tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post8580673682641762589..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: BRIAN GARFIELD - HOPSCOTCH (1975)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79924122492737283452014-01-09T01:25:09.866-08:002014-01-09T01:25:09.866-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-90845272159647852082013-07-03T00:00:32.046-07:002013-07-03T00:00:32.046-07:00Tracy, yes when I read the summary of the movie it...Tracy, yes when I read the summary of the movie it is a little bit different. It's one of those films I need to keep an eye out for if it repeats on the TV over here at some point. I think Glenda Jackson is very good as well as an actress.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-19651091998698096822013-07-02T23:57:36.889-07:002013-07-02T23:57:36.889-07:00Moira, after Prashant's comments I also had a ...Moira, after Prashant's comments I also had a look at his output and couldn't believe it. There are others of his I'd like to read, but I'll only get them if I cross paths, rather than actively seeking them out. I'd never stop buying book otherwise.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70797588283022150162013-07-02T20:20:16.808-07:002013-07-02T20:20:16.808-07:00I have been wanting to read this book since we wat...I have been wanting to read this book since we watched the movie for the first time (sometime in the last year). I loved the movie. Comparing the movie to your review, the two stories are a bit different but the basics are the same. And it starred Walter Matthau, one of my favorite actors. I am glad to hear you liked it so much.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-60340886122785650902013-07-02T14:27:46.748-07:002013-07-02T14:27:46.748-07:00I think I might have even seen the film of this on...I think I might have even seen the film of this one, back in the day. I read one book by Brian Garfield, years ago, about a schoolboy spy (The Paladin, I just looked it up, can't believe how many books he's written)- which I loved, just because I loved the derring do, children's comic concept I think.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70383078073612245442013-07-01T10:55:44.268-07:002013-07-01T10:55:44.268-07:00Wow, you don't hang about! I'll expect to ...Wow, you don't hang about! I'll expect to see your review, by the time I'm up in the morning!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-23706543923961596902013-07-01T08:57:25.983-07:002013-07-01T08:57:25.983-07:00I bought it! It was available in ebook. I bought it! It was available in ebook. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68864359279796543402013-07-01T08:22:41.904-07:002013-07-01T08:22:41.904-07:00If you do get the chance to hunt it down, I reckon...If you do get the chance to hunt it down, I reckon you'd enjoy it, I have a bit of a personal challenge where I want to read an Award winning book each month, irrespective of age! I would like to read all the Edgar winners, but I don't think that's a realistic aim,<br /><br />Green photo - I've really no idea. I might photograph my next couple of books and see how they turn out, rather than post generic web photos to go with my reading. It is an old phone, so it might be dying on me. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-36343568984864282592013-07-01T07:56:50.334-07:002013-07-01T07:56:50.334-07:00Winner of the 1967 Edgar Award....
That's all...Winner of the 1967 Edgar Award....<br /><br />That's all the recommendation I needed. *lol* Kidding great review and your rating pushed me to add this to my ever growing tbr pile. Thanks Col. Yes, why is that pic green? whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64276810910810184792013-07-01T04:20:18.554-07:002013-07-01T04:20:18.554-07:00Prashant from the book I get the sense that Garfie...Prashant from the book I get the sense that Garfield had fun writing this. Apart from this and DEATHWISH, the only other one I think I have of his is GANGWAY - a collaborative effort with Donald Westlake. I will keep my eyes out for anything else of his that crosses my path. I hope you get the chance to read this one.<br />Curiously, I just checked his bio on the Fantastic Fiction website and he hasn't had any new fiction out for over 20 years - 1989, I think. Unless he uses assumed names these days.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-14919896579648340362013-07-01T04:08:31.344-07:002013-07-01T04:08:31.344-07:00Col, any spy novel is my kind of novel and I plan ...Col, any spy novel is my kind of novel and I plan to read this book. The first Brian Garfield book I read was THE ROMANOV SUCCESSION and I liked it so much that I soon read a couple of other books by him, though not DEATH WISH. And then I forgot all about Garfield until I bought PALADIN which I intend to read shortly. He is a must-read author. I'm glad he has written many novels under his own and assumed names.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com