tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post58317621471260306..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: PAUL HEATLEY - FATBOY (2017)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86271153463113974962017-07-13T04:34:06.554-07:002017-07-13T04:34:06.554-07:00I really liked it and it does have a lighter touch...I really liked it and it does have a lighter touch compared to the others I've tried.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-43618634321663258692017-07-12T12:46:00.265-07:002017-07-12T12:46:00.265-07:00I'm with Tracy! she says exactly what I though...I'm with Tracy! she says exactly what I thought - the Motel Whore didn't attract me one little bit, but this one is a maybe...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25558600720087051292017-07-10T20:47:30.288-07:002017-07-10T20:47:30.288-07:00Cheers.Cheers.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-32636728465214693442017-07-10T20:47:16.724-07:002017-07-10T20:47:16.724-07:00Elgin, I think you might enjoy it more than THE MO...Elgin, I think you might enjoy it more than THE MOTEL WHORE.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-52932304041054089712017-07-10T03:41:08.226-07:002017-07-10T03:41:08.226-07:00Great review of a great book.Great review of a great book.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66551758325995792882017-07-08T09:39:49.150-07:002017-07-08T09:39:49.150-07:00Col – The bartender’s plan to take the “fatboy” in...Col – The bartender’s plan to take the “fatboy” intrigues me. I am going to pick up this one. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-17527323320882768542017-07-07T23:37:51.715-07:002017-07-07T23:37:51.715-07:00Yes, it has its lighter moments, so might be more ...Yes, it has its lighter moments, so might be more appealing.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67358957736043525842017-07-07T17:36:57.414-07:002017-07-07T17:36:57.414-07:00The other two you reviewed by him did not appeal, ...The other two you reviewed by him did not appeal, but this comes much closer. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29758046122721987892017-07-07T05:23:42.682-07:002017-07-07T05:23:42.682-07:00Margot, the bar scenario works well in setting up ...Margot, the bar scenario works well in setting up this one. Events occur elsewhere of course but it's a crucial backdrop for our tale. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68103378906312846002017-07-07T04:33:25.009-07:002017-07-07T04:33:25.009-07:00Sounds like a setup for a really solid noir story,...Sounds like a setup for a really solid <i>noir</i> story, Col. I'm with you about bars as solid settings in stories, too. They can be really effective for stirring up conflict, and for all sorts of character development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-16562622386952996932017-07-07T03:58:42.846-07:002017-07-07T03:58:42.846-07:00Halfway through the year, Tom and it's on mine...Halfway through the year, Tom and it's on mine!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-23149934081096499472017-07-07T03:58:19.801-07:002017-07-07T03:58:19.801-07:00That's a reasonable analogy, Prashant. Dysfunc...That's a reasonable analogy, Prashant. Dysfunctional characters have the most appeal reading-wise. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88631402726280535902017-07-07T02:53:14.015-07:002017-07-07T02:53:14.015-07:00Top book! I reckon this one will be appearing in p...Top book! I reckon this one will be appearing in plenty of year-end lists.Tom Leinshttps://thingstodoindevonwhenyouredead.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-45296398310877157692017-07-07T02:52:45.880-07:002017-07-07T02:52:45.880-07:00Col, I have been to bars (saloons) and met charact...Col, I have been to bars (saloons) and met characters like Joey Hidalgo and Adam Bell mostly in westerns. There is a certain appeal to this kind of novels with their somewhat dysfunctional characters.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com