tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post457548987801909673..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART FORTY-TWO col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32704432482700510702015-08-24T04:25:17.910-07:002015-08-24T04:25:17.910-07:00I've read a few Child books - some early ones ...I've read a few Child books - some early ones in the series. I think the longer I leave it the less inclined I am to continue with him - shame as I have about a zillion in the tubs then! Not yet tried any of MacIntyre's books but they so look good.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-220740064750832062015-08-24T04:16:26.943-07:002015-08-24T04:16:26.943-07:00An all-time low for me - I've only read the Le...An all-time low for me - I've only read the Lee Child (currently having a re-read of his early ones as I think I'm far enough away from my first read to have safely forgotten what happened) and the Ben Macintyre (fascinating story - I'd definitely read his sort of history again).skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86815119537582080562015-08-12T20:35:42.102-07:002015-08-12T20:35:42.102-07:00I quite like something a bit more literary on occa...I quite like something a bit more literary on occasion. Not that often mind you.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-26824408666036043002015-08-12T20:35:29.880-07:002015-08-12T20:35:29.880-07:00I quite like something a bit more literary on occa...I quite like something a bit more literary on occasion. Not that often mind you.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47882400629038786172015-08-12T09:37:50.750-07:002015-08-12T09:37:50.750-07:00Col, Tub 42 has a great collection of books. I nee...Col, Tub 42 has a great collection of books. I need to pay more attention to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Philip Roth, and read the couple of Marlowe's in my own tub.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-49943208482568720952015-08-11T06:52:01.469-07:002015-08-11T06:52:01.469-07:00Agreed - though when I'll find the time is any...Agreed - though when I'll find the time is anybody's guess. I've only really read a few of her Lindsay Gordon early stuff - I'm definitely missing out I reckon. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-3235703091844478952015-08-11T06:48:22.696-07:002015-08-11T06:48:22.696-07:00Plenty to get your teeth into there! That's a ...Plenty to get your teeth into there! That's a great cover on the Block. <i>The Distant Echo</i> is my favorite of the McDermids I've read so far.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32554907875079045632015-08-11T06:46:27.087-07:002015-08-11T06:46:27.087-07:00More tempted than ever to try and track a copy dow...More tempted than ever to try and track a copy down - cheers! I think!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15996226898292869292015-08-11T06:43:11.867-07:002015-08-11T06:43:11.867-07:00I haven’t see it in a long time, but I recall Dust...I haven’t see it in a long time, but I recall Dustin Hoffman’s fatally flawed criminal as one of his best roles. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88368046342885240532015-08-10T22:32:13.959-07:002015-08-10T22:32:13.959-07:00I don't think I have even started his Resnick ...I don't think I have even started his Resnick series! I've read a couple of his Westerns. Maybe next year when I'm more organised?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70372297979145060402015-08-10T22:25:03.557-07:002015-08-10T22:25:03.557-07:00Some interesting books in this tub. I wish I could...Some interesting books in this tub. I wish I could get back into the John Harvey series. I have read a couple and have several more to read.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32166108369755646122015-08-10T20:45:32.066-07:002015-08-10T20:45:32.066-07:00I've not yet seen Straight Time - Dustin Hoffm...I've not yet seen Straight Time - Dustin Hoffman isn't it? I'll have to make the effort. There's a few to choose from with Bunker's books, some pretty autobiographical in tone. I always admired how he turned his life around.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-84268961402665093362015-08-10T11:25:22.511-07:002015-08-10T11:25:22.511-07:00I need to read some Eddie Bunker. I did not know h...I need to read some Eddie Bunker. I did not know he wrote the book and script that became the movie, “Straight Time,” a good, if overlooked film. Thanks, Col.Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-59035494066252545872015-08-10T05:09:52.115-07:002015-08-10T05:09:52.115-07:00I've heard good things about the Garcia Marque...I've heard good things about the Garcia Marquez so thought I'll have a mooch at some point.Tony Hillerman is long over due a read. He's one of many authors I enjoyed in the past but for some inexplicable reason stopped actually reading!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72527726037256767652015-08-10T04:12:37.012-07:002015-08-10T04:12:37.012-07:00Always happy to see when people have Hillermans am...Always happy to see when people have Hillermans among their collections, Col. :-) And I see you have a Garcia Marquez, too. I wonder what you'll make of <i>100 Years of Solitude</i>. It's a different sort of book. 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