tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post3010434953020735481..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LAWRENCE BLOCK (as SHELDON LORD) - OF SHAME AND JOY (1960)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62959926003832921782019-09-30T23:59:33.395-07:002019-09-30T23:59:33.395-07:00No offence taken. No offence taken. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91038472806633180672019-09-30T23:59:09.315-07:002019-09-30T23:59:09.315-07:00Cracking cover indeed. Probably not a Block book t...Cracking cover indeed. Probably not a Block book that would appeal to everyone.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-71374579434710039952019-09-30T14:03:36.983-07:002019-09-30T14:03:36.983-07:00I've not read any of Block's smut, and hav...<i>I've not read any of Block's smut, and have no particular intention to seek it out.</i><br /><br />Sorry -- just reread that and it seems a bit snotty! Not intended to be.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-22723448349333892432019-09-30T06:51:37.010-07:002019-09-30T06:51:37.010-07:00I've not read any of Block's smut, and hav...I've not read any of Block's smut, and have no particular intention to seek it out.<br /><br />That illustration packs a punch, though. You'd likely not find <i>that</i> on the cover of your <i>Collected Works of Jane Austen</i>.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27999173096825105712019-09-29T14:42:27.036-07:002019-09-29T14:42:27.036-07:00Definitely strings to his bow, Margot. I'm enj...Definitely strings to his bow, Margot. I'm enjoying these trips to way back when with him, even if they aren't amazing.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15830498356267297622019-09-29T07:55:26.186-07:002019-09-29T07:55:26.186-07:00That's one thing I've always admired about...That's one thing I've always admired about Block, Col. He's done so many different sorts of books and stories. Even though this one wasn't tops on your list (and, if I'm being honest, probably wouldn't be on mine), it's so interesting to look at the spectrum of what Block's done.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com