tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post5830256733752194776..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The Quai du Polars, Lyon's big detective novel festival, begins tomorrow - everything is in everythingAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-11770894332178896392018-04-11T11:29:54.009-05:002018-04-11T11:29:54.009-05:00They're both just sitting on the shelves at th...They're both just sitting on the shelves at the library. I'll take a look.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65062238588740409282018-04-11T08:31:16.690-05:002018-04-11T08:31:16.690-05:00While you're poking around the Série Noir over...While you're poking around the <i>Série Noir</i> over there, you might keep an eye out for a couple of fun related books: <i>Le livre des alcools de la Série Noir</i> and <i>Le livre de cuisine de la Série Noir</i>. SO French. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-19583508751243337612018-04-07T11:27:31.505-05:002018-04-07T11:27:31.505-05:00Well, a watched plot never spoils, as I used to sa...Well, a watched plot never spoils, as I used to say. <br /><br />Keating, a novelist himself, finds his fun in the "how did the writer do it," so skipping the "what is it" question - being told in advance - is a way to get to the good stuff faster.<br /><br />But I won't speak for most, or many, readers of crime novels. I am not exactly one of them. My impression is that part of the appeal of long series is that they are often a kind of re-reading without re-reading. Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-52532387924003485962018-04-06T17:15:32.991-05:002018-04-06T17:15:32.991-05:00Haha! I did have a wonderful time in Paris last ye...Haha! I did have a wonderful time in Paris last year...<br /><br />I've thought that if spoilers (Keating-glee) ruined a book, then it wasn't much of a book. But I suppose that's not so true with crime novel, where part of the fun is a puzzle. Then do readers reread crime novels? Or wait until they forget them and then reread?Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-19038337437022532562018-04-06T14:00:44.531-05:002018-04-06T14:00:44.531-05:00Right pack up and move - to France!
The Keating b...Right pack up and move - to France!<br /><br />The Keating book is good with that sense of play. He likes novelty. My sense of play, though, involves dynamite - I'm happiest when there's no genre left.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-50505743045335973142018-04-06T08:52:10.568-05:002018-04-06T08:52:10.568-05:00"Three copies of a translation of Sophocles. ..."Three copies of a translation of Sophocles. In the bookstore at the mall**." Read that, looked around my region, contemplated the pretty good sales of "Bob Honey" and stellar sales of various pieces of tripe-in-words, and concluded that I should probably pack up my little writing bag and go home. Enjoy the festival!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-7790192835302468232018-04-06T07:53:00.812-05:002018-04-06T07:53:00.812-05:00Have fun at the Festival, L'amateur! I think a...Have fun at the Festival, L'amateur! I think a huge part of the fun of detective/crime novels -- both when reading and when contemplating -- is to see how authors play with the genre. (That's a big reason why Jonathan Lethem's <i>Motherless Brooklyn</i> is such a favorite.) Enjoy!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-84975625132168035482018-04-06T02:23:48.803-05:002018-04-06T02:23:48.803-05:00The books on the CWA and MWA Top 100 lists, in my ...The books on the CWA and MWA Top 100 lists, in my limited experience, always have some unusual feature - character, conceit, sense of humor - that is worth seeing. And those are the worst ones. Dickens, Dostoevsky, and Conrad are on the lists, too.<br /><br />Keating, by the way, efficiently and gleefully summarizes the books he covers, immediately telling you who killed Roger Ackroyd and so on, so it would be a bad book for many readers, but a good one for those interested in the history and art of the field. His list can be found on the internet, separate from the book.<br /><br />This is all meant as a response to Brian. I enjoyed those lists, is what I am saying.<br /><br />The only problem with Simenon is that I am now obligated to read him in French, but I got through <i>La neige était sale / Dirty Snow</i> recently and just bought a copy of <i>Mon ami Maigret / My Friend Maigret</i>. So I'm trying.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-40019391274351871432018-04-05T20:24:16.113-05:002018-04-05T20:24:16.113-05:00Rx.....Georges Simenon’s Maigret novels Rx.....Georges Simenon’s Maigret novels RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-4451683490197570652018-04-05T19:41:31.947-05:002018-04-05T19:41:31.947-05:00I also have not read a lot of crime novels. Howeve...I also have not read a lot of crime novels. However my wife is a big fan and I am always saying that I need to give some a try. <br /><br />It sounds as if you read some very good crime books lately. I must delve into a few soon. <br /><br />Book festivals tend to be a lot of fun no matter what the genre. Have fun at the festival. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-25075805812259164872018-04-05T16:37:20.717-05:002018-04-05T16:37:20.717-05:00I certainly have my eye on a few English-language ...I certainly have my eye on a few English-language talks.<br /><br />Not just those, though. We'll see how I do.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57155432936459900732018-04-05T14:28:15.466-05:002018-04-05T14:28:15.466-05:00No we worries Tom, the festival isn't just in ...No we worries Tom, the festival isn't just in French. Ian Rankin will speak English and the audience will hear him in French thanks to the wonderful job of translators. <br /><br />I hope you'll enjoy the festival. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716351799835873036noreply@blogger.com