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Summary: And Then There Were None
Review: -Agatha Christie thrills us once again with her chilling tale And Then There Were None. The plot revolves around a story of guilt and revenge. The story takes place in a secluded home on a remote island. 10 people are invited to a party at the house by a mysterious host. All of these people have one thing in common, they have committed an evil act in their lives. They have an underlying feeling of guilt within them for murdering people. The rhyme "10 little Indians" acts as an outline of how the story unravels as each guest is viciously killed by one of their own!
-This is an incredible read that will keep you from putting the book down. The story seems so real and so unpredictable; one would almost feel as if they were in the room, with the 10 members as one chokes to his death at dinner. The guests find the first death to be plausible and nothing suspicious. But as time goes by and people start dying mysterious deaths, the living think the whole "party" was premeditated and their lives are also coming to an end.
-The story is hard to follow at first because the pace is fairly slow. But as people start to die the story thickens and quickens with every sentence! This book became a play and later a movie called "And Then There Were None" staring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward. The book however is more detailed then the movie.
-Agatha Christie uses clear and crisp narrative writing interrupted by a few segments of dialogue. The writing style is simple and direct. Quotes such as " The room was dark, and it felt as though a cold piece of seaweed had wrapped around my neck." "When really, it was a noose! " bring chills to my spine.
-Novels such as this one is perfect for rainy day. I would not recommend reading this novel when you are home alone and it is dark outside! Every miniscule sound will scare you when reading this book at night.
-All in all, this book is a thrilling read of guilt and revenge. The rhyme "10 little Indians" acts as an outline of how the story unravels as each of the 10 invited guests are systematically and viciously killed in a secluded home on a remote island. The book starts out slow but as the guests are killed the plot thickens and quickens! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery novel with bizarre twists and turns!
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Summary: Every character is fascinatingly complicated
Review: Alexie's intelligent depictions of human nature and the Native American experience have yielded a collection of stories unlike any other. His wit is hilarious, unpredictable, and unpretentious. We laugh at all the wrong times and at all the wrong people. He has spun irony in a new direction. The characters are so well developed you think about them long after you've read the last page.
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Summary: Every story worth the price of the book
Review: I am a new reader of Sherman Alexie's work. Wow, have I been missing out. These stories are powerful, funny and right on true to life. I have read 6 stories so far and will surely hate to finish the 9th one. Alexie's other works have been added to my wish list.
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Summary: Every story worth the price of the book
Review: I am a new reader of Sherman Alexie's work. Wow, have I been missing out. These stories are powerful, funny and right on true to life. I have read 6 stories so far and will surely hate to finish the 9th one. Alexie's other works have been added to my wish list.
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Summary: I'm Glad I Persevered...
Review: I didn't quite enjoy the first couple of stories in this selection and might have just as easily dismissed the rest. I found several other stories very rewarding, including "What You Pawn I Will Redeem," "Do You Know Where I Am?" and "The Life and Times of Estelle Walks Above."For me, it wasn't the elements of the story that were specific to the various experiences of the Spokane Indians that held my interest. Rather, it was the universality of certain themes... devotion to family, regret, longing. I wonder, though, if the praise Alexie has received is due to his standing as a Native American author, rather than simply a talented short story writer, regardless of his ethnicity.
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Summary: An important perspective!
Review: I enjoy this writer! He is so unique and so badly needed in understanding our complex culture. Why? Because we Americans rarely get a glimpse of Native American life as it is lived today. Enter Sherman Alexie. If this guy doesn't fill you in, I don't know who will. A thoroughly sound and damned good writer he is! Sherman Alexie should be required reading in any contemporary American Lit. class. Bless you, Sherman!
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Summary: I'm Glad I Persevered...
Review: I have heard him read from the book and speak about it. He is even funnier in person. This book is very powerful it make you think, laugh, cry and feel pain. Someone wrote that Alexie let them down in this novel. I have to disagree it is on par with his other excellent works. A very good read.
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Summary: Funny Alexie
Review: I have heard him read from the book and speak about it. He is even funnier in person. This book is very powerful it make you think, laugh, cry and feel pain. Someone wrote that Alexie let them down in this novel. I have to disagree it is on par with his other excellent works. A very good read.
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Summary: Alexie's best
Review: I have read a few of Sherman's books, and this is by far his best. I saw him read a few live, and many of them are powerful enough to make you cry: it's rare to get that from a book. There's so much feeling, and care put into these stories, if you're an Alexie fan this book is definitely what you're looking for.
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Summary: Writer good, stories not good
Review: I have read and enjoyed much of Sherman Alexie's work, but unfortunately the stories in this volume are not up to par. I was constantly wondering while reading them if some of these are very early efforts, (they remind me of college freshman level writing) which were dug up for publication. I expect better from Sherman Alexie. Also, he seems to be rehashing the same themes and ideas that have been used in so much of his other work. One of the stories entitled, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, is a great story. The others really were disappointing in both style and content.
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