Loopy

by Ruth Rendell, Patrick Malahide (Narrator)

Audiobook

Published March 26, 2010

About the author

A.K.A. Barbara Vine

Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, who also wrote under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, was an acclaimed English crime writer, known for her many psychological thrillers and murder mysteries and above all for Inspector Wexford.

Reviews

[Rainbow Goth · Rating 4 out of 5]

short, weird, intriguing

[☆Ruth☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very strange little book and I mean 'little'! It's very short but also compellingly weird.
Many of Ruth Rendell's books have a quirky aspect to them and this small offering with it's overtones of the werewolf myth was one of the quirkiest I've read.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it when Ruth Rendell gets weird.

[Conchita Matson · Rating 5 out of 5]

So imaginative and unique.

[Tina]

Not my cup of tea personally.

A bold way to start out a collection of classic crime short stories compiled by Canongate Books.

[Therese · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story that made me smile, as I got to know the main character. He’s very eccentric, yet I could still identify with his feelings. The story ends abruptly, but I agree with the author’s choice. I’m not sure the story would be as memorable if the ending were handled any other way. Yes, it is slightly weird, which gets the reader thinking and anticipating what will happen next to the end.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruth Rendell is truly an excellent writer. Efficient yet incredibly vivid. The reader can feel the erie cluttered Victorian family house, the bear fur rug, the snow leopard skin, and the wolf suit. The mother and son bond, and the shrewish fiancé. A strange and unforgettable wee tale.

[Marie French · Rating 1 out of 5]

filth

[Hazel Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very quirky short story.

[Frankie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Randomly found this on my audiobook app. I liked it! Super weird but well rounded and straightforward