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Sarah:
- That seaweed would have scared me so bad
- oh shoot (literally) someone's dead
- ok so Vera knew that Cyril couldn't swim that far, so she killed him on purpose?
- why is she so fascinated with the hook on the ceiling
- uh oh, where's Armstrong

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I finished it too and don't want to spoil anything

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I have finished the whole book and I don't wanna spoil things so I will try and limit my comments

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Julia:
-ok i'm gonna try to finish the book so my discussion things are going to be sparse
-but i am so confused about who it is because one second i think its lombard since he's smiling and then he has the revolver, and then armstrong is out and about but now hes missing so WTH!!!!

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Emma:
-I feel like Emily should have been too scared to walk around if she isnt the killer
-Is it me or does it feel like the judge isnt as scared as everyone else
- I wonder how the killer is going to make a bee sting someone
- Why is Emily acting so strange?
- So it was Emily's guilt that made her go crazy.
- Just saying that a lot of these deaths have been drug abuse and the doctor seems like he could have has plenty of access to it...
- someone must have taken the revolver when they were looking for Rodgers... or someone who is already "dead" could have taken it...

Ashlynd:
- pretty odd of emily to be randomly walking around
- The person who died chopping sticks (I won't spoil) I didn't expect at all.
- Vera's reaction seems normal but it also is very suspicious how she immediately snapped out of it when he hit her.
- Lumbard says something that he doubts that blore could be the killer which makes me suspect Blore even more.
- they just let Emily sit by herself which is so annoying when theres a literal murderer killing people.
-How could everyone be talking about her the same time she died like were they all in the room?
-Armstrong and Lombard stuff has gone missing.
- Lombard is acting really weird

Sarah:
- uh ohhhhh
- Emily "walking around the island" sounds weird
- is Vera allergic to bees or something? I mean I get that it's the next part of the poem but she seems more worried than the others
- if I was in their position I would be freaking the freak out
- so was Emily drugged? How did that happen

Julia:
-ok so i didn't go on the padlet before reading because i didn't want to be spoiled at all
-wow i rly did not expect that person to be chopped in half
-also, if everyone but emily was in  the sitting room, then someone else has to be the killer, someone who died has to not be dead
- i am rly confused on who it is at this point

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Ashlynd:
- not going to spoil who dies but... my mind is so powerful
- Rogers goes and looks at soldiers asap and one has already fallen...
-armstrong was alone when he found said person dead....
- they placed dead person on their bed just like Mrs Rogers and Tony
-mr owens is one of them does this mean mr owens is a man or could he be disguising himself as a man
-new theory: what if everyone is the murderer, each person kills another person, maybe armstong kills new person dead, emily killed mrs rogers, mr rogers killed tony, etc
-lumbard admits if he were to murder it would be for self interest
-emily claims she's going mad...

Emma:
-it literally took them 150 pages to realize that one of them was the killer
- does anyone else see how much the judge is controlling the situation?- makes him seem like a pretty good suspect
-interesting how none of them actually have a strong alibi
- is Emily okay? she is kind of creeping me out
- what was rogers trying to do by locking all the doors? I don't think that is going to stop whoever the killer is

Julia:
-wow soooo surprised by that one....
-so they are just arguing a lot and discussing the fact that one of them is the murderer
-ok i have no idea who it is
-Vera and Lombard are making an alliance but either one of them could be lying about their innocence
-ummmmm was Emily Brent just possessed?????

Sarah:
- ok finally they're realizing that these aren't suicides
- I feel like things are gonna go down since they're all scared of each other now
- why was Armstrong so eager to jump up and offer to go find the General?
- Wargrave is awfully calm
- honestly I sympathize with Vera... if I was stuck on an island with a bunch of old (possibly homicidal) men, I would be scared too
- they should've just paired up or something so if one got killed they would know who it is
- ok but Rogers just doesn't seem phased at all even though his wife was literally murdered
- uhhhh what just happened to Emily (also remember that Beatrice was the girl she supposedly killed)

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Ella: oh jeeze well i sort of finished the whole book and i have not been let down. I dont want to spoil anything so I am just going to update the dead list and comment on yalls posts so i dont give anymore away.

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Emma:
- why is the doctor and Lombard doing all the detective work? Isn't that what the DETECTIVE is for??
- why did it take them so long to realize that it was murder and not suicide??
- um... whats up with the general?
-do you think they missed something when they were searching the island, or do you think there really is only the eight of them there?
- do you think it is important that they noted Rodgers moves quickly and quietly?

Julia:
-ok y'all might hate Emily but shoutout to her for not being racist like Vera
-ok so did Emily throw out that girl Beatrice Taylor because she was gay? ('in trouble') or did she just sleep around because Emily didn't want to say this in front of the other guys?
-ok thank goodness that they finally realized that anthony was murdered
-ok the general seems a little suspicious now...

Sarah:
- ok Emily needs to chill she threw out Beatrice because she was pregnant? Not cool
- why do they keep thinking all these deaths are suicides? like is this suicide island or what jeez
- I'm glad they are finally asking who Mr. Owen is because that's giving me very creepy vibes
- they think MacArthur's crazy? Maybe he was drugged or something
- I thought it was funny that Blore said that only people in books carry revolvers (because they're in a book, haha get it)
- idk if I were them I would be freaking the freak out because all these people are dying. Like they're all just lounging around like "oh no, that person just died and we're stuck on a creepy island, oh well."

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Motives:
emily brent- super religious could get back at people for sinning
vera-no motive
general- wife's lover, feels guilty, maybe mental illness
lombard- killed african's and his men, hitler vibes, maybe killing all the bad people to better the race, carrying a gun
armstrong- drunk, could logically plan this out, onlyone who can tell the deaths
blore- knows everybody
mr. rogers- avenge his wife's death

- I said what I said, emily brent is awful
-vera sucks now too like what period of time is this from everyone is so raicst
- Armstrong and Lombarb are the smartest people so far they really have figure this out on their own (even though its obvious).
-they finally decide to get blore in on it.
- they piece together the unknown soldier I feel like I've heard of this before
- ok i feel like because the judge is controlling everything he is very sus
- i think mr. Rogers is so sweet like his wife just died and he still is working
- do you think somebody could fake their death? and thats why we don't suspect them

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Anthony
Mrs. Rogers
The General
Mr. Rogers
Emily Brent

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Julia:
- i- op, ok wow, stuff is happening, and stuff is happening FAST
-Who do we think this Mr. Owen is?
-also, do we think there is some significance behind the title on the record being 'Swan Song'
-how come Emily didn't explain what happened?
-Anthony's death matches the nursery rhyme so we can assume that the next death will be about 'oversleeping' (maybe a heart attack? idk)

Emma:
- anyone else think its a little sketch that no one knows who Mr. Owens is or even looks like?
- does anyone think these people are telling the truth when they say they didn't "technically" kill the accused?
- Whats up with Emily?
- guys we definitely called who was gonna die first

Sarah:
- from what we've read so far, do you guys have any suspicions of who the voice is?
- I looked up what a swan song is: a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement.
- ok who is Mr. Owen he is kinda creepy and we don't even know who he is
- Do you think everyone is guilty of the murders they are accused of?
- bye bye Tony

Ella:
ok I first suspect Mrs. Rogers because she wasnt in the room when the voice happened
Do you think Mr. Owen is crazy like they say? like it is kinda delusional to trap people on an island for a crime the were affiliated with.
Do you think this person personally knows everybody on the island?
Do you think this person is on the island now? dun dun duuuuunnnnn

Ashlynd:
- 10 solider figures is obviously some mad foreshadowing.
- the mixing of of oliver and owen kind of stuck out to me. could bot women not know the name? could they all been told different names?
- i noticed some syntax details: The Voice is capitalized, being used as a name perhaps?
- they were all just convicted for murder how do we feel about this?
- what do we think of  the title "swan song"
- the wins- 10 solider boys dine then one chocked probably arsenic?
- they all really just let a psychopath trap them into his home. how did not one of them say no?
- lombards gotta die soon hes racist i don't like him
- anyways not to brag but guess who predicted first death :)

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Ella:
- Ok so first have we discovered who Mr. Owen is?
- I wonder why whats her face didnt want to share her story.
- All of them know exactly what the voice meant and most of them owned up to it. Poor Mr. Rogers, isnt it a cliche that it was always the butler? Thats why I am eliminating him as a suspect. But then again, this is the first murder mystery novels soooo..... I havnt eliminated anyone. Everyone is still a suspect!!

Julia:
-ok I read this during work yesterday and I kind of forget what happened
-why does everyone think that Anthony killed himself??
-i like how once everyone went to bed they were all thinking about the person they killed - gave more background to the characters and their past
-what do you guys think happened to Mrs. Rogers?
-I thought that there was going to be 7 soldiers because both Anthony and Mrs. Rogers died and I thought it was going to hint at the general's death but no...

Emma:
- if this is supposed to be a creepy book, why do they go into detail describing how nice and non-creepy the house is?
- if they think Anthony dies because he killed himself, why are they so scared of each other?
- the fact that the wooden soldiers disappear as the people die is pretty cool
- the next rhyme says they travel back to Devon, and one stayed... well we already know that the general doesn't want to leave the island so maybe he stayed??
- i think maybe all of these people are connected to each other somehow (other than the fact that they all "indirectly" killed someone) and we are going to figure out how by the end of the book.

Ashlynd:
- Another person dies the same way the poem predicted BUT the cause of death is unclear? Any suspicions?
- Since the doctor is the only one who can figure out the causes of death i think he will be one of the last ones left.
- Why are they still hung up with the idea that Tony killed himself?
- The General is the only one who has comprehended that once you get on the island there's no escape.
- Mr. Rogers has been very obsessed with the soldiers and was the one who noticed that two went missing...
- emily brent= worst character

Sarah:
- I'm confused why they thought it was a suicide? It could have been any of them
- the soldiers on the table freak me out
- also why aren't they more worried about the fact that someone died (and Mrs. Rogers, too)

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Sarah:
- Vera definitely has some kind of trauma related to water
- Who is Hugo?
- Philip is kinda creepy
- Who is actually inviting these people to Soldier Island? Some of the invitations have different names.
- Each letter is tailored specifically to each person (bait?)
- The check in the doctor's letter plays to his greed
- What's up with Blore? (also foreshadowing of his death on pg. 17?)
- Emily Brent is a Karen

Ashlynd:
- I think the nursery rhyme might be some foreshadowing to each character's death
- None of them have ever met their host but have no issue staying in a random strangers home.
- I think Anthony is going to be one of the first one who dies. I don't know why but his arrogance seems intolerable.

Emma:
- I think it is kind of hard to remember every person so maybe we could recap who each person is?
- Do you really think it was the Owen's, Oliver's, Constance Culmington, or someone else who invited everyone?
- I think Wargrave is going to be very important to the story.

Julia:

- sine qua non: a thing that is absolutely necessary

- Mr. Blore is kinda sus

- the bear on Vera's mantel may connect to the bear in the nursery rhyme (maybe she dies from a bear)

-ok, did Vera drown someone or something bc she is kind of afraid of the ocean

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- everyone participate
- 2 chapters per night
- write down talking points on padlet entry before class

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i was kinda bored and didn't want to do math so im looking for some coloring pages and im gonna a doc of some here... idk if they r any good

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