tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post5896813391091457332..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Case Against Myself - Gregory TreeJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-19282123054958378472014-08-06T15:50:15.755-05:002014-08-06T15:50:15.755-05:00I read the Bardin titles a very long time ago and,...I read the Bardin titles a very long time ago and, honestly, all I remember about the experience was that I didn't much care for them. Your review of this Tree book, though...that intrigues me. I especially like how it seems that the title can apply to each of the various narrators of the story. Guess I better put this on the hunting list....<br />Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89079659909405055352014-04-08T06:18:23.872-05:002014-04-08T06:18:23.872-05:00Never read any of the Treee books actually, probab...Never read any of the Treee books actually, probably took Symons' word for their being inferior to the Bardin titles - but you, as usual, make me want to change my mind!!! Right, off to see if this is even remotely findable by us civilians...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-57444059750944962992014-04-07T02:37:51.295-05:002014-04-07T02:37:51.295-05:00Thanks for the inputs, John.Thanks for the inputs, John.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-73491025041346735632014-04-05T14:52:37.284-05:002014-04-05T14:52:37.284-05:00I know Symons loved him. Very interesting review,...I know Symons loved him. Very interesting review, you make this one sound very enticing.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-79307402828640374402014-04-05T11:24:08.284-05:002014-04-05T11:24:08.284-05:00Bardin has become something of a cult author. Very...Bardin has become something of a cult author. Very well known among certain fans of offbeat psychological suspense. THE DEADLY PERCHERON, his first crime novel, is probably the oddest of the trio I allude to above. The others are DEVIL TAKE THE BLUE TAIL FLY and THE LAST OF PHILIP BANTER, all of them dealing in some manner or form with mental illness and identity. Psychiatry and psychologists are always featured in the plots. He is one of the earliest practitioners of the "unreliable narrator" motif so poplar these days in crime fiction.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-16827590183105512402014-04-05T03:29:26.911-05:002014-04-05T03:29:26.911-05:00Well reviewed, John. I don't think I've ev...Well reviewed, John. I don't think I've ever read a book with more than two or three narrators, leave aside fifteen. I'd never heard of John Franklin Bardin (or Gregory Tree) earlier.<br />Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52629184656923224412014-04-04T13:38:45.813-05:002014-04-04T13:38:45.813-05:00Love that paperback cover, John. Pinned it on my A...Love that paperback cover, John. Pinned it on my A Vintage Mystery pinterest board. I'm definitely addicted to this online bulletin board. :) This book sounds like a Rashomon type yarn. Enjoyed reading your review and will definitely be adding it to my To Be Looked For list.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com