tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post8287533590123009109..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: BARRY LANCET - JAPANTOWNcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33510862564253727082013-11-27T00:11:15.385-08:002013-11-27T00:11:15.385-08:00Prashant, thanks - I will go and look them up. I&#...Prashant, thanks - I will go and look them up. I'm trying to avoid adding to the piles of books, but sometimes you have to make an exception, so I will see!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70871171227598161222013-11-27T00:01:43.668-08:002013-11-27T00:01:43.668-08:00Col, I recommend the Indian-American writer Jhumpa...Col, I recommend the Indian-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri's award winning THE INTERPRETER OF MALADIES, a collection of short stories, and THE NAMESAKE, which was made into a successful film of the same name. Both are non-crime books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-60901473439411807812013-11-26T23:49:29.539-08:002013-11-26T23:49:29.539-08:00Prashant, a month or two ago I read another book W...Prashant, a month or two ago I read another book White Ginger which concerned the Chinese community in San Francisco, so it's a popular theme. You'll have to point me in the direction of something with an Indian flavour please. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74276026576415479842013-11-26T22:34:09.840-08:002013-11-26T22:34:09.840-08:00Col, not long ago I read two novels set among Chin...Col, not long ago I read two novels set among Chinese and Jewish communities in San Francisco and I might add the Japanese quarter. Immigrants are increasingly having a big role in fiction. Books have been written by, and about, the Indian diaspora in America.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-81110334796002906292013-11-25T23:53:10.964-08:002013-11-25T23:53:10.964-08:00Keishon cheers. No problem, it would be a dull old...Keishon cheers. No problem, it would be a dull old world if we were all reading and liking the same thing. Ticked a fair few boxes for me though. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62559987179013198342013-11-25T23:50:54.250-08:002013-11-25T23:50:54.250-08:00Thanks Tracy, I'm sure it will keep until 2015...Thanks Tracy, I'm sure it will keep until 2015, if it has to!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-19358547248264754192013-11-25T23:50:07.992-08:002013-11-25T23:50:07.992-08:00Glen, thanks for the heads-up on this one. Definit...Glen, thanks for the heads-up on this one. Definitely more to it than just a murder mystery, and yes San Francisco is a great setting. Hope you enjoy it.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2217844152927487802013-11-25T13:58:09.569-08:002013-11-25T13:58:09.569-08:00Hey Col, great review. Sorry to say, I'm not a...Hey Col, great review. Sorry to say, I'm not a Barry Eisler so if it's similar this one may not be for me. Just not my type of mystery read, that's all.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-21052721673698843022013-11-25T12:18:25.403-08:002013-11-25T12:18:25.403-08:00I did not need another book to read in 2014. Maybe...I did not need another book to read in 2014. Maybe in 2015. I did not realize it took place in Japan also. Even better. Very glad you liked it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76268743281773639462013-11-25T10:43:44.775-08:002013-11-25T10:43:44.775-08:00Col, good to see your review and that you enjoyed ...Col, good to see your review and that you enjoyed the book. San Francisco really can't be beat as a setting and I especially like a book when history and culture are woven into the story. I plan on getting to this once I'm done with my current read. gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-52691050339272243272013-11-25T05:26:00.757-08:002013-11-25T05:26:00.757-08:00Moira - I don't want to fall out with you, but...Moira - I don't want to fall out with you, but ALL MY BOOKS SOUND INTERESTING! Denial is more than an African river.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-44182353416061848932013-11-25T05:24:45.041-08:002013-11-25T05:24:45.041-08:00Margot, definitely a strong sense of Japan in the ...Margot, definitely a strong sense of Japan in the book - who would have guessed with that title eh? But still a strong mystery element as well.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6137184064039986032013-11-25T05:18:02.622-08:002013-11-25T05:18:02.622-08:00This one does sound interesting....This one does sound interesting....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-26903119437441878372013-11-25T04:28:13.986-08:002013-11-25T04:28:13.986-08:00Col - This one does sounds like a good 'un. I...Col - This one does sounds like a good 'un. I respect authors who give the reader a strong sense of culture and history without taking away from the story at hand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com