Reviews for Adam and Eve and Pinch Me

The average rating for Adam and Eve and Pinch Me based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-04-29 00:00:00 Lita R. Gillette It would be inaccurate for the reader to classify this book as a mystery, because one can observe the actions of the characters throughout. The proper genre would most aptly be one of suspense. The mystery to me is how Ruth Rendell, unarguably The Queen of the Crime Novel, is able to produce such a broad array of psychopathology in her writing. Bewildering, it often is, but coupled with her brilliant style of story telling, her books are compelling. The stories of these characters and their actions, all for the sake of self preservation vary widely. The panoply of traits that are observed are obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia, gluttony, superstition, larceny, bigamy, confidence games, vanity, narcissism, arrogance and pomposity- to name a few. I actually failed to mention murder! Of course this is all in one book! Rendell, as ever, has woven together these strands of seemingly unrelated attributes, activities and people to produce a tension filled novel which sustained my interest throughout. The title is enigmatic until you delve into the narrative. Perhaps when reading this, it may be deemed by some as "not much of a review". Yes, there are many descriptive nouns here and I have not introduced the actual characters; but this book delighted me and confirmed my admiration of Rendell. I hope that my enthusiasm will lead others to explore it. (I am elevating my rating to 4.5 !) *********************************************** 4/21/2016 I was saddened to have learned of Rendell's recent death, but there remain many of her books left for me to read!!

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-27 00:00:00 Mark Mandel Among the best psychological thrillers that I have read. Imaginative and compulsively readable. Best of Ruth Rendall that I have read so far. I don't ever remember rooting for the protagonist so much as I did with this book. At least, not in recent memory. Recommended.