tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post1888046601329941347..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: DAVID GORDON - THE HARD STUFF (2019)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-59015460623026555782019-08-03T23:50:53.148-07:002019-08-03T23:50:53.148-07:00You may very well enjoy it more than me, I hope so...You may very well enjoy it more than me, I hope so!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11459209405583996692019-08-03T23:50:24.878-07:002019-08-03T23:50:24.878-07:00Margot, I think all I kind of felt as reading was ...Margot, I think all I kind of felt as reading was indifference.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-49584510046254164962019-08-03T06:13:14.230-07:002019-08-03T06:13:14.230-07:00I do like the premise of this one, so, despite you...I do like the premise of this one, so, despite your reservations re the characters, I may very well pick it up if I trip over a copy. Thanks for the temptation, Col!noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-83342476188406497742019-08-03T05:11:23.522-07:002019-08-03T05:11:23.522-07:00That's the thing, Col, isn't it? If you do...That's the thing, Col, isn't it? If you don't have any connection to the main character, and you don't at least find that character interesting, it's hard to be invested in a story. And, as you say, this one had a lot of elements you usually go for in a novel. That's the power of characters, I think.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com