tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post6058947535817654235..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: NEW STUFF: Wicked Autumn - G. M. MallietJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-51828840053608780812011-11-01T17:18:32.843-05:002011-11-01T17:18:32.843-05:00John: I love effusive and hyperbolic. :)John: I love effusive and hyperbolic. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52222294727039133492011-10-31T11:10:09.565-05:002011-10-31T11:10:09.565-05:00John, I wasn't referring to Malliet's book...John, I wasn't referring to Malliet's book but to an audiobook I'm listening to now, "The Act of Roger Murgatroyd". The author is pretending he knows everything there is to know about Agatha Christie and her style of writing, but he's just turning out a mean-spirited piece of trash thus far.<br /><br />I adore that map, incidentally! I love maps in general, and I sometimes wish GAD novels had as many maps as critics often pretend they do. You'd think that every book written between the world wars had a map of the crime scene...Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-45083913911338018962011-10-30T22:26:00.479-05:002011-10-30T22:26:00.479-05:00Yvette -
I'm not a Lockrdige fan. So it wasn...Yvette -<br /><br />I'm not a Lockrdige fan. So it wasn't me who recommended that one.<br /><br />You'll really enjoy this book, I'm sure. I'm a bit effusive and perhaps hyperbolic in my praise, but I mean every word of it.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-57490249625042253312011-10-30T22:24:21.674-05:002011-10-30T22:24:21.674-05:00Patrick -
Malliet's book is not mean spirited...Patrick -<br /><br />Malliet's book is not mean spirited at all. "Sardonic tone" in this case does not translate to mean-spirited. (Were you even calling her book mean-spirited? I couldn't tell.) There are several sections that are rather poignant in fact - the entire chapter about the major after his wife's death for example. And there are other parts of the book that raise it above the usual contemporary crime novel even if it does include the obligatory back story about Max Tudor (he's ex-MI5) portions that I'm sure you'll skip over if you decide to read this book. That's the only part of the book I could have done without.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-39791027526016150822011-10-30T20:23:49.070-05:002011-10-30T20:23:49.070-05:00I'm picking this up at the library this week, ...I'm picking this up at the library this week, John. Requested it a few days ago.<br /><br />I'm just in the mood for this kind of book. <br /><br />John, did you recommend the Captain Heimrich book by the Lockridges?<br /><br />I'm reading that now. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-8168639266145532682011-10-30T16:45:45.191-05:002011-10-30T16:45:45.191-05:00Heard good things about this author, but I stayed ...Heard good things about this author, but I stayed away precisely of comparisons in the "If you like Agatha Christie, you'll LOVE so-and-so" or "Move over, Miss Marple! Make way for this-and-that!" vein.<br /><br />This article is quite encouraging, though. I'll keep it in mind- maybe I can get ahold of an audiobook once I'm done with my current audiobook read. It's a pain in the derriere and listen through, but if I can get through one Spillane, two Chandlers, and two George Baxts in the same year, I think I can handle any mean-spirited piece of garbage the post-modernists throw at me. (Help!)<br /><br />At least I get paid for it since I can do it on the job. :)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.com