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A review by ali_enza
The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was suspenseful and kept me on edge, even though it was a recounting of the past, in which we already know some of what's happened.
The narrator was really wonderful, young and naive but so intelligent. I loved all of the references to other literature. The narrator was quite special because of her upbringing, closed off from the world. For a while, I even had a hard time placing the year and time period. Little details kept coming out to tell me that they were living in a modern world even though I knew it must be relatively modern given that the first scenes involves cars and buses.
The telling was quite slow but it really set the drama and had me gasping for breath by the end.
The narrator was really wonderful, young and naive but so intelligent. I loved all of the references to other literature. The narrator was quite special because of her upbringing, closed off from the world. For a while, I even had a hard time placing the year and time period. Little details kept coming out to tell me that they were living in a modern world even though I knew it must be relatively modern given that the first scenes involves cars and buses.
The telling was quite slow but it really set the drama and had me gasping for breath by the end.