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A review by ashleylm
The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich
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!