tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post7793121425981113998..comments2023-11-03T04:28:57.670-05:00Comments on Books and Cooks: Dying to KnowTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-72296364170079639032010-02-19T09:40:00.864-06:002010-02-19T09:40:00.864-06:00jennsybooks, do give Ruth Rendell another try! Th...jennsybooks, do give Ruth Rendell another try! This was atypically dull for her. I enjoyed Judgement in Stone and The Crocodile Bird, also she writes under the name Barbara Vine and her earliest books are fabulous.<br /><br />rhapsodyofbooks, I thought so too, and was prepared to love this. It was a disappointment.<br /><br />Kathy, I think so too.<br /><br />Staci, Rendell is usually amazing, give her a try.<br /><br />Hannah, thanks for stopping by. I have another of this author's books to read - hope it is better!<br /><br />Nan, I haven't read this one yet, but I do own it (the British version I believe) and I believe the reviews are very good. I hope we like it!<br /><br />Danielle, I hope you like it more than I did. I was hoping for something more along the lines of Singled Out, but that amazing book will be hard to beat. I've been a bit slow on the NF reading myself, partly because I wanted to finish this before starting another NF book. Yes, this is one of Rendell's later works, 2001 or so perhaps? I agree that the earlier stuff is hands down amazing.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-208415249714298222010-02-17T10:16:00.600-06:002010-02-17T10:16:00.600-06:00Too bad about 1939--I'm looking forward to rea...Too bad about 1939--I'm looking forward to reading it still, but I was hoping it would be more personal and anecdotal as well. I've not read a single NF yet this year--I just can't seem to get going with things. And I'm in the mood for a Rendell/Vine book but haven't picked one up in ages. She's pretty prolific so it's not surprising not all the books are at the same level of her best ones. Is this a later one? Maybe she is changing her style a little? Her earlier books are really wonderful, though, I think. Hopefully your next book will be a great read!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-20145679705542444542010-02-17T10:15:49.453-06:002010-02-17T10:15:49.453-06:00Too bad about 1939--I'm looking forward to rea...Too bad about 1939--I'm looking forward to reading it still, but I was hoping it would be more personal and anecdotal as well. I've not read a single NF yet this year--I just can't seem to get going with things. And I'm in the mood for a Rendell/Vine book but haven't picked one up in ages. She's pretty prolific so it's not surprising not all the books are at the same level of her best ones. Is this a later one? Maybe she is changing her style a little? Her earlier books are really wonderful, though, I think. Hopefully your next book will be a great read!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-68378215560298514772010-02-17T09:37:33.365-06:002010-02-17T09:37:33.365-06:00As I read I found myself thinking about the book a...As I read I found myself thinking about the book about the time just before the First World War - The Perfect Summer: Dancing Into Shadow in 1911 by Juliet Nicholson. Over here they titled it - The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before The Storm. I guess they thought we might not get what it was about. :<) I hope they didn't change the inside words too, but I'll get the British version just in case. I can't remember if you've read it or not.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-32094102611217875472010-02-17T09:29:11.048-06:002010-02-17T09:29:11.048-06:00It is interesting to hear what you have to say abo...It is interesting to hear what you have to say about 1939 as I have that one but it has been languishing at the bottom of the to be reads for some time... maybe rightly! thanks for sharing, HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-30323592957028509292010-02-16T20:29:32.093-06:002010-02-16T20:29:32.093-06:00Honestly I wouldn't have picked up 1939...the ...Honestly I wouldn't have picked up 1939...the cover doesn't intrigue me at all. I haven't read Rendell yet but I've heard great things about her.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-13903921729671553262010-02-16T13:33:58.666-06:002010-02-16T13:33:58.666-06:00That's too bad - the cover of 1939 The Last Se...That's too bad - the cover of 1939 The Last Season is just gorgeous.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-10245980108813395912010-02-16T12:00:45.942-06:002010-02-16T12:00:45.942-06:00What a pity about 1939. It looks like it could ha...What a pity about 1939. It looks like it could have been a fascinating book, in someone else's hands, apparently!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-22035689867716379052010-02-16T12:00:43.809-06:002010-02-16T12:00:43.809-06:00I wasn't crazy about Adam and Eve and Pinch Me...I wasn't crazy about Adam and Eve and Pinch Me - I checked it out a while ago wanting to see what Rendell's books were like, and I was a little disappointed in it. Sounds like I should give her another try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com