tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post2911097110006299571..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY HANS KEILSONcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72890029821432657772014-07-24T08:26:03.284-07:002014-07-24T08:26:03.284-07:00Tracy, thanks - I'm hopefully you will hear ab...Tracy, thanks - I'm hopefully you will hear about 1 of them in August.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-45201317776040118542014-07-24T08:06:47.983-07:002014-07-24T08:06:47.983-07:00These books do sound interesting. I will wait for ...These books do sound interesting. I will wait for your reviews.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85486084769082888992014-07-24T05:09:17.976-07:002014-07-24T05:09:17.976-07:00Margot thanks. I'm looking forward to starting...Margot thanks. I'm looking forward to starting one of them soon.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-34712362626692963032014-07-24T04:48:59.709-07:002014-07-24T04:48:59.709-07:00Col - Really interesting!! I confess I'd not h...Col - Really interesting!! I confess I'd not heard of Keilson's work either. But it does sound compelling and worth the read. I'll be interested in your take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89672525295077431392014-07-24T01:57:27.429-07:002014-07-24T01:57:27.429-07:00Moira, I'll bump COMEDY up the pile. Most of m...Moira, I'll bump COMEDY up the pile. Most of my "2 by post" books disappear back in to the mountain, to re-surface who knows when. I'll make an exception this time. I'm glad he's captured your attention.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-63218699061809764462014-07-24T01:48:49.319-07:002014-07-24T01:48:49.319-07:00Count me in with the people who've never heard...Count me in with the people who've never heard of him - and now I feel that I should have. He sounds well worth reading - I'm making a note of the name, and hope you'll read and review one soon as a reminder....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-57616088092998279332014-07-24T01:24:21.214-07:002014-07-24T01:24:21.214-07:00Prashant you should take one. If it works for you ...Prashant you should take one. If it works for you happy days - you'll see a benefit come through in your writing. If it doesn't, you get fuel for an investigative journalistic piece, by Prashant the intrepid undercover reporter! WIN - WINcol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-37244414281534735912014-07-24T01:04:17.519-07:002014-07-24T01:04:17.519-07:00Col, no problem. Sometimes I'm tempted to take...Col, no problem. Sometimes I'm tempted to take a creative writing class online but I might not be able to distinguish the genuine from the fake. Maybe, when I retire...Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25679539644845208072014-07-24T00:48:41.287-07:002014-07-24T00:48:41.287-07:00Thanks for the extra detail. I'm probably goin...Thanks for the extra detail. I'm probably going to take a pass on her book, having no literary aspirations of my own. Sounds a bit like painting by numbers, but no doubt I'm doing her a grave injustice. I'm in the dark really about how you go about teaching something like "creative writing" - not that I'm overly curious, just an uninformed outsider looking in.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13612744883776632632014-07-24T00:19:05.810-07:002014-07-24T00:19:05.810-07:00Col, I'm ignorant about ninety per cent of fic...Col, I'm ignorant about ninety per cent of fiction and fiction writers. I've barely scratched the surface. I first learnt about Francine Prose two-three years ago, when I came across her hardback "Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (2006). According to Wikipedia, "Prose shares how she developed her writing craft through writing and reading. She uses examples from literature to demonstrate how fictional elements, such as character and dialogue, can be mastered." It's worth picking up the book. Prose has written both fictional and nonfictional books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42034795981766136602014-07-23T23:52:18.892-07:002014-07-23T23:52:18.892-07:00Prashant, I'm going to show my ignorance and a...Prashant, I'm going to show my ignorance and admit I have never heard of Francine Prose (put me in stocks and pelt me with rotten fruit!) - I will go and look her up.<br />When I get around to these I will start with COMEDY IN A MINOR KEY, I think. I believe all his books are relatively short, at <250 pages. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-18299600725618732032014-07-23T22:33:10.915-07:002014-07-23T22:33:10.915-07:00Col, if Francine Prose has recommended THE DEATH O...Col, if Francine Prose has recommended THE DEATH OF THE ADVERSARY and COMEDY IN A MINOR KEY, then I'd certainly like to read them. She is an authority on 20th century fiction. In any case the subject is right up my reading alley. Which of these three books are you going to review first? Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com