tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.comments2023-04-17T12:43:38.454+01:00Briefer than Literal StatementVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18022928844376170229noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-24456937146808288672023-04-17T12:43:38.454+01:002023-04-17T12:43:38.454+01:00Thanks for adding this one to the club - sounds wo...Thanks for adding this one to the club - sounds wonderful except for that dodgy bit, and I do wonder if that's what will stop it being reprinted...Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-71741533426430332352022-10-28T10:41:11.439+01:002022-10-28T10:41:11.439+01:00That comment was from me. I keep forgetting how to...That comment was from me. I keep forgetting how to comment on Blogger.Carolhttps://journeydestination.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-69630646439270552382022-10-28T10:40:00.322+01:002022-10-28T10:40:00.322+01:001929 was definitely a very different time! 1929 was definitely a very different time! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-64448606567721182112022-03-17T16:04:06.892+00:002022-03-17T16:04:06.892+00:00An interview with Don Meyer, author of the award-w...An interview with Don Meyer, author of the award-winning "The American War," a novel about the Vietnam War and the Civil War, and the U.S. Soldier in Vietnam, who dreams he's also fighting in the Civil War. Tyler: Welcome, Don. I have a lot of questions for you about writing "The American War" so I'm anxious to talk to you. First, will you tell our readers why you chose that title? <a href="https://www.tozwi.com/" rel="nofollow">blog</a><br />AlayaSEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786653889666434898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-77481690865797486302021-10-22T15:13:03.393+01:002021-10-22T15:13:03.393+01:00My goodness, the MOST 1970s cover!!My goodness, the MOST 1970s cover!!Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-57842409844227371272021-04-26T10:50:14.665+01:002021-04-26T10:50:14.665+01:00Wow, I had always assumed it was from the 80s! Tha...Wow, I had always assumed it was from the 80s! Thanks so much for adding this tot he club.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-33217030329411175712019-10-21T19:08:12.797+01:002019-10-21T19:08:12.797+01:00Thanks Simon. I'm glad I read it.Thanks Simon. I'm glad I read it. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022928844376170229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-16673665925551401972019-10-20T21:21:33.258+01:002019-10-20T21:21:33.258+01:00I'm so glad that someone read this, as it was ...I'm so glad that someone read this, as it was so important in the period. EVen if not particularly well dated...Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-86388441231052006222018-11-04T19:17:49.281+00:002018-11-04T19:17:49.281+00:00The only Brand I have read was Court of Foxes whic...The only Brand I have read was Court of Foxes which I disliked but I think I would like this series much better!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-33825721320399308922018-10-22T09:40:38.828+01:002018-10-22T09:40:38.828+01:00Great review - it's got me hooked already! I&#...Great review - it's got me hooked already! I've not read any Brand, but this mixture of atmosphere and mystery sounds so intriguing. And a really good use of a wartime setting too.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-25788912679109268622017-11-07T15:34:01.860+00:002017-11-07T15:34:01.860+00:00I haven't read that much either to be honest, ...I haven't read that much either to be honest, and for years I got Ruth Rendell muddled with P D James. I think the reason for both those things is because they both started writing in the 60s, when the 'golden age' of crime was supposedly over. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022928844376170229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-38791881168891113612017-11-05T20:44:28.066+00:002017-11-05T20:44:28.066+00:00How have I still never read anything by Rendell? M...How have I still never read anything by Rendell? Maybe for the next club!Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-19369020715871324942017-11-05T20:38:18.300+00:002017-11-05T20:38:18.300+00:00This sounds fascinating! I've read Jan Morris&...This sounds fascinating! I've read Jan Morris's book on Oxford, and think I might have read the one on Venice too, but hadn't heard of this series.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-11411563453333405722017-05-01T19:20:11.166+01:002017-05-01T19:20:11.166+01:00Thanks Alex, Derek Jacobi played Cadfael on TV (in...Thanks Alex, Derek Jacobi played Cadfael on TV (in the UK) in the 90s, and about that time a lot of Peters/Pargeter's books were reprinted with these covers that looked like gravestones or church masonry. I used to have four or five, but they've been weeded out over the years. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022928844376170229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-33142201475889493962017-04-29T22:26:43.907+01:002017-04-29T22:26:43.907+01:00It's an interesting cover isn't it? I won...It's an interesting cover isn't it? I wondered at first if it was a children's book but then I realised it can't be. We have only one Pargeter book at our library service....The Soldier at the Door...similar theme I imagine. We have lots of Ellis Peters books and I thank you for the recommendation because I am looking for some good audio books and these seem to be narrated by Derek Jacobi. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-66368157988220358972017-04-18T20:52:45.135+01:002017-04-18T20:52:45.135+01:00Thanks Simon. I suppose some people just wanted to...Thanks Simon. I suppose some people just wanted to put the war firmly behind them and/or escape from it into literature. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022928844376170229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-49994757377860873342017-04-17T22:36:20.007+01:002017-04-17T22:36:20.007+01:00Great review. I was surprised by how little the sh...Great review. I was surprised by how little the shadow of the war seemed to fall over the 1951 books I read - it seems to have varied a lot in the 1951 books as to whether it was still omnipresent or just was ignored.Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-24554144164874610242016-10-17T20:35:16.250+01:002016-10-17T20:35:16.250+01:00Wow, very impressed by you managing to read all of...Wow, very impressed by you managing to read all of this, Victoria! I'm glad it turned out to be good, because 1000+ pages is quite the commitment.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-37403042617187415842016-10-17T20:33:22.963+01:002016-10-17T20:33:22.963+01:00A great title to contribute to the club, thank you...A great title to contribute to the club, thank you - what a pity it didn't turn out to be as good as hoped. The Golden Age certainly had some duds amongst the gems.Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4962027616609072120.post-665149544162281782016-04-15T09:45:50.037+01:002016-04-15T09:45:50.037+01:00Gosh, this wasn't quite what I was expecting a...Gosh, this wasn't quite what I was expecting a book by Durrell to be about - wow! Well, forewarned is forearmed. Thanks for reviewing this one :)Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.com