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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
From the first sentence, Rendell tells what happened to the Coverdale family and why and then proceeds to show how the tragedy inevitably came about. Always listed as one of the top mysteries, and I totally agree.
Finally was able to read this book. Completely out of season but on my TBR for years, so when available to borrow, I clicked ok.
Funny enough to visualize the movie and actors but predictable and caricatural and very white suburban and doesn’t age well in today’s lens.
Still entertaining.
Funny enough to visualize the movie and actors but predictable and caricatural and very white suburban and doesn’t age well in today’s lens.
Still entertaining.
I love Ruth Rendell. This is just an amazingly conceived and written book. A creepy and convincing study in how two rather ordinary women end up as murderers. And such an interesting reflection on the nature of illiteracy.
Wow! A gripping and horrifying novel which starkly depicts the brutality and unpredictability of life in medieval times, while managing to be uplifting and hopeful as well.
So many characters came in and out of the novel (as happens in real life) and horrible experiences were interspersed with the relief of kindness and mercy.
So many characters came in and out of the novel (as happens in real life) and horrible experiences were interspersed with the relief of kindness and mercy.
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so subtly brilliant. We are told in the first line who the murderer is and every line that follows slowly and expertly brings us back to the bare fact told in that line. This was a psychological journey- my favorite type of mystery.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I forced myself to finish this, but it was a slog. Someone called this a whyduni instead of a whodunit. And I think that's the best description for this book. I just found it very boring and tedious. Not for me.
Haunting. Story grips you and makes you want to read and read