Asta's Book by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

Asta's Book

Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

280 pages first pub 1993 (view editions)

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
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Asta's Book is ideal for readers who enjoy unraveling historical enigmas through personal narratives, where hidden secrets in intimate diaries slowly reveal connections to long-buried crimes.

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An “obsessively readable” mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author of Dark Corners about a century-old diary that holds clues to a murder (The Sunday Telegraph). Asta Westerby is lonely. In 1905, shortly after coming to East London from ...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 54 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 100%

dark: 42%

reflective: 42%

emotional: 28%

funny: 28%

sad: 28%

challenging: 14%

hopeful: 14%

informative: 14%

inspiring: 14%

relaxing: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

16% of readers chose medium
83% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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