Live Flesh

3,5 το βιβλίο το οποίο ηταν η έμπνευση για τον Αλμοντοβαρ στην ταινία του live flesh ( τίτλος στα αγγλικά ) . Πολυ ενδιαφέρον ...........more

I wasn't going to write a review of this but I feel like I want to get back into the "swing" of Goodreads. This is my first Ruth Rendell book but I know a fair bit about her. I know that her corpus is divided into two camps--the detective mystery series starring a recurring police inspector (my mom l......more

In her self-help treatise Patrica Highsmith describes the essence of writing suspense as the constant threat of violence – and this Ruth Rendell achieves through her ex-con (gunman, rapist) psychopathic protagonist Victor Jenner. Her portrayal from his warped point of view is expertly described. I ha......more

It speaks volumes to Rendell's talent as an author that she was able to take such reprehensive reprobates for protagonists and make their stories be such compelling reads. Traditionally I do prefer likeable heroes/heroines, but it just leaves me all the more amazed at how lost I can get in the tales......more