tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post9012206101833834241..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Dark Tunnel - Kenneth MillarJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-85675617863959683722016-03-14T15:03:32.499-05:002016-03-14T15:03:32.499-05:00Much appreciate this review, John, even if I did h...Much appreciate this review, John, even if I did have to look up a couple words myself. A most fascinating period treated by a master. Heading off now to hunt for <i>Tunnel</i>. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-34613680190793725932016-03-13T00:22:24.611-06:002016-03-13T00:22:24.611-06:00I had heard of the Horst Wessel song but that is i...I had heard of the Horst Wessel song but that is it. This would be a great book to read and I will look for a copy... when I am buying books again. Lovely, very detailed review.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36279226203790090382016-03-11T18:17:44.277-06:002016-03-11T18:17:44.277-06:00Thanks for the correction on his undergrad school....Thanks for the correction on his undergrad school. I'll amend that when I get home.<br /><br />I've never heard or read the word "cenotaph" that I can recall until this book. Call me sheltered.<br /><br />I think the Italian edition cover is only a spoiler if you already know the final twist. Millar definitely fooled me with that bit. He also pissed me off.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-29930843488138679832016-03-11T16:48:34.322-06:002016-03-11T16:48:34.322-06:00I'd never seen the cover of Il Tunnel, John. I...I'd never seen the cover of <i>Il Tunnel</i>, John. Is it just me or does it too come close to giving things away?<br /><br />Do Americans not use the word 'cenotaph'? If so, I suppose its use can be considered another trace of his Canadian upbringing. I do hear 'arriviste' from time to time - invariably uttered someone older. Such a great word, I'd like to use it myself but it simply won't stick.<br /><br />Small correction: Millar attended the University of <i>Western</i> Ontario (there is no University of Ontario). Coincidentally, the little town in which I find myself living sits roughly halfway between Western (as its known) and Kitchener (where Millar lived the bulk of his childhood). Of course it's not in western Ontario at all, but in the eastern half of the province. Go figure.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-75565973291022730692016-03-11T08:46:53.452-06:002016-03-11T08:46:53.452-06:00The early Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar books are ...The early Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar books are interesting for the elements that would become more fully developed in the Lew Archer novels.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com