I have been trying to read the "The Ambassadors," by Henry James and I find that I am having trouble staying awake. I love his conversations, but the thoughts and descriptions of the thoughts are tiring. I am going to keep on trying but I have decided to read some of the other books on the reading list challenge posted on Facebook.
While I was on vacation I read "And Then There Were None," by Agatha Christie. When I got home from vacation I watched the movie, "Ten Little Indians," which is based in this book. The movie had several character changes and the location was different but the concept was the same. Agatha Christie wrote the book in 1939, her full name is Agatha Christie Mallowan. The book I read was published February 1983 by Bantam Books/ by arrangements with Dodd, Mead and Company in there series called the Agatha Christie Hardcover Collection.
Here is the basic concept:
Ten people go to a location that is remote and hard to get to and one by one they are murdered. In the book they got to a remote Island called Indian Head. The only transport there is a boat and only when the water is calm. Ten strangers except for the butler and the cook, are brought together by U. N. Owen, which after awhile they figure translates to unknown, since the host never does arrive.
The first night there are two murders and that is when they see the link between the murders and a rhyme that has been posted in everyones room. So the remaining guests are on the look out for the missing indian figures and what may happen next. Eventually, they realize that one of them is the murderer, but all the people end up dead on the island baffling the police.
It is a great read, especially if you like a good mystery. As I love a good mystery and a fast read when I am vacationing, this was a perfect book. The book flows really well and you get a good incite into the characters. In this book unlike "The Ambassadors," you have the thoughts without a lot of wandering. It is how we know the true story on why the people were targeted for murder. I have to admit that I like the characters in the book opposed to the ones in the movie.
My next book review will be "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho.
