tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2767592114489081866..comments2024-03-28T06:25:55.731-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Another Shelfypattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49986439358479166792020-06-25T15:22:46.011-04:002020-06-25T15:22:46.011-04:00It was a good series although I often struggled wi...It was a good series although I often struggled with the accents. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51399875470483738102020-06-25T11:57:38.674-04:002020-06-25T11:57:38.674-04:00I've only read one or tow of the Jack Taylor s...I've only read one or tow of the Jack Taylor series but really enjoyed the film versions. Those were streaming online, Amazon Prime maybe. Otherwise on Netflix.<br /><br />The Galway scenery in the films was neat and made me wonder if local people would shake their heads and think, "There's no way near that much crime and murder here." Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59014731513212182112020-06-25T08:46:43.221-04:002020-06-25T08:46:43.221-04:00Love that series. Love that series. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13140274132357168882020-06-24T22:10:59.581-04:002020-06-24T22:10:59.581-04:00The Jack Taylor series by Ken Bruen is outstanding...The Jack Taylor series by Ken Bruen is outstanding. Hardcore Irish-noir crime novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-645530742811846352020-06-24T20:12:00.164-04:002020-06-24T20:12:00.164-04:00Lots of info from that association. Lots of info from that association. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53112626663455115032020-06-24T10:33:25.499-04:002020-06-24T10:33:25.499-04:00I was looking up Stark House's Marlowe reprint...I was looking up Stark House's Marlowe reprints, read the short Stark bio of Marlowe, and saw the reference to Marlowe's good pal,writing partner, and bank robber Al Nussbaum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Frederick_NussbaumGerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77305276182549984272020-06-24T10:27:58.948-04:002020-06-24T10:27:58.948-04:00Stark House has reprinted a few Dan J Marlowe nove...Stark House has reprinted a few Dan J Marlowe novels. I've yet to read any of O'Nan's work.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74007758022000506102020-06-23T17:27:46.600-04:002020-06-23T17:27:46.600-04:00So glad to hear it.
So glad to hear it.<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-58430245443405021542020-06-23T16:49:16.115-04:002020-06-23T16:49:16.115-04:00Yes, thanks. The turning point was yesterday afte...Yes, thanks. The turning point was yesterday after three days of Hell. I wouldn't say totally back to normal yet, but a HUGE improvement in the last 24-36 hours. I feel human again. Granted, didn't have a full night's sleep, but a lot better.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43494549116034723782020-06-23T15:17:54.277-04:002020-06-23T15:17:54.277-04:00Yes. How are you feeling, Jeff? Pain better? Yes. How are you feeling, Jeff? Pain better? pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7542909860909575952020-06-23T13:52:47.216-04:002020-06-23T13:52:47.216-04:00Last Night at the Lobster is my favorite too. It ...Last Night at the Lobster is my favorite too. It was so specific, I can picture it in my head now - the restaurant, the weather, the parking lot. Brilliant, and short.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-79474694600830336192020-06-23T13:26:37.893-04:002020-06-23T13:26:37.893-04:00pruned.
pruned.<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55570257308808802932020-06-23T13:26:12.713-04:002020-06-23T13:26:12.713-04:00Yes, mine have been weaned by too many moves and m...Yes, mine have been weaned by too many moves and my penchant for weeding out. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81239087723066202362020-06-23T13:07:20.867-04:002020-06-23T13:07:20.867-04:00Although I do read a lot of crime fiction I'm ...Although I do read a lot of crime fiction I'm not at all opposed to the mainstream. My library, may it Rest in Peace, has (or had) a pretty complete collection of O'Nan. But they seem to have settled on the 12th of Never as a reopening date.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86559404685840174922020-06-23T12:18:19.204-04:002020-06-23T12:18:19.204-04:00Tomato Red was too dark for me, Tracy. Same too Th...Tomato Red was too dark for me, Tracy. Same too The Death of Sweet Mister. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21609902932546129342020-06-23T12:17:33.985-04:002020-06-23T12:17:33.985-04:00Michael-My favorite is Last Night at the Lobster, ...Michael-My favorite is Last Night at the Lobster, about the closing of a Red Lobster restaurant. A Prayer for the Dying is also great. You might like Speed Queen too, which is the closest he gets to crime fiction. The only one I was not crazy about was West of Eden, where he tried to capture the Fitzgeralds. His books about a marriage, Emily Alone and Henry on His Own are terrific. But he is clearly mainstream fiction-like an Anne Tyler, or Richard Russo. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10226291369077891612020-06-23T11:47:25.962-04:002020-06-23T11:47:25.962-04:00Pretty low score for me, just the Marlowe novel, a...Pretty low score for me, just the Marlowe novel, an undisputed classic, and "The Awakening", which I read many years ago, possibly in college. I've been meaning to get to O'Nan for years since everything I've read or heard about his books makes them sound so interesting, but the only one I've actually read was a collaboration with Stephen King, "Faithful", about their love for the Boston Red Sox.MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11424721506030197762020-06-23T11:46:43.919-04:002020-06-23T11:46:43.919-04:00Well, you have me interested in Stewart O'Nan&...Well, you have me interested in Stewart O'Nan's books now. I will certainly find a copy of A PRAYER FOR THE DYING to try. <br /><br />I have had a copy of TOMATO RED on my shelves for years and keep putting it off. I am pretty sure it will be too dark for me. THE AWAKENING is on my classics list to read. <br /><br />THE NAME OF THE GAME sounds good. I thought I had something by Helen Nielsen but I don't; I will have to find something by her.<br /><br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80769806585093151562020-06-23T10:45:23.238-04:002020-06-23T10:45:23.238-04:00Steve is right about HARD CASE CRIME still being a...Steve is right about HARD CASE CRIME still being active in publishing. They're about to publish another Erle Stanley Gardner book with a great cover. I, too, like O'Nan. I need to reread THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH which knocked my socks off when I first read it back in the early 1970s.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56493401152890925202020-06-23T10:43:02.623-04:002020-06-23T10:43:02.623-04:00Me, too with Ken Bruen. I also have liked some of...Me, too with Ken Bruen. I also have liked some of JS's books he wrote solo. But the combo didn't work for me. You may want to wait till this horror is over before reading the O'nan. I saw there is a film of Memento Moripattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23143938090977468052020-06-23T10:24:21.759-04:002020-06-23T10:24:21.759-04:00Love the O'Nan, Marlowe and Woodrell. Read the...Love the O'Nan, Marlowe and Woodrell. Read the Chopin in college but don't remember much about it. <br />HCC is still very active. They recently published some Donald Westlake and a novel by Brian DePalma. Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24773739190461406882020-06-23T09:50:55.629-04:002020-06-23T09:50:55.629-04:00Like you, I like O'Nan, so mean to read A PRAY...Like you, I like O'Nan, so mean to read A PRAYER FOR THE DYING.<br /><br />I'm a huge fan of Ken Bruen, with the exception of the books he did with Jason Starr. I tried two and hated both. So, no on those.<br /><br />I read THE AWAKENING in college too. Good one. I went on a bit of a Spark binge a few years ago but didn't get to MEMENTO MORI.<br /><br />THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH was, to my mind, one of the best paperback original noirs ever. The first sequel when he turned it into a series was good too, if not up to this one.<br /><br /><br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54260929854791228882020-06-23T08:29:07.708-04:002020-06-23T08:29:07.708-04:00The bottom one is THE DRUID OF ROYAL OAK. It looks...The bottom one is THE DRUID OF ROYAL OAK. It looks like an old book, but, in fact, it was published in 2017. I have no idea where I got it. Probably at a book sale. It is a book for kids. Royal Oak is the suburb next to mine. The author is Neil Paananen, From the description on the back, it looks like it was written to give Royal Oak kids a way to discover their suburb. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84940529884132382062020-06-23T07:24:12.408-04:002020-06-23T07:24:12.408-04:00I always like seeing what other people have on the...I always like seeing what other people have on their shelves, Patti, so thanks for sharing. And you've reminded me that I haven't read Sparks in a very long time. I ought to...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8804266498745809272020-06-23T05:45:17.491-04:002020-06-23T05:45:17.491-04:00What's the bottom one? Can't quite make it...What's the bottom one? Can't quite make it out, and can't find my non-broken reading glasses at the moment. <br /><br />MEMENTO MORI I've read, read an excerpt from the Chopin but not the entirety yet.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com