tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post527145231501549732..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: OWEN MULLEN - OUT OF THE SILENCE (2019)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77792941117379752172019-01-31T07:51:14.272-08:002019-01-31T07:51:14.272-08:00Yeah. I wonder if it's always been like that, ...Yeah. I wonder if it's always been like that, and that the only difference is that we are more aware of it these days.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12406211449792317212019-01-31T07:05:51.733-08:002019-01-31T07:05:51.733-08:00You're right, Col. Sometimes it feels like we&...You're right, Col. Sometimes it feels like we're living in medieval times.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2855481223121690732019-01-30T00:45:32.789-08:002019-01-30T00:45:32.789-08:00Unusual setting and content for me, grim but not o...Unusual setting and content for me, grim but not overly so. Might be worth a look at this fellow Scot's work.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77428263769352132392019-01-29T17:47:21.457-08:002019-01-29T17:47:21.457-08:00Sounds pretty fascinating, even though the topics ...Sounds pretty fascinating, even though the topics are so grim.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82062691729770017352019-01-29T04:21:39.782-08:002019-01-29T04:21:39.782-08:00Prashant, you do hear some horror stories from you...Prashant, you do hear some horror stories from your part of the world regarding the appalling treatment of women. I wouldn't say it is confined to India or Pakistan. Abuse, sexual assault, violence, human trafficking occurs frequently in the west as well. Just check the news on a daily basis. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87674347631533888072019-01-29T04:18:25.640-08:002019-01-29T04:18:25.640-08:00Kt - I think you might enjoy his work. Thanks for ...Kt - I think you might enjoy his work. Thanks for stopping by...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-28354469266253516692019-01-29T01:53:06.538-08:002019-01-29T01:53:06.538-08:00Col, the story and the setting are a big draw, cer...Col, the story and the setting are a big draw, certainly a novel of its times. No much has changed across the border, though one hears of similar stories at this end too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85563054977102973552019-01-29T01:07:48.633-08:002019-01-29T01:07:48.633-08:00Books by Owen Mullen have been on my tbr list, for...Books by Owen Mullen have been on my tbr list, for awhile.. your review has encouraged me to move them up for soonest reading.. thank you ktfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582536097029612358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87438899075145791092019-01-29T00:31:13.363-08:002019-01-29T00:31:13.363-08:00Tracy, you might enjoy this one for the same reaso...Tracy, you might enjoy this one for the same reasons as me - a different culture and a different setting.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-75014793536150305222019-01-28T20:33:10.449-08:002019-01-28T20:33:10.449-08:00This sounds good, Col, I know very little about Pa...This sounds good, Col, I know very little about Pakistan. I would like to give it a try someday. Like you, I am cutting back on buying but I can get the Kindle version now and fit it in later in the year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-49255876336037255522019-01-28T05:05:13.725-08:002019-01-28T05:05:13.725-08:00Margot, it does highlight some important topics, w...Margot, it does highlight some important topics, while entertaining at the same time. It's hard to do both and not appear preachy. Mullen accomplishes that quite well though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76133838754148257992019-01-28T04:05:42.940-08:002019-01-28T04:05:42.940-08:00It sounds as though this one deals with some reall...It sounds as though this one deals with some really important topical issues, Col. And the setting is really intriguing to me. I think I'd want to wait on this one until I'm ready for a harder look at some of the issues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com