A Dark-Adapted Eye by Ruth Rendell

A Dark-Adapted Eye

Ruth Rendell with Harriet Walter (Narrator)

11 hours, 47 minutes first pub 1986 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Dazzling...writing at her formidable best, Barbara Vine taps the poetry as well as the pain of her characters' clamorous declarations of their need for love. --New York Times Book Review When the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world l...

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Community Reviews Summary of 441 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 78%
reflective 52%
tense 47%
emotional 42%
sad 36%
challenging 26%
informative 5%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 27%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.8

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