Reviews for Brought to book

The average rating for Brought to book based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-05-27 00:00:00 Stuart Graff An enjoyable selection of short stories from Ruth Rendell. The one I enjoyed the least was the novella length story "The Strawberry Tree." The others were just nice, bite-sized creepy and weird experiences. My favourite of the stories were "Clothes", "In all honesty", The Man who was the God of Love" and the title story "Blood Lines." Ruth Rendell continues to entice and excite my brain.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-05-06 00:00:00 Sean Fitzpatrick Blood Lines is not Ruth Rendell's strongest collection overall (I would recommend starting with The Fallen Curtain, The Fever Tree, and Piranha to Scurfy) but it includes a number of excellent works of short fiction. Shreds and Slivers, Burning End, and In All Honesty demonstrate Rendell's incredible ability to create characters that are quirky but mundane at the same time. The neurotic lady in the latter is a prime example. What makes her writing more remarkable though - and this can be seen in many of the stories in this collection - is how she plays with criminal intent and uncontrollable circumstance in a way that leaves you wondering whether you have just witnessed a cleverly planned murder or a freak accident.