tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post6437895396087327314..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: VICKI SALLOUM - CANDYLAND (2016)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29413864454958541492016-08-19T02:19:10.632-07:002016-08-19T02:19:10.632-07:00Hopefully I haven't mislead you - "almost...Hopefully I haven't mislead you - "almost post-apocalytic" in the sense of how New Orleans found itself in the aftermath of Katrina, rather than after a nuclear attack. I liked it. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6917487709436130982016-08-18T22:15:43.065-07:002016-08-18T22:15:43.065-07:00I like the premise but I think it might be too, to...I like the premise but I think it might be too, too bleak. On the other hand I like post-apocalyptic settings. Who knows, maybe I will try it some day.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33138141530712143022016-08-07T20:53:37.065-07:002016-08-07T20:53:37.065-07:00I've not read anything remotely like it for a ...I've not read anything remotely like it for a good while, if ever...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72909343050838944382016-08-07T20:53:07.024-07:002016-08-07T20:53:07.024-07:00I'm with you as regarding US as a venue as opp...I'm with you as regarding US as a venue as opposed to the UK. Probably have to make room for both though. Interesting family dynamic here.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-61798958707012621802016-08-07T06:20:29.266-07:002016-08-07T06:20:29.266-07:00Stories about dystopian families would be dark and...Stories about dystopian families would be dark and unsettling, I suppose. I don't read a lot of them. But the plot of this novels is certainly unusual.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66638465193578521952016-08-06T14:43:11.566-07:002016-08-06T14:43:11.566-07:00Almost tempted - it sounds like a good setup. I th...Almost tempted - it sounds like a good setup. I think I find US noir more tempting than UK ..Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-3651435770761443752016-08-04T06:49:08.546-07:002016-08-04T06:49:08.546-07:00Margot, yes very dark undertones and probably a bi...Margot, yes very dark undertones and probably a bit too bleak for some tastes. It worked well for me! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56269639162423148152016-08-04T04:40:58.172-07:002016-08-04T04:40:58.172-07:00Oh, this does sound dark, Col! Still, it's an ...Oh, this does sound dark, Col! Still, it's an interesting premise for a novel, and I can see how the plot would carry one along. I'm afraid it's probably a bit bleak for my usual taste, but the plot sounds interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com