tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4508122399669563696..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Room Upstairs - Mildred DavisJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-64596675845010910972012-04-30T08:34:31.621-05:002012-04-30T08:34:31.621-05:00Fair enough chum, as always you are stoking up my ...Fair enough chum, as always you are stoking up my TBR pile, even my parenthetical hypothetical one! I shall find and report back!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-76173900356862589082012-04-27T15:30:44.217-05:002012-04-27T15:30:44.217-05:00Okay, John, you've persuaded me to give her a ...Okay, John, you've persuaded me to give her a go. Great review.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-91683837288483706452012-04-27T09:55:32.329-05:002012-04-27T09:55:32.329-05:00Sergio -
Don't go all Jacques Barzun on me. I...Sergio -<br /><br />Don't go all Jacques Barzun on me. It's hardly "feminine" though it may place an emphasis on domestic melodrama. I think Davis has a subtly tough edge. She's one of theose insightful writers willing to explore the nasty side of human nature without turning her characters into grotesque monsters or freaks. The hypnosis scene is a perfect example. My brief description cant' do it justice without giving away even more.<br /><br />As for availability: many affordable paperback editions are out there ranging from $3 to $10.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-64095787549976944922012-04-27T03:15:33.816-05:002012-04-27T03:15:33.816-05:00This is a new author for me still John, but it sou...This is a new author for me still John, but it sounds wonderful though I admit well outside of my normal or habitual reads which tend to be less 'feminine' shall we say ... I shall keep an eye out for her stuff (I get the impression though that particular title is not the easiest to get hold of ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-17459382625251760582012-04-27T01:45:16.611-05:002012-04-27T01:45:16.611-05:00I've never read this, but always think it soun...I've never read this, but always think it sounds interesting when I run across references to it. Thanks for the interesting and detailed review.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.com