line was a little too crude (and an unnecessary whack on the head for Coelho fans, but they are literary after all) so the casualty count is down; always humbling to read the compassion in your words, in this case extending to imaginary reviewers. :)


Thanks very much Philippe! I'd also be keen to re-read this one, now that I know the truth.

My favourite Agatha Christie mystery and I also love the idea for this novel. You m..."
Thanks for reading Desislava! I'm glad to hear you like it.
I've only read this one by her so far (not sure what took me so long) so I hope to read another Christie soon - maybe Murder on the Orient Express, which you've also rated highly.

I love parody reviews,
I love creative reviews,
I love reviews that don't take themselves too seriously,
I love reviews that don't take books to seriously
I love reviewers with a sense of fun like yours!

I love parody reviews,
I love creative reviews,
I love reviews that don't take themselves too seriously,
I love reviews that don't take books to seriously
I..."
Fionnuala - thank you for the comment
Made me smile for more than a moment
I also love those kinds of reviews
If my own are decent it's wonderful news
In life I tend to take things too seriously
But books I just want to enjoy, mysteriously! :-)

Thank you very much Fatty. I was the same until this book, and I was pleasantly surprised. An added attraction for me was that I had read some chapters of a manga based on this story, but this original was just so much better.


Cheers, Ilse! Singing a song based on this idea, in a youth movement no less - that's wonderful. I wish we could read them in your review of this book. Perhaps youth survived as the tenth guest of society? ;-)


Thanks, sanny - this was also my first Christie, and I've read a couple of others but they just didn't compare to this one - maybe I need to narrow it down to Christies with rhymes...
Totally brilliant! Now that was something insanely good and refreshing :D

Thanks, Waqas! I had a lot of fun writing this one up. :-D

الرواية تتحدث عن عشرة أشخاص أُحتجزوا بطريقة ما في جزيرة ، ويبدأ أبطال الرواية بالموت واحدًا تلو الآخر كل ذلك بطريقة محترفة وغامضة تشُد القارىء للإكمال دون ملل أو كلل بالإضافة الى وجود قصيدة في إيطار يثير الشبهات و الأعصاب .
أتذكر صدمتي عند معرفة القاتل/ة ، رغم جميع تكهناتي ولا أنكر أني شككت فيه/ا ، لكن دون دليل دامغ ، اعتمادًا على حدسي فقط .
ومع ذلك تلك الرواية لن تُنسى ما دمت حية .

الرواية تتحدث عن عشرة أشخاص أُحتجزوا بطريقة ما في جزيرة ، ويبدأ أبطال الرواية بالموت واحدًا تلو الآخر كل ذلك بطريقة محترفة وغامضة ..."
Yes, it is quite a memorable story indeed.
Mikanviola wrote: "nice poem. enjoyed"
Glad you enjoyed it, Mikanviola.