tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post5428524227868485792..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.401-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday's Forgotten Books, May 25, 2012pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17673231739018910092012-05-26T07:27:01.172-04:002012-05-26T07:27:01.172-04:00You are so kind to include my post :-) Thanks!You are so kind to include my post :-) Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89371805281778216272012-05-25T22:26:05.910-04:002012-05-25T22:26:05.910-04:00Hi! My Wordpress post scheduler is obviously not w...Hi! My <i>Wordpress</i> post scheduler is obviously not working as it failed to post my <i>Friday's Forgotten Books</i> review again! Here it is and hope I'm not too late,<br /><br />http://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/the-old-man-in-the-corner-by-baroness-orczy/WutheringWillow @ A Paperback Lifehttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82703321240969494732012-05-25T18:57:53.573-04:002012-05-25T18:57:53.573-04:00Ten bucks, obviously, not books.
Some day I will ...Ten bucks, obviously, not books.<br /><br />Some day I will remember to proofread.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53806017846220260022012-05-25T17:27:35.264-04:002012-05-25T17:27:35.264-04:00Thanks for sending my link in, Todd, as I didn'...Thanks for sending my link in, Todd, as I didn't think of it until now. Another list to search through here.K. A. Laityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81364503046163334312012-05-25T14:17:04.801-04:002012-05-25T14:17:04.801-04:00You, too, Patti; thanks. Evan Lewis is in: http://...You, too, Patti; thanks. Evan Lewis is in: http://davycrockettsalmanack.blogspot.com/2012/05/forgotten-books-flash-casey-by-george.htmlTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82876365627705277342012-05-25T13:59:13.067-04:002012-05-25T13:59:13.067-04:00Todd I will get this up tomorrow. Has to improve. ...Todd I will get this up tomorrow. Has to improve. Take care of yourself!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68843922763560640332012-05-25T13:21:13.533-04:002012-05-25T13:21:13.533-04:00Gerard: Plenty of action in those supposedly "...Gerard: Plenty of action in those supposedly "non-genre" guys such as McCarthy and Clark...and I certainly didn't like it much more than Marcia Muller did when essentially no one showed at the Borders I worked at for her tour stop (it didn't help that even as the back-office manager I hadn't been told she was coming by our publicist, much less our customers). None of our events in that DC suburbs store worked, unless the guest was a politician (Barney Frank did best) or, perhaps not so oddly, Madeliene L'engle...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-58436410607093554322012-05-25T12:43:18.446-04:002012-05-25T12:43:18.446-04:00Keep in mind that Watson is a literary guy, not a ...Keep in mind that Watson is a literary guy, not a genre guy. His writing is top-end for quality but not action and excitement.<br /><br />I hired Watson to come to my Library this past November and had about 10 people show up. My wife booked him to visit her library in April and no one showed. <br /><br />I understand authors fear low turnouts or unresponsive audiences but librarians equally dislike it. If the library paid for the author visit they are definitely more disappointed.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5480109320674221232012-05-25T12:08:20.790-04:002012-05-25T12:08:20.790-04:00And don't miss Ed's endorsement (with whic...And don't miss Ed's endorsement (with which I concur) of the Keating <i>100 Best</i>...but, I too, am an appreciator of the reprints of <i>1001</i> in <i>Mystery*File</i>...and am glad to have two endorsements of the Watson, which does look interesting.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13618040718716520152012-05-25T11:55:26.961-04:002012-05-25T11:55:26.961-04:00I share Ed's peference for 1001 MIDNIGHTS over...I share Ed's peference for 1001 MIDNIGHTS over COC. The variety of viewpoints is one of the book's strengths. So many different tastes, so many different insights. Steve Lewis does a great service in reprinting many of the reviews from that book at his Mystery*File blog.<br /><br />Barzun picked some real winners for me notably SUCH FRIENDS ARE DANGEROUS and MURDER ON THE MOOR both of which I've reviewed on the 'net. But for the most part I can't abide his condescension.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3962772618066597852012-05-25T11:52:52.709-04:002012-05-25T11:52:52.709-04:00I just ordered a copy of 1001 MIDNIGHTS for about ...I just ordered a copy of 1001 MIDNIGHTS for about ten books including shipping.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70734075869488469362012-05-25T11:45:05.195-04:002012-05-25T11:45:05.195-04:00Glad you enjoyed this one. The prequel JUSTICE is ...Glad you enjoyed this one. The prequel JUSTICE is similarly good. Watson writes well about small-town western sheriffs. His WHITE CROSSES is especially powerful.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1735414617720535302012-05-25T11:37:06.919-04:002012-05-25T11:37:06.919-04:00Kate Laity's in with two music appreciations:
...Kate Laity's in with two music appreciations:<br /><br />http://katewombat.blogspot.com/2012/05/fridays-forgotten-books-lyrics-and-hard.htmlTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57160952013944473932012-05-25T11:32:23.247-04:002012-05-25T11:32:23.247-04:00Montana sounds intersting.Montana sounds intersting.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71359573240064506652012-05-25T11:26:55.347-04:002012-05-25T11:26:55.347-04:00I've got one this week: http://thesecondsenten...I've got one this week: http://thesecondsentence.blogspot.com/2012/05/book-review-skyrider.htmlElisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22523854634161191012012-05-25T10:28:35.909-04:002012-05-25T10:28:35.909-04:00"Mulzinis" Hah!"Mulzinis" Hah!Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46018047349934538202012-05-25T09:14:55.070-04:002012-05-25T09:14:55.070-04:00Thanks for recommending the Watson when you were h...Thanks for recommending the Watson when you were here, Patti. I really enjoyed it. I now have JUSTICE, the "prequel" series of short stories about the same family, on hand.<br /><br />1,001 Midnights is indeed a gem, though I did also enjoy reading A CATALOGUE OF CRIME despite Barzun & Taylor's snobbiness.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com