tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post1172617445019128381..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): First Wednesday (on Thursday) Book Club: THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER's BOY, Ruth Rendellpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64798998047303358842018-05-15T08:52:45.567-04:002018-05-15T08:52:45.567-04:00It sounds interesting. I'll put it on my list!...It sounds interesting. I'll put it on my list!<br />Thanks for reviewing it! I hadn't read the Vine books.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24088589097022439052018-05-04T19:31:15.564-04:002018-05-04T19:31:15.564-04:00Hmmm. Getting to figure out who the person really ...Hmmm. Getting to figure out who the person really is often makes for real mysteries...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87246629463077900322018-05-03T19:06:08.311-04:002018-05-03T19:06:08.311-04:00Sounds like he's not likable. I might have tro...Sounds like he's not likable. I might have trouble reading this book.<br />Phyllis Wheelerhttp://www.phylliswheeler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87118152571895259782018-05-03T18:39:26.502-04:002018-05-03T18:39:26.502-04:00Not being able to put the book down is a good reco...Not being able to put the book down is a good recommendation for the book. Thanks for reviewing.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820350511791595345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46712327186262641452018-05-03T13:56:55.445-04:002018-05-03T13:56:55.445-04:00He is not an abuser except in terms of marrying fo...He is not an abuser except in terms of marrying for the wrong reasons and ignoring his wife mostly. But now that I think about it, it is abuse. She is deprived of a normal life. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19465131624798642932018-05-03T13:52:35.298-04:002018-05-03T13:52:35.298-04:00You have to admire an author who can write so many...You have to admire an author who can write so many meaningful works. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80191779924125972582018-05-03T13:22:20.407-04:002018-05-03T13:22:20.407-04:00Glad you liked the book so much Patti. I don't...Glad you liked the book so much Patti. I don't think I've ever read a Vine book either.Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24726932353157198242018-05-03T11:21:58.202-04:002018-05-03T11:21:58.202-04:00Aren't abusers frequently former victims of ab...Aren't abusers frequently former victims of abuse? It's a sad truth how unhappy men often take their frustrations out on the women in their family, whether it's physical or psychological. Good review!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23650080247437621372018-05-03T09:16:54.803-04:002018-05-03T09:16:54.803-04:00I've read a Ruth Rendell or two I believe but ...I've read a Ruth Rendell or two I believe but not this one<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25288648068478035682018-05-03T08:28:44.137-04:002018-05-03T08:28:44.137-04:00I've read over a dozen Ruth Rendell mysteries ...I've read over a dozen Ruth Rendell mysteries and about the same number of "Barbara Vine" suspense novels. I found the Vine books darker than the Rendells.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27122803491201545012018-05-03T07:51:38.249-04:002018-05-03T07:51:38.249-04:00My favorite Vine book is A DARK=ADAPTED EYE. My favorite Vine book is A DARK=ADAPTED EYE. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-66565926721314973622018-05-03T07:43:24.906-04:002018-05-03T07:43:24.906-04:00Oh, I'm glad you liked this one as well as you...Oh, I'm glad you liked this one as well as you did, Patti. Rendell was really so talented, and did such an effective job building psychological suspense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9177742791516234742018-05-03T07:28:04.432-04:002018-05-03T07:28:04.432-04:00Generally, I preferred her Wexford books to the no...Generally, I preferred her Wexford books to the non-series works, but that was 30 years ago. I haven't read anything of hers in a long time, other than her short story collections, perhaps half a dozen in all. As mentioned elsewhere, I did read and like her ANNA'S BOOK (ASTA'S BOOK in Britain), with its diary format and historical elements. I do want to go back and read some more of the Vine books. I've seen a couple of the television adaptations.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45725694537530268432018-05-03T02:29:15.315-04:002018-05-03T02:29:15.315-04:00Like the commenter above, I have read (and enjoyed...Like the commenter above, I have read (and enjoyed) some of this author's other books, but none of the Barbara Vine mysteries. This book sounds fascinating. I'll have to read it. Thanks for reviewing!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1256785568390222912018-05-02T23:57:21.973-04:002018-05-02T23:57:21.973-04:00I have read some Rendell, but none of her Vine tit...I have read some Rendell, but none of her Vine titles.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com