A Dark-adapted Eye
Registered by MyopicMeringue on 6/12/2004
5 journalers for this copy...
This is the first novel Ruth Rendell wrote under her pseudonym Barbara Vine. The novels she writes as Barbara Vine as psychological thrillers, written partly as flashbacks, partly in the present, leaving the reader to try and figure out what happened in the past to cause the situation in the present.
This novel is very vivid, full of unexpected twists, and makes for compulsive reading. Unlike traditional murder mysteries, you're not guessing who the murderer is - the novel starts with the announcement of the hanging of Vera Hillyard for murder - rather you're trying to work out why it happened, and what exactly happened.
This novel is very vivid, full of unexpected twists, and makes for compulsive reading. Unlike traditional murder mysteries, you're not guessing who the murderer is - the novel starts with the announcement of the hanging of Vera Hillyard for murder - rather you're trying to work out why it happened, and what exactly happened.
This novel is being sent on a bookray. Here is the list of participants in mailing order (subject to change, if more people join):
1. Kislany (Cyprus)
2. biffin44 (UK)
3. Brujula (France)
4. ludymiss (France)
5. aset01 (France)
6. AppleAngel (Malaysia)
7. missgonewest (Australia)
8. Charlaya (Bavaria)
If anyone else wants to join, please PM me and I'll add you to the list.
1. Kislany (Cyprus)
2. biffin44 (UK)
3. Brujula (France)
4. ludymiss (France)
5. aset01 (France)
6. AppleAngel (Malaysia)
7. missgonewest (Australia)
8. Charlaya (Bavaria)
If anyone else wants to join, please PM me and I'll add you to the list.
Have received it and have already read the first 10 pages from the book this morning. So far it looks just like MyopicMeringue described it, with present story combined with flashbacks of the past. I hope to read it within the week and send it further early next week. Will journal it again.
Thanks for adding me to the ray.
Thanks for adding me to the ray.
A rather enjoyable read. I cannot say it's on my top 10 list, but I can recommend the book to new readers, nevertheless.
Waiting for some more info from biffin44 and I will send the book on Thursday to the UK.
Waiting for some more info from biffin44 and I will send the book on Thursday to the UK.
Sent to biffin44 on Thur. Sep.9. via airmail.
Journal Entry 6 by biffin44 from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 14, 2004
received in the post this morning... lucky as have just finished the book i'm reading so will start it tomorrow on the way to work
Journal Entry 7 by biffin44 from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Sunday, September 19, 2004
i really enjoyed this book, indeed finding it to be a compulsive page-turner. was a bit afraid as i'd never read a barbara vine before, but as i said, i really liked this one! waiting for info from brujula then will post it on sometime before friday.
Journal Entry 8 by biffin44 from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 22, 2004
posted on to france this afternoon... enjoy!
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Journal Entry 9 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Sunday, September 26, 2004
Found today in the mail!
Thank you MyopicMeringue and biffin44!
Thank you MyopicMeringue and biffin44!
Journal Entry 10 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Friday, October 29, 2004
I didn't find this book an easy read. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it. It is a good novel, not really a crime novel, more a psychological one. Barbara Vine describes very well the atmosphere and the characters, and it's really asphyxiating! (wich probably explains why I didn't enjoy reading it! I suffered through this book!)
So I guess the book is so good it was hard for me to read it. I couldn't get my mind of it when I put it down.
Thank you for letting me read this, MyopicMeringue!
The book travels to ludymiss today!
So I guess the book is so good it was hard for me to read it. I couldn't get my mind of it when I put it down.
Thank you for letting me read this, MyopicMeringue!
The book travels to ludymiss today!
Received it yesterday! Thank you Brujula and Myopic.
Cheers
Cheers