tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post4150106889334183797..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: BLOG TOUR - CATRIONA McPHERSON - THE CHILD GARDENcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-166123323907529442016-10-19T11:42:18.312-07:002016-10-19T11:42:18.312-07:00Thanks, Catriona, for replying re your standalone ...Thanks, Catriona, for replying re your standalone novels. I appreciate your explanation and I am planning on reading some of your standalone books. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7719586847758407892016-10-19T08:56:14.248-07:002016-10-19T08:56:14.248-07:00Catriona cheers for dropping in and commenting.
I...Catriona cheers for dropping in and commenting. <br />I'm slowly geting to TCG as I type - I'm having a slow month - only 1 book finished and I'm getting side-tracked by life interfering with my reading!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-57876853793444258802016-10-19T08:40:13.856-07:002016-10-19T08:40:13.856-07:00I don't know why it took until today for me to...I don't know why it took until today for me to find this, Col. Thank you for having me (belatedly). Tracy, the modern standalones I write are darker than the series but not as dark as Rendell. Actually, it's not "darkness", exactly. I love Rendell/Vine but sometimes everyone in them is so relentlessly unpleasant that the overall tone gets bleak. My agent always says about me that if I get three characters together in a scene it turns into "Dinnerladies". Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-9158683907194464422016-10-19T08:39:21.203-07:002016-10-19T08:39:21.203-07:00I don't know why it took until today for me to...I don't know why it took until today for me to find this, Col. Thank you for having me (belatedly). Tracy, the modern standalones I write are darker than the series but not as dark as Rendell. Actually, it's not "darkness", exactly. I love Rendell/Vine but sometimes everyone in them is so relentlessly unpleasant that the overall tone gets bleak. My agent always says about me that if I get three characters together in a scene it turns into "Dinnerladies". Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68657504800593365642016-09-11T21:40:22.998-07:002016-09-11T21:40:22.998-07:00I think I've avoided the Wexford books for fea...I think I've avoided the Wexford books for fear of getting myself involved in another long series, with no realistic expectations of getting through it all. I'll stick to that plan.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30642901424003361302016-09-11T20:55:55.392-07:002016-09-11T20:55:55.392-07:00Rendell is definitely worth a try, Col. Although t...Rendell is definitely worth a try, Col. Although the ones I like the best are the tamer Inspector Wexford series. You would like the less tame ones.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-24064119341482963262016-09-11T10:37:58.749-07:002016-09-11T10:37:58.749-07:00Rendell is someone I ought to read - I have a few ...Rendell is someone I ought to read - I have a few to choose from. I like the thought of chilling, I'm struggling to think of the last book that left me feeling like that.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89612491646720176382016-09-11T10:09:10.368-07:002016-09-11T10:09:10.368-07:00When I think of chilling, I think of Ruth Rendell&...When I think of chilling, I think of Ruth Rendell's standalone books, which are great books but combine tension with fear in a way I find unpleasant. Maybe I got the wrong impression of this book. But overall I consider chilling less enjoyable, although I am not looking for cozy either. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-75697767471223873702016-09-11T00:05:39.712-07:002016-09-11T00:05:39.712-07:00This one looks good, but I don't know anything...This one looks good, but I don't know anything about any of her other non-series books. Would something less chilling, be less enjoyable? col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30760223273027662242016-09-10T21:32:17.348-07:002016-09-10T21:32:17.348-07:00I have been planning to read one of McPherson'...I have been planning to read one of McPherson's non series books, although dark and chilling doesn't always appeal to me. The background of the book was very interesting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11595557206759501692016-09-10T08:52:37.239-07:002016-09-10T08:52:37.239-07:00Prashant, I'm always interested in where write...Prashant, I'm always interested in where writer's acquire their inspiration. Glad I'm not the only one. Cheers!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67026679049142340042016-09-10T08:51:28.331-07:002016-09-10T08:51:28.331-07:00I hope you like this one when you get to it - we&#...I hope you like this one when you get to it - we'll have to compare notes!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33704521892011346102016-09-10T05:00:30.606-07:002016-09-10T05:00:30.606-07:00A nice blog post and very interesting story. I enj...A nice blog post and very interesting story. I enjoyed reading about the connection between Catriona McPherson's childhood experience and the writing of "The Child Garden."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2326793677122972522016-09-10T04:02:27.604-07:002016-09-10T04:02:27.604-07:00How fantastic to find Catriona McPherson here! Yes...How fantastic to find Catriona McPherson here! Yes, I am one person Col knows who is a fan of the Dandy Gilver books- but I like everything she writes. Definitely must read this one, though not when I'm alone in the house of a cold windy night... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-14386367318773181042016-09-09T08:41:27.620-07:002016-09-09T08:41:27.620-07:00I know a few people who like her Dandy Gilver seri...I know a few people who like her Dandy Gilver series, but the setting of the 20s and 30s, just doesn't rock me. No doubt I'd enjoy one if I tried it, but I ought to read the things I really want to instead.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32198171885945932082016-09-09T08:24:37.747-07:002016-09-09T08:24:37.747-07:00Good to know, I must admit I haven't read her ...Good to know, I must admit I haven't read her series books, but might give one a go just to see!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834547095612951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6112684980576178302016-09-09T06:49:51.486-07:002016-09-09T06:49:51.486-07:00Claire, I hope you like it if you get to it. If I&...Claire, I hope you like it if you get to it. If I'm honest it is so much more appealing to me than her series books.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89236275256449335282016-09-09T06:49:02.177-07:002016-09-09T06:49:02.177-07:00Peggy - another Scottish author, but I'm guess...Peggy - another Scottish author, but I'm guessing you already know of her and her books?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-71312534577680654412016-09-09T06:33:39.855-07:002016-09-09T06:33:39.855-07:00Ooh this is just the kind of dark and chilling sto...Ooh this is just the kind of dark and chilling story that's right up my street! Definitely on the TBR pile - thanks for sharing Col!Clairehttps://bletheringbylinley.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82902540699426867272016-09-09T06:14:12.335-07:002016-09-09T06:14:12.335-07:00Sounds wonderfully chilling!Sounds wonderfully chilling!Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-48508421433764021272016-09-09T04:28:47.398-07:002016-09-09T04:28:47.398-07:00I can safely say I didn't read these verses to...I can safely say I didn't read these verses to my children! A bit of The Gruffalo and Mr Doodle had a Poodle!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-71425650631636392622016-09-09T04:22:55.694-07:002016-09-09T04:22:55.694-07:00How interesting that those verses inspired a novel...How interesting that those verses inspired a novel! Some of them really are frightening, if you think about it. Thanks, both, for a great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com