Dark Corners: A Novel | 
so-soHow about that? Finished another book which triggered me early on, causing a long hiatus in reading it. Themes of delusion and paranoia, abuse of situations and relationships (emotional), spiraling---Kafkaesque and Hitchcockian in tension. It did have odd Singin' in the Rain contrasts in characterization. This genre probably stresses me out so I don't think I could adequately judge its character properly, or recs. Prob the type in genre for me.
so-soI expected to like this book a lot. I‘ve been hearing for years about how wonderful Ruth Rendell novels are. Honestly, it was just okay. I think I couldn‘t get past the fat-shaming in the early part of the book (slender actress gains 14 pounds and is constantly referred to as SO FAT until she drops out of the story. Really?). The characters were unpleasant in general. Did not finish.
#authorilove #17booklove
Here's her first, and her last. There's something like 80 in between. If you have any love of mysteries, British detectives, or the darkness sometimes found in the human heart, get your hands on any book by her. You won't be disappointed.
In 7 days I read 7 novels and 1 short story. It was exhausting but fun and I'm glad that #bookisholympics are over😅
so-soNot the best Ruth Rendell psychological mystery I have read although this one definitely shows the mastery she had creating fascinating but thoroughly unlikeable and rather creepy characters.
pickQuite tense story with a good psychological profile of the main character which falling down deeper and deeper with the help of a few creepy people and the whole story revolves around blackmail. Nice, but above all a quick reading.
