tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post231186472833842326..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2013 SCANDINAVIAN BOOK CHALLENGE SUMMARYcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42315740215676418332014-01-08T23:41:00.329-08:002014-01-08T23:41:00.329-08:00Cool.....it's a great book, if not a wee bit o...Cool.....it's a great book, if not a wee bit over-long, but I'll be curious to see how you find it.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82677919178393641162014-01-08T23:12:26.954-08:002014-01-08T23:12:26.954-08:00Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End....Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End. I was motivated by your review.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-44823028002786331422014-01-08T20:17:05.410-08:002014-01-08T20:17:05.410-08:00Tracy, I hope you enjoy Persson when you get there...Tracy, I hope you enjoy Persson when you get there...........which one was it?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64096755147940139092014-01-08T12:29:29.385-08:002014-01-08T12:29:29.385-08:00Very impressive. I did not read as much Scandinavi...Very impressive. I did not read as much Scandinavian fiction in 2013 as I thought I would. I did buy a lot of books by Scandinavian authors though. One of them was by Persson.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86799157852005478962014-01-08T04:27:42.327-08:002014-01-08T04:27:42.327-08:00Margot - it's been noted, hopefully I can sque...Margot - it's been noted, hopefully I can squeeze in a Nesser at some point this year! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-44050319702359672862014-01-08T04:18:19.347-08:002014-01-08T04:18:19.347-08:00Col - Well done on completing the challenge you se...Col - Well done on completing the challenge you set yourself. And I think you've read a good cross-section of what's out there too. If you ever get the chance, I hope you'll try some of HÃ¥kan Nesser's work. He's done some excellent novels I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-65801885581233496072014-01-08T03:50:03.821-08:002014-01-08T03:50:03.821-08:00Looking forward to your reviews and all your other...Looking forward to your reviews and all your other entertaining posts.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-37423456035488614682014-01-08T03:45:32.244-08:002014-01-08T03:45:32.244-08:00Col, I'm reading one contemporary novel includ...Col, I'm reading one contemporary novel including Indian fiction for every two early or vintage books. I hope to post some reviews soon as I find time.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-50769928518940275032014-01-08T02:22:52.866-08:002014-01-08T02:22:52.866-08:00Moira, I prefer it if you undertook a Noir-hard-bo...Moira, I prefer it if you undertook a Noir-hard-boiled challenge, but hey - baby steps first.....col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64900249168140067002014-01-08T02:21:40.048-08:002014-01-08T02:21:40.048-08:00Prashant - I will try and get you to set your comi...Prashant - I will try and get you to set your comics aside for a while and read some contemporary crime fiction.......only joking - read what makes you happy!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-31947268247763021882014-01-08T02:19:43.128-08:002014-01-08T02:19:43.128-08:00Bernadette, you're right.he says with a smug g...Bernadette, you're right.he says with a smug grin!<br />R+H, I have seen some reviews for and kind of thought maybe......but sort of declined due to the length of them and the amount of books I already have. I looked on Amazon, I of them is available for a pound, so I might take a punt, but don't know when I'll get to it. You're right insofar as I don't think the violence would deter me.<br /><br />James Thompson, I'm unfamiliar with, but I'll check him out thanks.<br />I have had Hans Koppel(?) recommended to me, but am undecided as yet - have you read him? col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-19146651962802410202014-01-08T01:38:18.603-08:002014-01-08T01:38:18.603-08:00I should copy you and do a Scandi challenge - I da...I should copy you and do a Scandi challenge - I dabble in the water now and then, but don't take it seriously enough! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-43191310747757279672014-01-07T23:58:18.095-08:002014-01-07T23:58:18.095-08:00Col, my geography about Scandinavia is better than...Col, my geography about Scandinavia is better than my knowledge of Scandinavian fiction which seems to be taking the shape of a growing literary movement. It's time I brought some balance there.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-45110509176273698752014-01-07T21:51:54.564-08:002014-01-07T21:51:54.564-08:00It's always good to succeed at a challenge you...It's always good to succeed at a challenge you've set yourself isn't it. Given the relative placements of these authors in your list I'd think you might enjoy Roslund and Hellstrom books if you're ever in the market for more Scandi crime - one of them is a journalist and one an ex-con and they have had huge success with three or four books - I've read two and I loved one and didn't much like the other but mostly because of the violence which I am squeamish about whereas you're probably not. And James Thompson is good too - he was born in America but has lived and worked in Finland for a dozen years or so and has a series set there that is good and contains none of the 'soap opera' elements that you found in the Lackberg.<br /><br />Of course you'll need to get through your existing 2000 odd books first but just in case :)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com