tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5029434739538199736..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY RUTH RENDELLcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-39195005391101107222019-01-05T00:21:37.895-08:002019-01-05T00:21:37.895-08:00I think the thought of embarking on another long s...I think the thought of embarking on another long series when I can't manage the ones under my nose already put me off Wexford and pointed me at her standalones. She does make you feel tense - he says after one Barbara Vine book!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62725380207033134352019-01-04T12:29:50.480-08:002019-01-04T12:29:50.480-08:00I have read A Sight for Sore Eyes, which has a tie...I have read A Sight for Sore Eyes, which has a tie in to one of the Inspector Wexford books. When I read Rendell's non-Inspector Wexford books, they make me feel tense the whole time I am reading them... so not my favorites. But her writing is very very good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70809176910892423362018-12-26T08:48:08.243-08:002018-12-26T08:48:08.243-08:00Knowing you, you will probably get to Portobello l...Knowing you, you will probably get to Portobello long before I ever do!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-63612950770580750112018-12-24T13:26:52.272-08:002018-12-24T13:26:52.272-08:00I have read a lot of Ruth Rendells, though by no m...I have read a lot of Ruth Rendells, though by no means all of them, but at some point gave up on them, and have not read these two. But I must say Portobello sounds good.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-83479859234631274092018-12-20T08:43:29.956-08:002018-12-20T08:43:29.956-08:00Ha just spotted you different publisher comment. S...Ha just spotted you different publisher comment. Sorry I missed it. Hmm, I don't know whether to have a root around and see if that's the case or whether to crack on with some reading! It probably doesn't matter too much now anyway, so reading wins. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67018743001909638612018-12-20T08:40:50.236-08:002018-12-20T08:40:50.236-08:00Ok, I'll cut you some slack then. Me feeling f...Ok, I'll cut you some slack then. Me feeling festive! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-61743656708693537252018-12-20T08:39:04.666-08:002018-12-20T08:39:04.666-08:00I doubt it! I'm reading these Margaret Millars...I doubt it! I'm reading these Margaret Millars, you'll recall, and then yesterday, when I popped into the library, I accidentally spotted the new Keigo Higashino . . .noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79217676977137005392018-12-20T08:36:57.734-08:002018-12-20T08:36:57.734-08:00Result! Boom, I expect to be reading your thoughts...Result! Boom, I expect to be reading your thoughts on it by close of play Boxing day!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-45409187274226055882018-12-20T08:36:26.605-08:002018-12-20T08:36:26.605-08:00I may be misremembering, but I think that at least...I may be misremembering, but I think that at least initially the Vines came from a different UK publisher than the Rendells.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67108592072772828452018-12-20T08:35:00.358-08:002018-12-20T08:35:00.358-08:00Ha! On checking the shelves last night I discovere...Ha! On checking the shelves last night I discovered <i>A Sight for Sore Eyes</i> is one of the unread Rendells there. So I'be bumped it up the queue a bit . . .noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74433689733169533132018-12-20T04:21:41.219-08:002018-12-20T04:21:41.219-08:00Elgin, well worth trying if you ever get the time....Elgin, well worth trying if you ever get the time. She's a favourite author for a lot of readers.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25703098574024754812018-12-19T22:38:36.188-08:002018-12-19T22:38:36.188-08:00Col – I’ve never read anything by Rendell. I don’t...Col – I’ve never read anything by Rendell. I don’t know why – just never got around to her. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-60556780860820549912018-12-19T20:52:20.092-08:002018-12-19T20:52:20.092-08:00I did wonder if she had a different voice for the ...I did wonder if she had a different voice for the Vines, compared to the Rendells, but considered whether it was just a case of her publisher not wanting more than a book a year under one name. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-90502549502213595012018-12-19T20:50:16.623-08:002018-12-19T20:50:16.623-08:00Margot, thanks for the recommendation. That one si...Margot, thanks for the recommendation. That one sits on the pile as well. I was maybe thinking I might try one Wexford just to see, but Lord knows when!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47739093120098048212018-12-19T20:49:03.648-08:002018-12-19T20:49:03.648-08:00Prashant, I'm guilty of not reading enough of ...Prashant, I'm guilty of not reading enough of them. Maybe 2019 I can get to one of these two.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33783920672768741962018-12-19T07:09:07.948-08:002018-12-19T07:09:07.948-08:00I've read quite a few of Rendell's books, ...I've read quite a few of Rendell's books, but neither of these. <i>A Sight for Sore Eyes</i> in particular sounds as if I should pick it up . . . once I've finished the three or four Rendells/Vines I still have unread on the shelf!<br /><br />Like many, I prefer the standalones to the Wexfords. Early on, I also preferred the Vines to the Rendells, although the distinction seemed to become a bit hazier as she wrote more of both.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-55444202789449320352018-12-19T04:21:36.198-08:002018-12-19T04:21:36.198-08:00I like Rendell's work very much, Col. And it&#...I like Rendell's work very much, Col. And it's interesting that you're more drawn to her standalones. Most people do prefer either those or her Wexford series. If you like these, and decide to try another, may I recommend <i>A Judgement in Stone</i>? I think it's very good indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91313432683701660442018-12-19T03:46:09.954-08:002018-12-19T03:46:09.954-08:00Col, I have never read her books though a couple o...Col, I have never read her books though a couple of them in my collection have been nudging me to do so.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com