tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post5592965485312981498..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Sensational: Asta's Book (1993), by Barbara VineThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-74122041002636854152019-07-18T23:59:26.954-07:002019-07-18T23:59:26.954-07:00Her characters and her women often are unlikable, ...Her characters and her women often are unlikable, aren't they, but I agree the book is terrific! Maybe unlikable characters make for better crime fiction.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-4736197395821889862019-07-18T21:34:30.327-07:002019-07-18T21:34:30.327-07:00I found all the women of this book not likeable (A...I found all the women of this book not likeable (Asta selfish, Swanny weak, Ann plain), but the novel was amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111060495474076541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-30223024510254586592012-04-12T16:15:04.842-07:002012-04-12T16:15:04.842-07:00Lyn,
thanks so much. Yes, I love the research a...Lyn, <br /><br />thanks so much. Yes, I love the research aspect of Vine's book, in part I know because I research too! She depicts it so well.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-3548453199128064732012-04-12T16:13:02.990-07:002012-04-12T16:13:02.990-07:00Thanks, Xavier. Some have criticized this novel b...Thanks, Xavier. Some have criticized this novel because they don't find Asta likable. I don't know how "likable" she is, but, more important to me, she's interesting!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-49528538943961471512012-04-09T04:30:40.578-07:002012-04-09T04:30:40.578-07:00Not necessarily easy to like, Asta nevertheless is...<i>Not necessarily easy to like, Asta nevertheless is intensely fascinating, from beginning to end.</i><br /><br />This is a wonderful depiction of all of Ruth Rendell's characters.Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702919450638993709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-68127349943036448652012-04-07T19:22:34.284-07:002012-04-07T19:22:34.284-07:00This is my favourite Vine as well. I think all the...This is my favourite Vine as well. I think all the best Vines - Dark-adapted eye, Chimney Sweeper's Boy, Blood doctor - have that layer of historical research, of someone in the present researching their background, that I love. Asta's Book does that so well, especially in the discoveries Ann makes about the diaries & the subplot of the murder trial. Thanks for a great review.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.com