tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5615462254473320392..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: APRIL 2017 - ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY - 6 OF THE BEST!col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-51566436892709342052017-05-27T22:31:05.455-07:002017-05-27T22:31:05.455-07:00Cheers, I've read two of the six so far.Cheers, I've read two of the six so far.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56800887702883862602017-05-27T13:14:10.876-07:002017-05-27T13:14:10.876-07:00These all sound very gritty and violent. Some nice...These all sound very gritty and violent. Some nice covers, though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-92188834316022672892017-05-16T07:33:40.273-07:002017-05-16T07:33:40.273-07:00I understand totally. I did have an American frien...I understand totally. I did have an American friend try and explain the nuances, but I kind of slipped into a coma at some point. I understand the aim of the game and the scoring and the 3 outs and you change to pitching and the different innings and the loading of the bases - I struggled with the pitching and what counted as a strike and what didn't. Cricket must be similarly baffling if you haven't grown up around it. I went to an American football game once - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings - that's 3 and a half hours of my life I'll never get back! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89434209367474771412017-05-16T07:18:25.265-07:002017-05-16T07:18:25.265-07:00I feel the same way about cricket. I get the very ...I feel the same way about cricket. I get the very big picture, but do not know the rules or the techniques. There is a really good Indian film called LAGAAN that Prashant recommended (and I reviewed: http://elginbleecker.blogspot.com/2016/05/film-lagaan-once-upon-time-in-india.html) that was more than three hours long about Indian men challenging a British Army cricket team. The game was a mystery to me. Since the movie sided with the Indians, when the villagers cheered, I understood something good happened. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-81857943234773027652017-05-15T21:04:43.853-07:002017-05-15T21:04:43.853-07:00I've only recently discovered Christopher Davi...I've only recently discovered Christopher Davis. I'm hoping to read the Bracha's and the Yocum in the next month or so. I can vaguely recall BULL DURHAM, but I think I'm more familiar with FIELD OF DREAMS. I understand the aims of the game, but some of the finer nuances escape me. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42784818369954821302017-05-15T20:31:11.769-07:002017-05-15T20:31:11.769-07:00The Davis and the Bracha books sound good to me. A...The Davis and the Bracha books sound good to me. And I will have to read A WELCOME MURDER because I am a big baseball fan. If the main character ended his career in Toledo, then he was playing for or against the Mud Hens. That really is the name of the Triple-A team there. It is the farm club for the Detroit Tigers. Several years ago, I was up that way and got to see the team in action. They call it the Minor League, but any one of those players could be tapped to go up to the majors. (Remember the movie, BULL DURHAM?)Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67235382361475244042017-05-14T11:28:39.086-07:002017-05-14T11:28:39.086-07:00I'm intrigued by the premise of the books myse...I'm intrigued by the premise of the books myself and think it might be a bit of a change from my usual, while still populated by nasty people doing nasty things!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79990971963606781332017-05-12T13:06:23.247-07:002017-05-12T13:06:23.247-07:00The covers all look great! My son was working in a...The covers all look great! My son was working in a call centre so I know what you mean, intrigued but don't want it to be too convincing... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72294374130073957402017-05-08T04:24:03.322-07:002017-05-08T04:24:03.322-07:00Margot - thanks. My youngest daughter is currently...Margot - thanks. My youngest daughter is currently working in a call centre! I'm hoping to read the Bracha "call centre books" this month - there are two of them. Hopefully - it is a case of art not imitating real life, otherwise she's going to be looking at a career change!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78635640046274030752017-05-08T04:12:31.494-07:002017-05-08T04:12:31.494-07:00Lots of interesting settings here, Col. And the Br...Lots of interesting settings here, Col. And the Bracha looks especially interesting. I'll be keen to know what you think of it when you get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com