tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5344187307859122010..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LAWRENCE BLOCK - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT (KIT TOLLIVER 1) (2013)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-5021760547653195342016-02-07T02:55:31.136-08:002016-02-07T02:55:31.136-08:00Me too, but it was on the kindle and I had a spare...Me too, but it was on the kindle and I had a spare 20 minutes, so...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-59278458109044747022016-02-06T21:49:13.213-08:002016-02-06T21:49:13.213-08:00I would go for the novel I think. I am pretty sure...I would go for the novel I think. I am pretty sure anything Lawrence Block writes is entertaining. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-34193008956453666842016-02-04T22:14:42.620-08:002016-02-04T22:14:42.620-08:00Highlight of the week Keishon - LB dropping by! (A...Highlight of the week Keishon - LB dropping by! (After yourself of course..haha) I've not got to that one yet in my on/off reading of the Matt Scudder series.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7273418533942514612016-02-04T17:27:26.143-08:002016-02-04T17:27:26.143-08:00Well go on with your bad self. I love Lawrence Blo...Well go on with your bad self. I love Lawrence Block's books, my favorite being When the Sacred Ginmill Closes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-22294319401724555162016-02-04T06:27:43.813-08:002016-02-04T06:27:43.813-08:00Oh, I'll have to check you on Goodreads to see...Oh, I'll have to check you on Goodreads to see what you thought. I've read 3 of the vignettes and enjoyed them all. So I'm definitely interested in the whole shebang! <br />It'll be a definite contender for cover of the month when I do read it! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-45818791518542786062016-02-04T05:39:49.087-08:002016-02-04T05:39:49.087-08:00I've actually read the Hard Case Crime edition...I've actually read the Hard Case Crime edition. I ordered it through the local library and, as you might imagination, when the book arrived its cover caused a certain amount of . . . discussion among the librarians.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56194683439193862152016-02-04T04:26:00.055-08:002016-02-04T04:26:00.055-08:00Give it a go Moira - £2.50 odd on Kindle! I'm ...Give it a go Moira - £2.50 odd on Kindle! I'm sure she wears some clothes at some point.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47231951126794769352016-02-03T13:33:24.556-08:002016-02-03T13:33:24.556-08:00WEll I'm all excited to be the next commentato...WEll I'm all excited to be the next commentator after Lawrence Block, doesn't happen every day. This sounds really tempting. That cover with the naked lady and the knife is astonishing...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15622965312730110052016-02-03T05:17:54.911-08:002016-02-03T05:17:54.911-08:00BOOM! Lawrence Block on the blog - happy days! I&#...BOOM! Lawrence Block on the blog - happy days! I'll be taking the latter option and getting on - GETTING OFF!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15317359414958508452016-02-03T05:11:49.013-08:002016-02-03T05:11:49.013-08:00What a treat, Col! Thanks for this. As for the mos...What a treat, Col! Thanks for this. As for the most economical way to follow Kit's adventures, let me first advise against an option Amazon offers—all 12 stories for £28.64! Far better to snap up the complete Hard Case ebook for £2.48. Or, as you suggest, there's a way to read all 12 for free, but not by waiting for me to give them all away; if you're a member of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, you can borrow and read one right after another at no cost. That way it does make sense to acquire them as individual episodes. Otherwise you're far better off getting the whole book. Lawrence Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704874256656553287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42313424341147252252016-02-03T04:27:53.171-08:002016-02-03T04:27:53.171-08:00Margot, I can't remember - have you spotlighte...Margot, I can't remember - have you spotlighted Lawrence Block before? I wish I had discovered him before I eventually did, then I might have been enjoying his fiction for a lot longer than I have been. <br /><br />Whether I'm reading a Scudder investigation, or borderline soft-porn I'm invariably having a great time! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-73841060117191182382016-02-03T04:22:48.751-08:002016-02-03T04:22:48.751-08:00Block is such a talented writer, isn't he, Col...Block is such a talented writer, isn't he, Col? As you say, novel, short story, it doesn't matter. He generally delivers the goods. Glad you enjoyed this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-73959721179425312472016-02-03T04:16:20.401-08:002016-02-03T04:16:20.401-08:00Prashant, I think it was the other way round. Init...Prashant, I think it was the other way round. Initially at least - one story followed another, followed another and then it kind of morphed into a complete novel- which he then fragmented the later ones from. Maybe he developed the latter part of the novel with one eye on episodic releases?<br /><br />From a marketing POV - it's clever. On AM UK - the individual episodes aren't much cheaper on their own than the actual novel. <br />Though as the man himself says - buy the complete thing for a fraction of the sum total of the individual parts. <br /><br />I read the synopsis for GETTING OFF on Amazon and it sounds really good. I've sworn off buying books at the minute, but it might be the first thing I allow myself when I relax my embargo. I've enjoyed the 3 KIT TOLLIVER episodes I've read so far, but I think the whole will be greater than the fractions - enjoyment-wise.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6678131759662399042016-02-03T04:01:04.466-08:002016-02-03T04:01:04.466-08:00Col, it's an interesting concept to hive off e...Col, it's an interesting concept to hive off episodes or sections from a previously published novel into separate stories. I guess, one needs to write them as one novel or standalones, as Mr. Block has done. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com