Portobello Audiobook

" an interesting read purely for how brilliantly rendell potrays characters personalities habits and addiction. not much of a plot but still was entertaining. "

" Since this book had a blurb by Stephen King on the back I really expected it to be a lot creepier. It is really more about coincidence and the ways people's lives intertwine. "

" A strange, psychological story about a young man who becomes his imaginary friend- and his family prefer him that way. "

" What a relief! Ruth Rendell is back to her old twisted self. This book is probably the best of her books in the last five years. Unusual characters, each totally separate from the others, and a plot that cleverly ties them together. "

" As usual, this Ruth Rendell book has many strange, rather creepy, characters, whose thoughts are sometimes even odder than the characters themselves. I guess that the interesting part is that you would take these characters as being quite different personalities on the surface than what their innermost thoughts prove them to be. It can make for a rather interesting, if uneasy, read. "

" Not sure.... started well and I liked the detail about the whole area of London as I'm quite familiar with it, and there was a creepy sense of dread about the whole thing.... but then the suspense really came to nothing, and the neat and tidy ending felt like a bit of a let-down. Also, there was a strangely old-fashioned feel to the whole thing, despite it supposedly being set in present times, it really wasn't very modern. "

" Interesting characters; not a satisfying conclusion. "

" Rendell's thrillers have such an air of inevitability (and often doom). However, this one has a happy ending! "

" I like Ruth Rendell in general, but this was not one of my favourites. "

" Interesting.... almost too much going on, but like how it all tied together in the end. "

" Ruth Rendell does a great job in getting into the heads of her characters. In Portobello the lives of several characters are uniquely intertwined. You won't be disappointed in it! "

" Amusing, light read with a dark undercurrent. I enjoyed it. "

" This one is nore in the Barbara Vine mode of psychological thrillers. Maybe she's stopped using that pseudonym now. I don't think it was one of her best, but I did enjoy reading it. "

" Interesting mix of characters, but more of a study than a story. I've read of relationships ending over impotence, infidelity, boredom, abuse, and myriad other reasons, but never over sugar-free chocolate-orange candy. Sheesh. "

" Not really a mystery, but along those lines. Most of the characters were well drawn (except Gemma, the girlfriend -- she was a bit of a blank to me) and the story was well-paced with some humor. "

" Decent, but more Maeve Binchy-ish and not very mysterious or interesting. "

" This book was pretty boring. Not even the dulcet tones of Tim Curry could make it interesting. Its just about a boring town outside London. "

" This book was pretty boring. Not even the dulcet tones of Tim Curry could make it interesting. Its just about a boring town outside London. "

" A pretty good little mystery set a London filled with crime and low lives. "

" The character development was a whole lot more interesting (and fascinating for one character) than the plot--that may be the way with most Rendell's. "

" I liked the characters but a little creepy at times. I don't know if I would actually visit Portobello Road in London "

" I always think of Rendell as a mystery writer, but this book is much more a book about the characters'lives in Portobello Road. "

" It took a bit of time to get used to Timmy Curry's strange voice. "

" What an odd book with weird characters, but a neat story! Takes place in London, in and around Portobello Rd./Market. Many of the places were familiar to me, since we were in London last spring. "

" My first Ruth Rendell novel...not what I expected. I was hoping for more of a mystery. The plot was Dickensian--I kept wondering how each character's story was going to connect to the greater whole. I liked the novel; it just differed from my expectations. "

" Interesting mix of characters, but more of a study than a story. I've read of relationships ending over impotence, infidelity, boredom, abuse, and myriad other reasons, but never over sugar-free chocolate-orange candy. Sheesh. "