Hello all:
Just finished reading this fascinating read by Woolrich and I
was certainly impressed with his writing style. My only
criticism is that there were quite a few unexplained aspects
of the storyline that never came together for me, i.e.,the
main character's murdered girl's connection to the men he
targeted and I never figured out who actually killed her (did
I miss something obvious?). I have started on The Bride wore
Black and can see that the story format is almost exactly
like Rendezvous... except the main character is a woman. I am
enjoying reading it, though, and as in Rendezvous, Woolrich's
language style practically has me in tears with every
chapter. My favorite part in Rendezvous... is the section
that focuses on the businessman and his blind lover. Don't
want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it, but the
descriptive passages in the climactic chapter had me in tears
as I read it. In Bride... the layout of the story is similar
in pace with Rendezvous, except that you get much more
involved with the main character and there are more plot
twists (as far as I've read, which is about halfway) The
themes of murder, vengeance, mysterious dames, wise-cracking
detectives are in both novels. I am already a fan of
Woolrich's style and I'm actively seeking out more of his
work, though it is not easy to find many copies of his work.
Even in the library circles, many of his novels tend to be at
least 10 years or more out of print. Thanks again for your
previous suggestions, I will be getting around to ALL of them
as soon as I can!
Annick
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