tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4318224020213564648..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest - Peter DickinsonJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83748069740018678352014-06-02T22:15:31.408-05:002014-06-02T22:15:31.408-05:00Who wouldn't want to buy a copy of that book b...Who wouldn't want to buy a copy of that book based on the cover alone and dip right into it? As I grow older I find myself in awe of Dickinson's imagination. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-31910770253682263292014-06-02T20:14:18.353-05:002014-06-02T20:14:18.353-05:00I read this a few years back and quite enjoyed it....I read this a few years back and quite enjoyed it. I was lured by the cover art (the second image in your post), and read the beginning on the bus home from the bookstore. I didn't stop until I was done. I can't think of any mystery quite like it. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-28057877189510920592014-05-31T12:38:10.279-05:002014-05-31T12:38:10.279-05:00Hi,
I read all of the Pibble novels way back when....Hi,<br />I read all of the Pibble novels way back when...I may have to start over again.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-57847458079222094302014-05-31T03:01:38.835-05:002014-05-31T03:01:38.835-05:00Among the non Pibble books, I remember being impre...Among the non Pibble books, I remember being impressed by "Hindsight", which has fewer bizarre aspects, but has some very delicately written parts to it - an adult crime writer explores his memories of a murder in his childhood. "King and Joker" was at any rate very entertaining: Dickinson sets up an alternative history, just so he can have a murder at Buckingham Palace, with the detective a teenage princess (despite that it's an adult novel not a juvenile).nigel.holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387290866972027637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-25149501039164661142014-05-30T18:26:19.570-05:002014-05-30T18:26:19.570-05:00I double-checked and found THE POISON ORACLE, John...I double-checked and found THE POISON ORACLE, John. It's on hold. Chimpanzees?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-35943664508855915542014-05-30T18:24:21.095-05:002014-05-30T18:24:21.095-05:00Okeydokey, John. Let me see if Mr. Dickinson is to...Okeydokey, John. Let me see if Mr. Dickinson is to my liking. :) No, unfortunately, THE POISON ORACLE is not on my library's list. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-60622392247640043102014-05-30T14:16:05.127-05:002014-05-30T14:16:05.127-05:00If one of those library books is THE POISON ORACLE...If one of those library books is THE POISON ORACLE then you found one of the best among the non-Pibble books. Also, if he turns out to be to your liking I can send you a boxful of his books. I have about eight and three of them are Pibble books. I know I have an old paperback copy of GLASS-SIDED ANTS' NEST somewehre, but darned if I can find it. That's why I had to resort to the library. If it turns up I'll send it off to you.<br /><br />Dickinson is primarily known as a children's writer to this day. He has written more for children than adults. His fertile imagination, love of history, and fondness for unique plots often tinged wtih fantastical elements are found in both types of his writing.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-33291424137937808392014-05-30T13:53:39.501-05:002014-05-30T13:53:39.501-05:00So intriguing, John. I've heard the name of Pe...So intriguing, John. I've heard the name of Peter Dickinson here and there, but never read any of his work. I checked my local library list and found a couple - so they're on hold even as we speak. I won't tell you all the titles because you might tell me that they're not as good as the one you've reviewed (which was not on the list). Only one is a Pibble novel THE OLD ENGLISH PEEP SHOW. I see that Dickinson has also written several young adult novels with fantasy themes. Thanks for the intro, kiddo.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-15114125764232518052014-05-30T10:42:50.955-05:002014-05-30T10:42:50.955-05:00I definitely agree with you that Dickinson is unde...I definitely agree with you that Dickinson is underappreciated. I have this book but haven't read it, so I read the first couple of paragraphs here and the last couple and will read the whole thing when I have read the book. I hope to do that this year, because I can count it as "a book already read by a fellow challenger". I have read The Lizard and the Glass and did not like it as well as his other books that I have read... TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-86579619139059097382014-05-30T10:22:37.875-05:002014-05-30T10:22:37.875-05:00Now here's a new to me series that sounds good...Now here's a new to me series that sounds good. The character of Inspector Pibble is the kind of fellow I often like in Brit. police procedurals. I may need to follow up on this one. Thanks for the review.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com