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sooky's review against another edition
3.0
An intriguing story for sure. While the identity of the killer is mostly a mystery for the detective, not us, there are plenty of questions we as a reader still want answers for. I must say some of the dialogue was silly, others outright made no sense whatsoever, but The Bride Wore Black was still a highly entertaining noir read.
gillian_aftanas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Stalking, Gun violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Death of parent
pizzamcpin3ppl3's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ashleylm's review against another edition
3.0
Decent--at the time I would have given it 4 stars, I bet, but one has slipped away over time as I no longer very much remember it, whereas other boks that I may have underestimated have stayed with me, and gained an extra star at it's expense, so-to-speak. (There are still Agatha Christie and Sayers novels that I read 45 years ago and recall with love and a suprising amount of detail!)
This is noirish fiction--I'd just seen the Jessica Lange film version of The Postman Always Rings Twice, read the Cain novel, and was exploring similar works.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
This is noirish fiction--I'd just seen the Jessica Lange film version of The Postman Always Rings Twice, read the Cain novel, and was exploring similar works.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
rouge_red's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
A pretty thrilling read that I finished in a day! I liked all of the ways our murderer disguised herself, especially when she was Ms. Baker for the evening, playing hide-n-seek and locking a man in a closet so that he suffocated to death. It's a short book and the deaths come just as quickly; but you do get 3 out of 4 of these deaths spoiled by the blurb?? Next time, I'll just check out whichever book I want and just trust the process of reading it.
jessmanners's review against another edition
4.0
Fun! Sort of silly...there are moments when it shows its age, and you need to suspend your disbelief a fair amount for the final section, but I'm fine with that!
jwmcoaching's review against another edition
2.0
2 1/2 stars. If Quentin Tarantino didn't draw inspiration for Kill Bill from this, I'll eat my shoe. That's what I kept thinking of while reading this. Unfortunately, unlike Kill Bill, the repetitive nature of this isn't nearly as entertaining. The plot (minor spoilers) involves the killing of five different men and as each one as killed, there follows a post mortem analysis by the cop who's on the trail of the killer. There is good writing here and it wasn't that I didn't enjoy this; it was just way too repetitive. The nature of the cop's sections, in particular, felt more like a screenplay than a novel.