tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2739305226598417134..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Shelfie Selfiepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84829069456486596732020-06-11T16:28:33.653-04:002020-06-11T16:28:33.653-04:00I read 1984 either on college or shortly after.
I ...I read 1984 either on college or shortly after.<br />I was introduced to Crumley when BORDERSNAKES came out in 1996 and greatly enjoyed all the PI/crime novels. I believe I bailed on ONE TO COUNT CADENCE.<br />Gambling novels have always been horribly depressing and sad for me. Same for films. I tried watching MISSISSIPPI GRIND and bailed on that as well.<br />Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42793853495592838372020-06-10T07:13:42.631-04:002020-06-10T07:13:42.631-04:00And we are running out of time, I fear.And we are running out of time, I fear.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10594982532310946872020-06-10T03:07:00.178-04:002020-06-10T03:07:00.178-04:00Atkinson's sf novel, iirc, at least in the bro...Atkinson's sf novel, iirc, at least in the broader sense of speculative fiction or fantasy...have only heard/read good things, and mean to get to it. But I mean to get to so many things.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39924631807614527692020-06-09T18:54:53.321-04:002020-06-09T18:54:53.321-04:00Well, I do need to read it. There is something abo...Well, I do need to read it. There is something about spy novels I find hard to penetrate. Not sure if it is the language of spies or the way they operate but I always get lost. Love the Jackson Brodie series although the last was my least favorite. (Big Sky?) LIFE AFTER LIFE was just brilliant. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52829612027658147092020-06-09T18:44:12.577-04:002020-06-09T18:44:12.577-04:00I have read 1984 but want to read it again. I have...I have read 1984 but want to read it again. I have also read The Last Good Kiss but don't remember anything about it. I did read Transcription and I do like spy stories but this one did not read much like a spy story. I liked it anyway.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78396857777535143572020-06-09T15:13:03.422-04:002020-06-09T15:13:03.422-04:00I read 1984 in college and "The Last Good Kis...I read 1984 in college and "The Last Good Kiss" many years ago. Atkinson is one of my absolute favorites and I'd recommend "Transcription" to anyone who's liked her other novels, although personally I preferred the Jackson Brodie series and the WW2 novels. Haven't read the story collection.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43191672688753114312020-06-09T15:03:02.031-04:002020-06-09T15:03:02.031-04:00The title is NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, and from th...The title is NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, and from the description, the stories don't sound much like her novels. My library has 4 copies available as ebooks, so after I finish the King collection I will check it out.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14021657197381958862020-06-09T14:57:58.703-04:002020-06-09T14:57:58.703-04:00Atkinson also has a short story collection that I ...Atkinson also has a short story collection that I missed. I liked the WWII books. I know some didn't. Haven't read the spy story.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61112229876059677882020-06-09T14:48:56.463-04:002020-06-09T14:48:56.463-04:00Yes, this is probably the only quoted line from Cr...Yes, this is probably the only quoted line from Crumley but it is memorable. Atkinson has four Jackson Brodie books, two from circa WW 2, a few "literary" books and this. Maybe some others I have forgotten. Wonderful writer. I haven't read ANIMAL FARM since high school. Should revisit. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77781070985663544192020-06-09T13:40:27.631-04:002020-06-09T13:40:27.631-04:001984 is the only one so far. You realize, of cours...1984 is the only one so far. You realize, of course, that Blair/Orwell was writing it in 1948, which is to say he was satirizing things as they were then. Plus ca change. I've preferred ANIMAL FARM as it makes its horrifying points with more grim wit. <br /><br />Perhaps the Crumley is the most quoted first line since its publication, but there are so many lines quoted from Hammett and Changler...perhaps mostly not first lines. <br /><br />Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60896174999385252072020-06-09T09:47:01.565-04:002020-06-09T09:47:01.565-04:00I read THE LAST GOOD KISS and 1984. Diane has rea...I read THE LAST GOOD KISS and 1984. Diane has read a number of Kate Atkinson books for her Book Club over the years, but I don't know if she's read that one. I think Atkinson may have written a sequel to that "crime" book.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53117780076559331482020-06-09T08:48:36.421-04:002020-06-09T08:48:36.421-04:00Only read 1984 and that just recently. It was my ...Only read 1984 and that just recently. It was my Books I Shoulda Read a Long time Ago Pile, although it seems more apropos today than when I should have first read it.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71692018036468276992020-06-09T07:48:11.356-04:002020-06-09T07:48:11.356-04:00You do have some great books there, Patti. And, ye...You do have some great books there, Patti. And, yes, <i>1984</i> is glum, but it's more important than ever that we read and (re)learn its lessons, in my opinion...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46602805865767108022020-06-09T07:43:19.831-04:002020-06-09T07:43:19.831-04:00That's interesting. Just checked on Google Ma...That's interesting. Just checked on Google Maps and it is listed as Visitation Place, rather than Street. But it is the same place as in the book.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61811310596967634462020-06-09T07:39:08.803-04:002020-06-09T07:39:08.803-04:00Well, 1984, obviously, and the Crumley, which I lo...Well, 1984, obviously, and the Crumley, which I loved.<br /><br />I didn't read the book you have, but I did read Pochoda's VISITATION STREET because it is a real street I know, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. When we used to be able to go to Fairway Market, we drove down Van Brunt Street, and Visitation is one of the side streets that runs off it. She did take liberties with the actual street, though, as the real street only runs one block and doesn't actually go down to the water. You should check out the book, Patti. It's short and dark enough for you. ;)<br /><br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com