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Comparison of Agatha Christie's Stories

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The mystery genre has always caught my attention. A great mystery is Agatha Christie’s, "And Then There Were None." It was so good, that I went another one of her books, "Murder on the Orient Express." Both were had great and different plots, with advantages and disadvantages. Their narration, setting, and characters helped shape their similarly compelling plots. "And Then There Were None," was different in that it told the story from almost every character's point of view. On the other hand, "Murder on the Orient Express," was mainly told from the point of view of the detective. This dramatically altered how I perceived the story. Just reading the point of view of the detective was also less confusing. Additionally, both stories took place on a train. In, "And Then There Were None," the train was only in the introduction. Whereas, in, "Murder on the Orient Express," everything happened on the train. This consistent scenery, provided more detail in what is around and on the train. The killers were drastically different. In, "And Then There Were None," Wargrave was the main killer, and only one guest killed another guest. However in, "Murder on the Orient Express," everyone but the detective, director, and doctor were murderers. In both stories the killers tried to hide their murders. Additionally, there were diverse characters in each book. This contributes to the mystery. The killers in both stories were very surprising to me. It was very hard to figure out who it was, because of how diverse the backgrounds were. In,"And Then There Were None," there were a lot more intense moments, which were always fun and exciting. It really kept me on the edge of my seat. "Murder on the Orient Express," was interesting as it was only told through point of view of the detective. However, there was only one murder, and it was hard to stay motivated to read the story. Overall, "And Then There Were None," was my favorite, it was honestly hard to

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