tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post2215170795223120542..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART FORTY-THREEcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82212631435307779432015-08-24T01:28:13.763-07:002015-08-24T01:28:13.763-07:00Stark I'll definitely agree on. Not yet tried ...Stark I'll definitely agree on. Not yet tried MacLean so no comment as yet!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-60915005082508184242015-08-24T01:13:54.924-07:002015-08-24T01:13:54.924-07:00Col, my takeaways from this lot would be James M. ...Col, my takeaways from this lot would be James M. Cain and Richard Stark. Alistair MacLean is an old favourite and I read his novels occasionally.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-17125020892205299952015-08-19T22:38:33.023-07:002015-08-19T22:38:33.023-07:00I think that has held me back from reading both of...I think that has held me back from reading both of the authors you mention. Less would be more attractive!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32940999938738071062015-08-19T20:29:56.873-07:002015-08-19T20:29:56.873-07:00Deaver does write big, fat books, doesn't he? ...Deaver does write big, fat books, doesn't he? I am sure I would read more of them if they were shorter. I want to read more by Robert Wilson. I have a ton of his books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91424704469854737382015-08-19T14:36:32.337-07:002015-08-19T14:36:32.337-07:00Ouch that doesn't sound particularly pleasant!...Ouch that doesn't sound particularly pleasant!<br /><br />Haven't yet logged Rum Punch but will compare the two when I do! Wouldn't be the first time I've doubled up. Hiaasen I love - but haven't read for a year or two now. Time for a re-visit. I used to log on to the Miami Herald every weekend to read his newspaper column each Saturday I think it was!<br /><br />Hoag's books look quite big and intimidating, but might bear more detailed scrutiny. I think I bought them for my wife and she wasn't used to having something so large in her hands!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-41655571996409971062015-08-19T13:55:44.153-07:002015-08-19T13:55:44.153-07:00I probably have a copy of Rum Punch as well somewh...<i>I probably have a copy of Rum Punch as well somewhere!</i><br /><br />LOL!<br /><br />Agree with the comments about Hiaasen. I've enjoyed Hoag in the past.<br /><br />Just had most of my teeth out, so won't prattle . . .noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-31070383954580764892015-08-17T22:34:28.904-07:002015-08-17T22:34:28.904-07:00Glen, I just looked the book up on wiki, as I was ...Glen, I just looked the book up on wiki, as I was a bit surprised Margot was a little bit lukewarm about it. It definitely isn't my everyday read, but who knows?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78345309244062881872015-08-17T22:32:32.574-07:002015-08-17T22:32:32.574-07:00Elgin cheers - I think I'm going to have to ta...Elgin cheers - I think I'm going to have to tackle the Hiaasen books in order - 1 a month after I've finished this exercise and got a handle on where they all are.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29155551135452027802015-08-17T22:29:03.233-07:002015-08-17T22:29:03.233-07:00Mary, I'm the same - conflicted. The two of hi...Mary, I'm the same - conflicted. The two of his I absolutely adored were Meany, with Garp slightly less. I enjoyed most of the others without feeling the same emotional attachment to the characters. I'll delay any decision until next year at least! (Coward!) col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72026212585724653182015-08-17T22:26:58.036-07:002015-08-17T22:26:58.036-07:00I read The Name of the Rose back in the day when I...I read The Name of the Rose back in the day when I read challenging books and am not sure I understood it even then. I'm interested in your take when you get around to it.<br />gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-63547377892737662542015-08-17T19:02:25.626-07:002015-08-17T19:02:25.626-07:00STRIP TEASE has a stripper trying to earn a living...STRIP TEASE has a stripper trying to earn a living, a crazy and randy Congressman pursuing her, a political operative nick-named Moldy trying to fix the problems caused by the politician and trying get the girl out of the picture, and other colorful South Florida characters. Good writing, nice suspense, and very funny. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-18021467767134168582015-08-17T12:54:24.576-07:002015-08-17T12:54:24.576-07:00Like you, I loved Owen Meany the first time around...Like you, I loved Owen Meany the first time around. I recently bought a few Irving novels with the intent of re-reading them. Now I'm afraid to do it. What if they are no longer as wonderful as they were all those years ago? Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33507644177173075102015-08-17T10:32:34.445-07:002015-08-17T10:32:34.445-07:00Elgin, you're so right. Others have been a bit...Elgin, you're so right. Others have been a bit hit and miss in places - Tim Dorsey, Bill Fitzhugh, even Westlake at times, but Hiaasen has had me laughing like a drain in the past. Is STRIPTEASE the one with the plastic surgeon? I can't remember. NATIVE TONGUE and TOURIST SEASON were brilliant.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-36261817027327242802015-08-17T09:22:43.057-07:002015-08-17T09:22:43.057-07:00Hiaasen is one of my favorites. Humor on the page ...Hiaasen is one of my favorites. Humor on the page is hard to do, and he does it very well with his characters and observations. STRIP TEASE is my favorite of his. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-21496124575807128232015-08-17T05:05:59.472-07:002015-08-17T05:05:59.472-07:00Cheers Margot. I'll see how Eco takes me when ...Cheers Margot. I'll see how Eco takes me when I do eventually get around to reading it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82405954558974231252015-08-17T04:13:03.995-07:002015-08-17T04:13:03.995-07:00Oh, you have some really fine authors there, Col. ...Oh, you have some really fine authors there, Col. Jardine, Leonard, Kellerman, Hiaasen, Turow... yes, you're in for, I think, some good reads when you get there. Not, I must admit, so sure about the Eco, but who knows? You may like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com