tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post3093702004577966594..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: THATCHER ROBINSON - WHITE GINGER col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87924875092267880582013-10-20T22:55:38.447-07:002013-10-20T22:55:38.447-07:00Hope you both enjoy it! Hope you both enjoy it! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30857038728371845692013-10-20T14:50:58.784-07:002013-10-20T14:50:58.784-07:00Hi Col:
We usually wait to get books but the set...Hi Col: <br /><br />We usually wait to get books but the setting and plot of White Ginger seemed so compelling I had to go ahead. Same with Japantown. And Tracy and I never discourage each other from buying books.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-26623485476072895792013-10-20T01:40:28.112-07:002013-10-20T01:40:28.112-07:00Tracy, Glen,
I'll look forward to your revie...Tracy, Glen,<br /><br /> I'll look forward to your reviews when you get it done! You don't hang about though, either of you do you?<br /><br />I'm off to look up (BUT hopefully not buy!) - Japantown.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-48444885510135659192013-10-19T16:20:37.536-07:002013-10-19T16:20:37.536-07:00And guess what. I am ordering it today. Along with...And guess what. I am ordering it today. Along with another debut novel called Japantown. That one is also set in San Francisco.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-5855560260679586002013-10-19T13:45:14.355-07:002013-10-19T13:45:14.355-07:00This is perfect. Glen will probably get it and the...This is perfect. Glen will probably get it and then I can read it if interested. No pressure. Maybe I can talk him into ordering it today.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-21623058666539806172013-10-19T00:23:39.450-07:002013-10-19T00:23:39.450-07:00I think my mojo has returned this month.
Page cou...I think my mojo has returned this month. <br />Page counts about right, 200 to 320'ish. Thompson's Rip-off was the shortest so far.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-54785180189890257772013-10-19T00:21:39.013-07:002013-10-19T00:21:39.013-07:00Moira, maybe another book in common??? Who'd b...Moira, maybe another book in common??? Who'd believe itcol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87797280966695753742013-10-19T00:20:59.988-07:002013-10-19T00:20:59.988-07:00Glen, I think you would enjoy it, not too sure if ...Glen, I think you would enjoy it, not too sure if Tracy would though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-69751138390844220442013-10-18T18:39:36.933-07:002013-10-18T18:39:36.933-07:00Have to agree with Prashant there, you're read...Have to agree with Prashant there, you're reading too fast for me to keep up. I've had a somewhat busy week with work and have only had time to read maybe _twice_ and am off this weekend so I hope to get some major reading done. How on earth do you do it? Are the page counts that small or what? whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-65556429394214372992013-10-18T13:23:12.137-07:002013-10-18T13:23:12.137-07:00Like gak above I like San Fran as a backdrop and t...Like gak above I like San Fran as a backdrop and the whole setup sounds intriguing ... so I may get to this one...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2689001472052765022013-10-18T09:44:29.630-07:002013-10-18T09:44:29.630-07:00San Francisco in general and Chinatown in particul...San Francisco in general and Chinatown in particular is a favorite setting for me. I bet it'll be added to my stacks before too long.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86565264255555224262013-10-18T04:30:30.527-07:002013-10-18T04:30:30.527-07:00Margot, thanks. This was a good one! It's been...Margot, thanks. This was a good one! It's been a while since I read a duff book, ok a couple of weeks, hopefully my luck holds!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-21924085483950542272013-10-18T04:22:30.784-07:002013-10-18T04:22:30.784-07:00Col - I always enjoy a novel that gives a strong s...Col - I always enjoy a novel that gives a strong sense of a community like that. And it sounds like a very solid story. Nice to read too about a solid thriller that still has well-developed and believable characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-48801326160926489392013-10-18T04:13:07.098-07:002013-10-18T04:13:07.098-07:00Prashant, it's definitely worth a look if you ...Prashant, it's definitely worth a look if you cross paths with it. I'm struggling to think of any other fiction I have read recently with the triads as an entity. I did recently read about some Americans acting up in Shanghai - so bit of role reversal!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76499322172904183272013-10-18T03:47:19.512-07:002013-10-18T03:47:19.512-07:00Col, you're reviewing books faster than I can ...Col, you're reviewing books faster than I can read your reviews! Good going, though. I read about the Chinese mob in San Francisco and Los Angeles in JOURNEY TOWARD DEATH by Israeli writer and painter Amos Aricha. I think I'd like to read this novel as I'm somewhat familiar with the triad. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com