tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post6449881312028526746..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITHcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85206705316609590582015-12-28T11:57:12.741-08:002015-12-28T11:57:12.741-08:00She's up in January, so I'll see how I go....She's up in January, so I'll see how I go. Does the Queen like the Mitfords?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-35178967788275982502015-12-24T12:06:29.303-08:002015-12-24T12:06:29.303-08:00For some reason I read a lot of her books before d...For some reason I read a lot of her books before deciding I REALLY didn't like them and should stop. I re-read Stranger on a Train to do a guest post for Rich a while back, and DID enjoy that somewhat. But in the end I find her too dark and depressing. Apparently the Queen felt the same about her - not often she and I share an opinion, I feel, but there you go. Republican and Monarch in agreement on something!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-22171100847400570282015-12-24T01:23:50.972-08:002015-12-24T01:23:50.972-08:00They do seem unsettling. I'm determined to get...They do seem unsettling. I'm determined to get a couple of hers under my belt, before retrying the Ripley series. I hope I like them without becoming hooked, because I'll only want to buy up everything she ever wrote otherwise! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-59817729017369571862015-12-24T01:20:54.909-08:002015-12-24T01:20:54.909-08:00Cheers - first or second book up in January!Cheers - first or second book up in January!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74486235815419513342015-12-23T21:22:17.384-08:002015-12-23T21:22:17.384-08:00Smart choice, I look forward to your thoughts. Smart choice, I look forward to your thoughts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91095305709361954742015-12-23T14:34:45.309-08:002015-12-23T14:34:45.309-08:00Those two books do sound disturbing, Col. I defini...Those two books do sound disturbing, Col. I definitely want to try the Ripley books and will follow with some others. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-51077052940483849722015-12-23T02:30:35.939-08:002015-12-23T02:30:35.939-08:00Ridiculous isn't it....Ridiculous isn't it....col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87381842129888503142015-12-23T00:32:18.063-08:002015-12-23T00:32:18.063-08:00Likewise, I bet!Likewise, I bet!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67059881704891100362015-12-22T23:47:30.075-08:002015-12-22T23:47:30.075-08:00Me too mate, which by my reckoning has me signed u...Me too mate, which by my reckoning has me signed up to read about 400 books by 300 different authors next year!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47748895197544718272015-12-22T22:59:59.019-08:002015-12-22T22:59:59.019-08:00Never read her either, Col. But I do intend to cha...Never read her either, Col. But I do intend to change that in 2016.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-53868198608036816732015-12-22T20:28:20.294-08:002015-12-22T20:28:20.294-08:00Sounds similar to my first effort. I will try agai...Sounds similar to my first effort. I will try again with it later, but I'll go with STRANGERS ON A TRAIN before that.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6060490542414188002015-12-22T14:03:44.581-08:002015-12-22T14:03:44.581-08:00Funny, I remember dumping The Talented Mr. Ripley ...Funny, I remember dumping The Talented Mr. Ripley and read Rich's review of it and decided to give it another go and was hooked this time. Highsmith won't be to everybody's taste as she writes about criminals and manages to humanize and sympathize with them in their messed up psychology. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68584813816592623662015-12-22T04:44:47.253-08:002015-12-22T04:44:47.253-08:00Looking forward to giving her a proper go this tim...Looking forward to giving her a proper go this time around! TWWA kind of edges it slightly for me over TGC based on the blurbs! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-49366178467095587492015-12-22T04:36:56.097-08:002015-12-22T04:36:56.097-08:00I'm a big Highsmith fan and Those Who Walk Awa...I'm a big Highsmith fan and Those Who Walk Away is a favourite. I think you have to be in the mood for her misanthropy, so perfect Xmas reading!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12629305860670510342015-12-22T04:33:13.046-08:002015-12-22T04:33:13.046-08:00I've yet to find anyone who has read her and d...I've yet to find anyone who has read her and didn't enjoy her. I think I wasn't in the right mood for her when I tried previously - though I didn't make it to the end of the film either and I do usually enjoy Matt Damon. <br /><br />Maybe one of these as a standalone will be the ticket! That said I have STRANGERS ON A TRAIN lined up for January. Rich @ Past Offences has pencilled in 1950 for his monthly meme. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76962864970285060352015-12-22T04:22:23.164-08:002015-12-22T04:22:23.164-08:00I really think Highsmith did a great job of buildi...I really think Highsmith did a great job of building psychological tension, Col, and of telling a good story. But that's my opinion, of course. I'll be keen to know if you like these better than the Ripley. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com