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Sight Unseen And The Confession Mary Roberts Rinehart 9781276555746 Books
As a reader, I'm fascinated with the difference that point of view makes. Some authors always write in either first person or third person. Some use different narrative styles in different books and I've read a few books that mixed the two styles. Generally, I think that mysteries are more immediate and compelling written in first person, although some of my favorites are written in third person.Rinehart used both styles. When her books do have a narrator, it's usually a woman. The novella SIGHT UNSEEN has a male narrator, as does THE RED LAMP. Interestingly, both center around mediums and psychic phenomenon. Did Rinehart think that men would be more likely to be interested in "spiritualism" (as it was then known) or was she hinting that they are more credulous and easier to fool than women?
In the early 1900's psychology and "psycho-analysis" had become popular subjects and psychic phenomenon was widely believed to be part of the new, scientific view of the human brain and how it works. Seances were popular and mainstream. The six middle-aged, middle-class people in the Neighborhood Club aren't doing anything particularly unusual by hiring a young medium to entertain them at one of their meetings. What she tells them seems intriguing, but little more. But when events prove that she's described a death that occurred as she spoke, matters take a more serious tone.
The dead man appears to have committed suicide, but the neighbors aren't satisfied. Is it because they disapprove of his young wife and her incessant partying and her obvious boyfriends? Or are they correct that a popular, easy-going, healthy man would be unlikely to kill himself? It makes a difference to them and not just because a murderer may escape justice. As it stands, Arthur Wells will be forever branded by "the stigma of moral cowardice, of suicide." There was little sympathy then for people guilty of self-destruction and even less for their families.
I found the characters fascinating, as I always do in Rinehart's books. The narrator (a pompous lawyer) and his devoted-but-suspicious wife. The skeptical doctor who has a vested interest in the medium's safety. And Mrs Dane - elderly, disabled, but brimming with life and energy. "Never have I known a woman, confined to a wheelchair, live so hard" says the narrator admiringly. Her zest for life (and gossip) drives the plot.
Rinehart was a wife and the mother of three sons. I suspect she knew as much about men as a woman CAN know. Was she comfortable speaking as a man or did she use this book to poke gentle fun at men? Every reader must decide for himself. This is one of my favorites.
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Sight Unseen And The Confession Mary Roberts Rinehart 9781276555746 Books Reviews
This book just didn't have the real feel of a MRR book. It didn't grab my attention and hold it. Sort of light and not a very interesting story. I just didn't get the feeling that the author was very interested in what she was writing. Thank goodness it's pretty short. If it'd been longer I'd have just put it down and given up on it. So, be warned, this is not a very good book.
An interesting book that Pursues the supernatural. A mysterious death and a séance to discover who committed the deadly deed.
I really love the some of the older mysteries. Mary Roberts Rinehart is one of my favorites. It's interesting to read fiction stories from another time, especially for a history buff like me. Not only were these stories intriguing, it's interesting to read how people thought & lived during that time. Since she lived during this time, the reader gets a better perspective than they would by reading a current author's perspective. These stories are also very clean. There's no profanity, etc.so anyone can read them.
This is a quick read, and has that psychic element that MRR likes to play with in her novels. It's always fun to read MRR because she does a nice job of backgrounding the story so that the reader gets a sense of what the time period was like. This isn't Man in Lower Ten (her best novel) or The Red Lamp (which has even more of the psychic aspect), but it's a decent effort.
This book is an oldie; but, a goodie. It takes you back to a simpler time when candles were used to light home along with fireplaces for heat. This set the mood for this murder mystery. I enjoyed every page of this period piece. Download and enjoy this book as well as others from this author.
Hadn't read any Mary Roberts Rinehart books for years, but was in the mood for an easy-to-read mystery so downloaded Sight Unseen and The Confession to my , two of her books I had not read before. Big mistake - the dishes are piled in the sink and dog fur is thick on the carpet! Couldn't stop reading until I had finished both books, then immediately downloaded the Best of Mary Roberts Rinehart. In Sight Unseen, the Neighborhood Club's experiments with psychic research and a seance uncovers a mysterious death. Late night visits to the now empty death house and additional seances eventually bring about a resolution to the mystery. In The Confession, a woman and her maid rent a house for the summer and there ensues late night ghostly visits, phantom phone calls, and a confession found hidden in a baseboard, finally culminating in a surprise ending. Both stories involve spine-chilling events in large eerie houses, a Rinehart hallmark. Her writings are timeless. One would never guess, while reading them, that they were written nearly 100 years ago. I don't see the dishes getting done or the vacuum being run any time soon.
This was a re-order and well worth it. I am a fan of this author and these two stories are excellent.
"The Confession" is very suspenseful and concerns a young lady who rents a house for the
season and begins to experience unusual happenings. Sounds like a run of the mill story, but
it really holds your attention and you want to know what happens next. "Sight Unseen" is also
most enjoyable. A group of neighbors meet once a week and discuss various subjects such as
politics, books, etc. A medium is invited to one such meeting and sees a possible murder occurring
in the neighborhood. Upon investigating, the murder is confirmed and the neighbors try to solve it.
Bit of humor in this one. Equally engrossing.
As a reader, I'm fascinated with the difference that point of view makes. Some authors always write in either first person or third person. Some use different narrative styles in different books and I've read a few books that mixed the two styles. Generally, I think that mysteries are more immediate and compelling written in first person, although some of my favorites are written in third person.
Rinehart used both styles. When her books do have a narrator, it's usually a woman. The novella SIGHT UNSEEN has a male narrator, as does THE RED LAMP. Interestingly, both center around mediums and psychic phenomenon. Did Rinehart think that men would be more likely to be interested in "spiritualism" (as it was then known) or was she hinting that they are more credulous and easier to fool than women?
In the early 1900's psychology and "psycho-analysis" had become popular subjects and psychic phenomenon was widely believed to be part of the new, scientific view of the human brain and how it works. Seances were popular and mainstream. The six middle-aged, middle-class people in the Neighborhood Club aren't doing anything particularly unusual by hiring a young medium to entertain them at one of their meetings. What she tells them seems intriguing, but little more. But when events prove that she's described a death that occurred as she spoke, matters take a more serious tone.
The dead man appears to have committed suicide, but the neighbors aren't satisfied. Is it because they disapprove of his young wife and her incessant partying and her obvious boyfriends? Or are they correct that a popular, easy-going, healthy man would be unlikely to kill himself? It makes a difference to them and not just because a murderer may escape justice. As it stands, Arthur Wells will be forever branded by "the stigma of moral cowardice, of suicide." There was little sympathy then for people guilty of self-destruction and even less for their families.
I found the characters fascinating, as I always do in Rinehart's books. The narrator (a pompous lawyer) and his devoted-but-suspicious wife. The skeptical doctor who has a vested interest in the medium's safety. And Mrs Dane - elderly, disabled, but brimming with life and energy. "Never have I known a woman, confined to a wheelchair, live so hard" says the narrator admiringly. Her zest for life (and gossip) drives the plot.
Rinehart was a wife and the mother of three sons. I suspect she knew as much about men as a woman CAN know. Was she comfortable speaking as a man or did she use this book to poke gentle fun at men? Every reader must decide for himself. This is one of my favorites.
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