“And Then There Were None” is a classic Agatha Christie novel that is much better than “Death on the Nile” in my opinion, and you can see its influence on modern mystery novels such as “The Guest List” and “The Hunting Party”! Highly recommend
When I read death on the nile I felt the same way, it felt really predictable but then I also realized that at the time Christie was writing (1937) mysteries like this were new and exciting and her plots really were mysteries that the reader had to puzzle out. It felt over done and predictable because so many mystery writers now draw inspiration from Christie.
The concept of this video is so fun I love it! I’ve literally never noticed the explore feature before haha and now I’m curious what is on my explore page 🤔
I completely understand what you’re saying about how you feel like if you read less romance you would like more of it. Honestly for the past year I’ve had a hard time finding any romance books that I like, everything just feels like a not as good version of another book. I don’t think that’s the authors’ fault either, there’s only so many different scenarios you can write about. But when you’ve read copious amounts of a genre it can get repetitive. That’s why books like ice planet barbarians become popular, the concept is ridiculous, but it’s a different so people like it.
I'd be curious to have a smack down comparison of Storygraph recommendations vs Goodreads recommendations features because Storygraph has been developing some these features more than Goodreads
i definitely need to revisit. last time i was on storygraph i didn't love their "bonus" features very much but it seems like they are constantly developing which is awesome
Sometimes being a classic works against a book. So many have read it, taken from it, and been influenced by it that it is no long exciting for modern readers to whom the premise is no longer new and who have seen later writers take certain concepts further. Same thing happens with Phillip K Dick's short stories for me.
I’ve never read Death on the Nile, but And then there were none by Agatha Christie is a classic and imo one of her best!! It’s different than her other books because it doesn’t follow that main detective character. I would recommend it!
I think it’s so cute how Haden just goes along with your ideas and helped took the pic for the thumbnail 😂 we luv the support. Lol, I’m going to use the explore feature and see what it gives me👀 I just bought every summer after knowing I wasn’t going to like it, but your review really confirms that for me😂
honestly chandler has the best creative videos ideas i've ever seen and the thumbnail oh chef's kiss so true about every summer after,it literally felt like i was reading love and other words but poor writing CHRISTINA LAUREN SHOULD SUE FOR COPY INFRINGEMENT lol
If you‘re a fast reader, the speed in which Goodreads updates their recommendations/explore page is very very slow. It is also really hard to „train“, eg I shelved a lot of manga in 2011 but haven‘t read any since, but Goodsreads never stops recommending me manga in every genre that I click on to explore lol. I haven‘t had much luck with using the „readers also liked“ or similar functions but I do love their list articles to discover upcoming books.
Completely agree about Every Summer After. I liked the overall theme of “good people can make shitty impulsive choices in a vulnerable state and still be good people,” but your take would’ve been a bolder, less predictable, and honestly more satisfying conclusion.
My two main favs of Agatha Christie that I think you might enjoy more are "Crooked House" and "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" though "And Then There Were None" is also a top fav.
What's hilarious is that someone JUST recommended to me "Every Summer After" today and I'm so glad I happened to click on this video before I bought it to manage my expectations haha
Every Summer After is IDENTICAL to Love and Other Words. I read them almost back to back, with the CL first, and it's literally identical. So frustrating that it's getting so much hype.
Absolutely in love with this Thumbnail 😂And loved this video concept! I added Dream On to my TBR when you started talking about it because it sounded interesting, gonna remove it now... 😆
I totally agree with the rushy reveal in some Agatha Christie books, it just ruins the wait! The only book I would recommend of hers is {And then there were none} INCREDIBLE book. I was on my nerves the whole time I was reading it, and the events intensify as you get further in. At least give that one a go!
A commute from Ft Lauderdale to Miami is doable. It *sucks* but it’s doable! It is weird to move from Miami to Ohio to manage a hotel though… people work their way up to managing hotels in Miami.
I read Every Summer After, and I was pretty neutral on it. I couldn’t figure out what was missing from it, or why I didn’t love it. When you were saying that Percy should have ended up with Charlie, it finally clicked. I completely agree!
I was so, so disappointed by Every Summer After. I think the years between childhood and when the meet again was way too big. At the end, neither was kind to each other. 3 days was NOT enough to make up for everything! It reads far more YA and I wonder if it was originally written with the "older" parts being when they were fresh out of college and it was stretched out to be marketed as adult.
I agree completely about Every Summer After - I didn't like the characters as people, which can be fine, but some of their choices are non-sensical. And you are also 100% correct about Charlie. Why did he exist except as the ending plot device that felt forced and wrong and illogical.
everything you said about the every summer after brother was just sooooooo true & underutilized the exact right word like what was that why was he THERE it would’ve been so much more romantic if she ended up w him (and more groundwork was laid for that to work obv)
you totally got me on Every Summer After - I kept thinking "is there something wrong with me?" as I was reading it, but I just did not care. poorly executed rip-off of Love and Other Words and The Summer I Turned Pretty 🤷
Honestly, most Agatha Christie books have the detective doing a big reveal at the end in a monologue fashion thing, so I don't know if you'd enjoy her books that much. Even with And then there were none, although it didn't have a main detective character, i think it did the same thing just with an epilogue... I liked And then there were none though (plus it's her best seller I think) so I would recommend it in that sense, but I can see you not enjoying it as much so maybe not the highest priority?
I opted to start with the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie, just because I didn't recognize any of the titles as her big ones, and I've been enjoying them. I'm also not much of a mystery reader, but I like that they are pretty short.
The Agatha Christie mysteries that I recommend romance lovers are: a. The Man in the Brown Suit, and b. The Secret Adversary. To clarify, none of her mysteries are romance heavy... and neither of these books showcases Hercule Poirot.
As far as Agatha Christie goes, she has novels that I think are harder to predict, but the style of revealing everything at the end is pretty consistent throughout her books. I am not an expert, I would defer to somebody who’s read more of her novels for recommendations, but just based on your preferences for mystery books I don’t think she will be a favorite for you.
With Agatha Christie, if you're not willing to dive into the Poirot or Marple series, then I'd strongly, strongly recommend And then there were none, Murder on the orient express and Endless Night! ✌️
The only A.Christie books I've read were 'And Then There Were None' and 'The ABC Murders' (the better of the two). Both were easy to figure out the murderer super early into them and by the time the ending monologue starts, I was beyond bored and didn't care. I understand they're classics and the blueprint for current mystery novels but...nah, I'm good. lol
I didn’t like ‘And Then There Were None’ by Agatha Christie, but I did enjoy ‘Murder On the Orient Express’. I’ll be reading ‘Death On the Nile’ next… hopefully I’m not as smart as you and don’t figure out the whodunnit too soon haha 😂
btw Glint is amazing!! the entire plated prisoner series is A+++ my fav fantasy romance series ever! (SJM who?! lol). it has a lot of angst and slow burn that I think you'll like n RK writing is v good imo suits the world!
I gave Every Summer After three stars, i liked it just fine, but there was just definitely something missing from it! I also really hate when adult romances follow teenagers for the majority of the book, that wasn't great lololol
Idk why but it makes me happy you haven’t been exposed to Atticus yet lol interested to hear your thoughts on the book, and to see if it’s any different that the stuff you see on Pinterest and Instagram. Edit: 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah that’s what I thought you would think!!! Atticus is LITERALLY pictures of skinny, pretty, white people with the most shallow attempts at insightful or inspiring captions.
Agatha Christie isn’t for everyone but if you were going to give her another try I’d go for And Then There Were None. It’s her classic/ most beloved (and I believe it’s so popular it has never gone out of print but I might be mistaken). If you read that and hate it then yeah just skip all her others lol
i entirely agree with every summer after being just mediocre and boring like it was fine but with the way everyone was hyping it up i was expecting a lot more i guess. the ending wasn’t worth it in any way and there wasn’t enough build up and not enough development to justify her actions at the end. i remember finishing it being like okay yeah that was good and the more i thought about it the more i was like wait what no all these things were not good so no lolol! and holy crap you are so right about the ending that should have happened!!!! like it would have made it feel so much more deserved and made so much more sense!
Chandler you should definitely read The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. It’s not as long as The Way of Kings and it has a relationship/romance aspect
Ooh excellent, might need to give this a try (edit: made it to the second half of the vid, might need to skip chunks of the explore feature haha ) ! I’d say for Christie I really didn’t like Death on The Nile but I really enjoyed And Then There Were None, it had a better mystery and felt more akin to modern thrillers.
Agatha Christie is possibly the most popular author in the world. If you read one of her books and like it there will be plenty more for you to read and if you don't like it you will at least have a view when anyone mentions Agatha Christie...
You should check out "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie. That one is much better than "Death on the Nile". Honestly, I don't know why it's such a popular book of hers, because it's definitely not one of her best ones.
hi, i don't usually comment, but the title/thumbnail reminded of Storygraph's features right away. haven't finished watching the video yet, but i've watched the other ones you made based on Goodreads and i think you might find Storygraph better for this type of content.
I was hoping you picked The No-Show by Beth O’Leary. I think you’re going to either really love it or think it was boring. I don’t think you’ll hate it though. I’m interested to see which take you have. I would recommend reading verses listening because I think the multiple POVs could be confusing if you’re listening to it.
Oh my god I just can't with the thumbnail 😭🙏
“And Then There Were None” is a classic Agatha Christie novel that is much better than “Death on the Nile” in my opinion, and you can see its influence on modern mystery novels such as “The Guest List” and “The Hunting Party”! Highly recommend
I loved And Then There Were None! I couldn’t solve it no matter how hard I tried, it really got me
When I read death on the nile I felt the same way, it felt really predictable but then I also realized that at the time Christie was writing (1937) mysteries like this were new and exciting and her plots really were mysteries that the reader had to puzzle out. It felt over done and predictable because so many mystery writers now draw inspiration from Christie.
The concept of this video is so fun I love it! I’ve literally never noticed the explore feature before haha and now I’m curious what is on my explore page 🤔
thank you!! and omg i'd be so curious what ur explore page looks like
I completely understand what you’re saying about how you feel like if you read less romance you would like more of it. Honestly for the past year I’ve had a hard time finding any romance books that I like, everything just feels like a not as good version of another book. I don’t think that’s the authors’ fault either, there’s only so many different scenarios you can write about. But when you’ve read copious amounts of a genre it can get repetitive. That’s why books like ice planet barbarians become popular, the concept is ridiculous, but it’s a different so people like it.
I'd be curious to have a smack down comparison of Storygraph recommendations vs Goodreads recommendations features because Storygraph has been developing some these features more than Goodreads
i definitely need to revisit. last time i was on storygraph i didn't love their "bonus" features very much but it seems like they are constantly developing which is awesome
The thumbnail 😂
Sometimes being a classic works against a book. So many have read it, taken from it, and been influenced by it that it is no long exciting for modern readers to whom the premise is no longer new and who have seen later writers take certain concepts further. Same thing happens with Phillip K Dick's short stories for me.
I’ve never read Death on the Nile, but And then there were none by Agatha Christie is a classic and imo one of her best!! It’s different than her other books because it doesn’t follow that main detective character. I would recommend it!
“They have this unbreakable bond that is broken time and time again” I sCREAMED 🗣🗣🗣
I think it’s so cute how Haden just goes along with your ideas and helped took the pic for the thumbnail 😂 we luv the support. Lol, I’m going to use the explore feature and see what it gives me👀
I just bought every summer after knowing I wasn’t going to like it, but your review really confirms that for me😂
he is a good egg
I love your content :) and the thumbnail is fucking hilarious
lmao thank you
honestly chandler has the best creative videos ideas i've ever seen and the thumbnail oh chef's kiss
so true about every summer after,it literally felt like i was reading love and other words but poor writing CHRISTINA LAUREN SHOULD SUE FOR COPY INFRINGEMENT lol
THE THUMBNAIL AHH!! I love everything about this 😭
Chan the thumbnail is KILLING me. I love it lol. Bless Haden for taking it!
If you‘re a fast reader, the speed in which Goodreads updates their recommendations/explore page is very very slow. It is also really hard to „train“, eg I shelved a lot of manga in 2011 but haven‘t read any since, but Goodsreads never stops recommending me manga in every genre that I click on to explore lol. I haven‘t had much luck with using the „readers also liked“ or similar functions but I do love their list articles to discover upcoming books.
Completely agree about Every Summer After.
I liked the overall theme of “good people can make shitty impulsive choices in a vulnerable state and still be good people,” but your take would’ve been a bolder, less predictable, and honestly more satisfying conclusion.
Hercule Poirot's christmas is also quite the underrated gem!
I love your thumbnail. It's so unique and cute. :)
thanks so much!
I will never be able to hear the name Atticus without thinking of Caleb Joseph‘s review of his poetry
A+ thumbnail. I love the video idea as well, I’ve never seen this done till now. Great vid!
Clicked on this video bc I saw the thumbnail and thought “Chandler wtf are you doing” and needed to make sure you were okay. Great work👏🏻
My two main favs of Agatha Christie that I think you might enjoy more are "Crooked House" and "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" though "And Then There Were None" is also a top fav.
What's hilarious is that someone JUST recommended to me "Every Summer After" today and I'm so glad I happened to click on this video before I bought it to manage my expectations haha
THE THUMBNAIL IS SO CUTE
Every Summer After is IDENTICAL to Love and Other Words. I read them almost back to back, with the CL first, and it's literally identical. So frustrating that it's getting so much hype.
Absolutely in love with this Thumbnail 😂And loved this video concept! I added Dream On to my TBR when you started talking about it because it sounded interesting, gonna remove it now... 😆
This has inspired me to look at the Goodreads Explore page, which I've never ever done lmao I actually have some intriguing recommendations
loveee this video idea and the thumbnail! definitely going to check out the suite spot, i loved part of your world
"I don't like Taylor Jenkins Reid" SO true omg
I LOVED Every Summer After, but I will say your suggestion was a really great idea. Wonder if there’s books out there like that 🤔
This thumbnail is GIVING
I totally agree with the rushy reveal in some Agatha Christie books, it just ruins the wait! The only book I would recommend of hers is {And then there were none}
INCREDIBLE book. I was on my nerves the whole time I was reading it, and the events intensify as you get further in. At least give that one a go!
Omg the thumbnail 😂 11/10
Okay so I liked every summer after but I also 100% agree with you I wanted her to end up with the brother!!!
A commute from Ft Lauderdale to Miami is doable. It *sucks* but it’s doable! It is weird to move from Miami to Ohio to manage a hotel though… people work their way up to managing hotels in Miami.
I read Every Summer After, and I was pretty neutral on it. I couldn’t figure out what was missing from it, or why I didn’t love it. When you were saying that Percy should have ended up with Charlie, it finally clicked. I completely agree!
This thumbnail is top shelf. 😙👌🏻
I was so, so disappointed by Every Summer After. I think the years between childhood and when the meet again was way too big. At the end, neither was kind to each other. 3 days was NOT enough to make up for everything! It reads far more YA and I wonder if it was originally written with the "older" parts being when they were fresh out of college and it was stretched out to be marketed as adult.
I agree completely about Every Summer After - I didn't like the characters as people, which can be fine, but some of their choices are non-sensical. And you are also 100% correct about Charlie. Why did he exist except as the ending plot device that felt forced and wrong and illogical.
Every summer after I knew the reason from pretty much the beginning. Figured it out based on books with similar stories
This was so fun and I'm sorry you had to read Instagram poetry. Those types of poetry books are the bane of my existence.
We stan our Steve Irwin queen 🫡
i love this video! so fun and exciting! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
everything you said about the every summer after brother was just sooooooo true & underutilized the exact right word like what was that why was he THERE it would’ve been so much more romantic if she ended up w him (and more groundwork was laid for that to work obv)
you totally got me on Every Summer After - I kept thinking "is there something wrong with me?" as I was reading it, but I just did not care. poorly executed rip-off of Love and Other Words and The Summer I Turned Pretty 🤷
I LOVE this!! Had no idea this was a goodreads function thank you for doing the good work for us 💕-Christine
Haven’t watched the video yet but living for this thumbnail! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Yes to Charlie! 🙌🏼
Yeah... I think reading based on what Goodreads members like isn't the best idea. The Goodreads Choice Awards is the best example. 🤣
Honestly, most Agatha Christie books have the detective doing a big reveal at the end in a monologue fashion thing, so I don't know if you'd enjoy her books that much. Even with And then there were none, although it didn't have a main detective character, i think it did the same thing just with an epilogue...
I liked And then there were none though (plus it's her best seller I think) so I would recommend it in that sense, but I can see you not enjoying it as much so maybe not the highest priority?
I opted to start with the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie, just because I didn't recognize any of the titles as her big ones, and I've been enjoying them. I'm also not much of a mystery reader, but I like that they are pretty short.
Omg the thumbnail 😂👌
I use the explore, when I'm bored with my TBR and want something different.
In Australia we have a children's character Percy Penguin. So lol makes me think of that.
i just read ‘dream on’ and i definitely agree
I got an arc of The Bodyguard and it was sooo good!!!
oh yay! i have a physical copy i'm hoping to read this week
make this a series pls I loved the vid/idea 🥰
here for the thumbnail photo lol
The thumbnail is gold 👌🌟
The Agatha Christie mysteries that I recommend romance lovers are: a. The Man in the Brown Suit, and b. The Secret Adversary.
To clarify, none of her mysteries are romance heavy... and neither of these books showcases Hercule Poirot.
The thumbnail 🤌🏻
The thumbnail 🤣👏
As far as Agatha Christie goes, she has novels that I think are harder to predict, but the style of revealing everything at the end is pretty consistent throughout her books. I am not an expert, I would defer to somebody who’s read more of her novels for recommendations, but just based on your preferences for mystery books I don’t think she will be a favorite for you.
I felt the complete opposite about every summer after hahaha ! bummer it was a miss for you, but good it was an audiobook so it went by faster. 😄
With Agatha Christie, if you're not willing to dive into the Poirot or Marple series, then I'd strongly, strongly recommend And then there were none, Murder on the orient express and Endless Night! ✌️
Love your thumbnail lmao!
Love the thumbnail! 😂
The only A.Christie books I've read were 'And Then There Were None' and 'The ABC Murders' (the better of the two). Both were easy to figure out the murderer super early into them and by the time the ending monologue starts, I was beyond bored and didn't care. I understand they're classics and the blueprint for current mystery novels but...nah, I'm good. lol
I'm tryna find that hoobastank review but I can't lmao
I didn’t like ‘And Then There Were None’ by Agatha Christie, but I did enjoy ‘Murder On the Orient Express’. I’ll be reading ‘Death On the Nile’ next… hopefully I’m not as smart as you and don’t figure out the whodunnit too soon haha 😂
the thumbnail omg
I own the Glint series cause I liked the covers lol
Love the thumbnail!
btw Glint is amazing!! the entire plated prisoner series is A+++ my fav fantasy romance series ever! (SJM who?! lol). it has a lot of angst and slow burn that I think you'll like n RK writing is v good imo suits the world!
i didn't love the first book but maybe the series gets better!
this thumbnail is incredible lol
I gave Every Summer After three stars, i liked it just fine, but there was just definitely something missing from it! I also really hate when adult romances follow teenagers for the majority of the book, that wasn't great lololol
Dear Emmie Blue has the plot of how you with Every Summer After went, if you haven’t read it yet.
29:44 Did anyone find the Goodreads review that she mentioned?
i showed it in the screen recording so i didn’t link it!
Omfg you weren’t joking about this thumbnail LOL
Idk why but it makes me happy you haven’t been exposed to Atticus yet lol interested to hear your thoughts on the book, and to see if it’s any different that the stuff you see on Pinterest and Instagram. Edit: 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah that’s what I thought you would think!!! Atticus is LITERALLY pictures of skinny, pretty, white people with the most shallow attempts at insightful or inspiring captions.
Agatha Christie isn’t for everyone but if you were going to give her another try I’d go for And Then There Were None. It’s her classic/ most beloved (and I believe it’s so popular it has never gone out of print but I might be mistaken). If you read that and hate it then yeah just skip all her others lol
The first Agatha Christie book I ever read was "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" and it was AMAZING, so I really recommend that one!
i entirely agree with every summer after being just mediocre and boring like it was fine but with the way everyone was hyping it up i was expecting a lot more i guess.
the ending wasn’t worth it in any way and there wasn’t enough build up and not enough development to justify her actions at the end. i remember finishing it being like okay yeah that was good and the more i thought about it the more i was like wait what no all these things were not good so no lolol!
and holy crap you are so right about the ending that should have happened!!!! like it would have made it feel so much more deserved and made so much more sense!
This got me to explore my Goodreads...
That thumpnail is everything
“Cande…you bitch.” - chandler, 2k22
Chandler you should definitely read The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. It’s not as long as The Way of Kings and it has a relationship/romance aspect
Ooh excellent, might need to give this a try (edit: made it to the second half of the vid, might need to skip chunks of the explore feature haha ) ! I’d say for Christie I really didn’t like Death on The Nile but I really enjoyed And Then There Were None, it had a better mystery and felt more akin to modern thrillers.
This is so cute omg
Agatha Christie is possibly the most popular author in the world. If you read one of her books and like it there will be plenty more for you to read and if you don't like it you will at least have a view when anyone mentions Agatha Christie...
The thumbnail is 🥰😘
You should check out "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie. That one is much better than "Death on the Nile". Honestly, I don't know why it's such a popular book of hers, because it's definitely not one of her best ones.
I had the same thought about "The murder on the Orient Express" ...
hi, i don't usually comment, but the title/thumbnail reminded of Storygraph's features right away. haven't finished watching the video yet, but i've watched the other ones you made based on Goodreads and i think you might find Storygraph better for this type of content.
i haven't had good luck with storygraph historically, but i might revisit it someday
wheres the link to the hilarious reviewwwww? >>
Had to click like based on the thumbnail alone LOL
I was hoping you picked The No-Show by Beth O’Leary. I think you’re going to either really love it or think it was boring. I don’t think you’ll hate it though. I’m interested to see which take you have. I would recommend reading verses listening because I think the multiple POVs could be confusing if you’re listening to it.
read it for another video! it’s bad lmao
My favorite Agatha Christie is the murder of roger ackroyd
You have me realizing I have never looked at the Explore section. I thought I had but this is completely unfamiliar.