Rainbird Pattern [Hardcover]

Victor Canning (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; 1st U.K. edition (October 23, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0434107735
• ISBN-13: 978-0434107735
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,366,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved the Book & Loved the Movie, June 20, 2010

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Donna (Coxsackie, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rainbird Pattern (Paperback)

I love Hitchcock and saw Family Plot, really enjoyed it and read the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie does divert from the book, however both are well done and worth the time to enjoy. Regarding the other review that states the book as lacking suspense and being predictable, I found the writing enjoyable and having a certain shock value that the movie (which is somewhat darkly comedic, though equally enjoyable) didn't have. If you read the book expecting that the movie precisely followed it, then you are likely to be disappointed. It's fairer to say that the book inspired the movie rather than to say that the screen play was written from the book. This is the first Victor Canning book I've read and am can say without doubt that it isn't the last.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Pattern didn't deliver, May 5, 2000

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MattMcG (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rainbird Pattern (Hardcover)

I read this book after seeing Alfred Hitchcock's film version of it. After seeing the movie, I was quite inspired to read the book. Wow, was I ever wrong. The book had no suspense at all persay the predictable encounters between Eddie Shoebridge and Madam Blanche. The addition of the FBI men and the detective work that they do is a wonderful addition to this slightly dull book. The ending is the only reason that I gave this book two stars instead of one. All I can say is that if you do read Victor Canning (I don't) then go ahead and read this book.