tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post8236976165919722090..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH BRIAN STODDARTcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86380473914470959142014-11-02T11:33:23.834-08:002014-11-02T11:33:23.834-08:00Tracy, I'm glad you enjoyed it and it has push...Tracy, I'm glad you enjoyed it and it has pushed you a bit closer to his first book. I really enjoyed his response to the questions he submitted and I'm minded to read a lot more from him in the future. He imparted a lot of knowledge in the book without it turning into a history lesson or at the expense of the story.<br />col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-50292710706124211172014-11-02T11:07:19.111-08:002014-11-02T11:07:19.111-08:00Great interview, Col. You are very good with your ...Great interview, Col. You are very good with your questions, and the author filled out a lot of information. This has pushed me closer to reading the first book, although I still have a lot ahead of it on the TBR piles, as you know.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-1170953138531593922014-10-29T23:36:55.498-07:002014-10-29T23:36:55.498-07:00Moira thanks, he provided some great answers. I de...Moira thanks, he provided some great answers. I definitely think this book is where our tastes collide.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70845032690182036322014-10-29T16:04:30.055-07:002014-10-29T16:04:30.055-07:00I always enjoy your strand of author interviews, a...I always enjoy your strand of author interviews, and this was already a book I had on my list. He sounds very nice. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-1403764348979609122014-10-29T11:10:19.387-07:002014-10-29T11:10:19.387-07:00Margot I hope you enjoy it when you do. Looking fo...Margot I hope you enjoy it when you do. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88411312475721782752014-10-29T11:09:35.459-07:002014-10-29T11:09:35.459-07:00Part of the appeal of the book was the fact I lear...Part of the appeal of the book was the fact I learned something about the time and place whilst being entertained by the characters and the mystery at the same time. Looking forward to more of the same next time around!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-24209034221522235792014-10-29T04:25:24.450-07:002014-10-29T04:25:24.450-07:00Col - Thanks to you and Brian for a great intervie...Col - Thanks to you and Brian for a great interview. It's clear he knows his stuff. And you've reminded me to read <i>A Madras Miasma</i>. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-3967681390472172832014-10-29T02:35:16.830-07:002014-10-29T02:35:16.830-07:00Col, it's really nice to hear authors talk and...Col, it's really nice to hear authors talk and write about India and it's obvious that Brian Stoddart knows mine all too well. I agree with his view that Madras (Chennai) in the south was "less important to the Raj" than other cities in the west, north, and east. Even today, the socioeconomic, political, and cultural environment of South India is distinct from rest of India. History aside, Madras in the 1920s would have been charming. I plan to read A MADRAS MIASMA. I was tickled by the fact that Brian "devoured" Malcolm Bradbury's and Tom Sharpe's novels. I read them in my youth. Both are unorthodox writers and eminently readable.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com