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2.0 out of 5 stars It all adds up to nothing, Aug 17 2000

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This review is from: A Sight for Sore Eyes (Mass Market Paperback)

The strength of this book is the characterizations, and all of the characters are unlikeable. I couldn't find myself caring about what happened to them. Usually Rendell is good at making unbelievable situations believable, but the plot in this novel was that of a second-rate potboiler. At the end of the book, I had the feeling, 'is that it?', which is not my usual reaction to Rendell's works. A real disappointment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars She's Done It Again, Jun 27 2000

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Rendell takes on the difficult task of trying to let the reader understand the workings of a cold, twisted, and almost inhuman mind--and she does it brilliantly. Teddy Brex is not a likeable character, but he's a bit like Patricia Highsmith's Talented Mr. Ripley--I found myself empathizing, if not exactly sympathizing with him. It's an extraordinary portrait of a character, and an unexpected bonus is that for suspense, it has some mordantly funny parts--when Teddy, trying to be inconspicuous, finds himself burdened with a corpse in a yellow Edsel, it's a uniquely Rendell situation. All the characters are intriguing, but it's Teddy who's haunting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My first Rendell book, May 16 2001

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Having read all of the P.D. James books available, I've been reading the books by her friend, Ruth Rendell. This is the first one I picked up.

I enjoyed the characters, who are a strange bunch and not very likeable really, and what happened to them. The deaths that occur are not your usual murders with police investigation. In fact only one is brought to the attention of the police. The others are just disappearances of the persons, which no one follows up on, and one apparently from natural causes.

I loved the ending. It would make a good Hitchcock movie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating novel
I enjoyed this book so much. It's definitely one of the best books I have ever read. She does an amazing job of showing what makes the characters tic. Read more

Published on July 15 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars She's Done It Again
Rendell takes on the difficult task of trying to let the reader understand the workings of a cold, twisted, and almost inhuman mind--and she does it brilliantly. Read more