第一次讀完了一本十七萬(wàn)字的推理小說(shuō)《無(wú)人生還》(And Then There Were None)验烧,這是英國(guó)推理小說(shuō)作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō),出版于1939年挠羔「悄危看過(guò)了故事簡(jiǎn)介,好奇心就一直驅(qū)使我讀到最后真相大白的那一刻磁奖。
故事發(fā)生在一個(gè)夏天囊拜,八個(gè)素不相識(shí)的人受邀來(lái)到海島黑人島上。他們抵達(dá)后比搭,接待他們的卻只是管家
特夫婦倆冠跷。用晚餐的時(shí)候,餐廳里的留聲機(jī)忽然響起,指控他們賓客以及管家夫婦這十人都曾犯有謀殺罪蜜托。眾人正在惶恐之際抄囚,來(lái)賓之一忽然死亡,噩夢(mèng)由此開(kāi)始了橄务。
他們?cè)谧约旱姆块g里都發(fā)現(xiàn)了一首兒歌:
One choked his little self and thenthere were nine.
噎死一個(gè)沒(méi)法救幔托,十個(gè)只剩九。
Nine little Indian boys sat up very late;
九個(gè)印地安小男孩蜂挪,深夜不寐真困乏重挑;
One overslept himself and thenthere were eight.
倒頭一睡睡死啦,九個(gè)只剩八棠涮。
Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon;
八個(gè)印地安小男孩谬哀,德文城里去獵奇;
One said he'd stay there andthen there were seven.
丟下一個(gè)命歸西严肪,八個(gè)只剩七史煎。
Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks;
七個(gè)印地安小男孩,伐樹(shù)砍枝不順手驳糯;
One chopped himself in halvesand then there were six.
斧劈兩半一命休篇梭,七個(gè)只剩六。
Six little Indian boys playing with a hive;
六個(gè)印地安小男孩结窘,玩弄蜂房惹蜂怒很洋;
A bumblebee stung one and thenthere were five.
飛來(lái)一蟄命嗚呼,六個(gè)只剩五隧枫。
Five little Indian boys going in for law;
五個(gè)印地安小男孩喉磁,惹是生非打官司;
One got in Chancery and then therewere four.
官司纏身直到死官脓,五個(gè)只剩四协怒。
Four little Indian boys going out to sea;
四個(gè)印地安小男孩,結(jié)伙出海遭大難卑笨;
A red herring swallowed one andthen there were three.
魚(yú)吞一個(gè)血斑斑孕暇,四個(gè)只剩三。
Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo;
三個(gè)印地安小男孩赤兴,動(dòng)物園里遭禍殃妖滔;
A big bear hugged one and thenthere were two.
狗熊突然從天降,三個(gè)只剩兩桶良。
Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun;
兩個(gè)印地安小男孩座舍,太陽(yáng)底下長(zhǎng)嘆息;
One got frizzled up and thenthere was one.
曬死烤死悲戚戚陨帆,兩個(gè)只剩一曲秉。
One little Indian boy left all alone;
一個(gè)印地安小男孩采蚀,歸去來(lái)兮只一人;
He went and hanged himself and thenthere were none.
懸梁自盡了此生承二,一個(gè)也不剩榆鼠。
餐桌上還有十個(gè)小瓷像。從第一天晚上開(kāi)始的幾天時(shí)間里亥鸠,每天都有人按著兒歌里述說(shuō)的方式死去妆够,每死一個(gè)人,餐桌上的瓷瓶就會(huì)少掉一個(gè)读虏。一時(shí)之間责静,人人自危袁滥,都希望能找出一個(gè)辦法拯救自己的生命盖桥。可是海上起了大風(fēng)浪题翻,不可能尋得救援或者逃出生天揩徊。唯一的求生辦法就是找出兇手。
誰(shuí)是兇手呢嵌赠?荒島已經(jīng)被他們搜尋數(shù)遍塑荒,不可能有容身之處,所以兇手必然在他們中間姜挺。幸存著的人們彼此懷疑齿税,彼此試探,可是一切的警戒一切的提防還是沒(méi)有能阻止那最后一刻的到來(lái)炊豪。風(fēng)浪停息了凌箕,島上的明爭(zhēng)暗斗也停息了,只留下了十具尸體……無(wú)人生還词渤。
這部小說(shuō)讓我真正的完成了一次有始有終的閱讀牵舱,雖然最初的目標(biāo)是讀完一本原版書(shū)。但是看了第一章缺虐,因?yàn)楸磺楣?jié)吸引就改看了中文芜壁。特別推薦訊飛輸入法下的海豚有聲APP,幫助我智能朗讀了大部分文本高氮。在結(jié)尾真相大白后慧妄,自己也反思了自己為什么沒(méi)有通過(guò)作者的線索推斷出真正的幕后操作者。這次閱讀的正向體驗(yàn)也讓我有了再讀完一本書(shū)的熱情剪芍。接下來(lái)還將繼續(xù)秉承有始有終的信念塞淹,清書(shū)單,多思考紊浩。