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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE: Genius: Book Review(Non-Spoiler)


 Agatha Christie is a genius writer, If you are an ardent crime novel fan then you know what I'm talking about. To those of you who don't know Agatha Christie is the Queen of crime novels, she is widely remembered for the creating of Belgian 'Egg-Shaped Head' detective Hercule Poirot.
This novels is based on an island where 10 people are alone, all of them get killed. Yes, that's the basic crux of the story, 10 out 10 people die in an island and there was no other person hiding in the island, there was no nuclear blast, all of them were simply killed in cold-blood. Agatha Christie said that it was one of the most difficult novels to write in her entire carrier. This murder-mystery is based on a nursery poem and if you can understand the lyrics of the poem(Ten little soldier boys) then you will be able to understand the way each person is murdered, below is the poem
Ten Little Soldier Boys went out to Dine, one choked his little self and then there were nine.

Nine  Little Soldier Boys stayed 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 through a door; One stubbed his toe 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. .

Since it's a spoiler free review I cannot explain the plot more than this but believe me, you wouldn't be able to spot the murderer at all, and please don't scroll to the last page of the book since it would spoil all your reading experience. This is the first time that I am asking you for a favor and this won't be the last time, just trust my review and read this book. You will not be disappointed. There's even a BBC Series of the same name based on the same novel, I haven't seen it but the reviews were rave for the show.

INDIVISUAL SCORES:
Story: 10/10 (ABSOLUTE and UTTER genius)
Characters: 10/10 (Each of them have a secret and all have valid motives)
Structure and Pace: 10/10 (You literally won't be able to stop thinking about it) 

OVERALL SCORE:
10/10 (Genius)

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