Agatha or Elmore? - CrimeSpace2024-03-19T06:55:37Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:56626?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A57693&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBTW, I.J., I read one of your…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-26:537324:Comment:576932007-07-26T00:13:56.177ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
BTW, I.J., I read one of your excerpts and I think your prose is pretty damn fine, too!
BTW, I.J., I read one of your excerpts and I think your prose is pretty damn fine, too! Mind you, I read differently…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-24:537324:Comment:571052007-07-24T01:16:00.107ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<i>Mind you, I read differently from regular readers. The fact that I write spoils much of the fun for me.</i><br />
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That's an interesting point, I.J. In fact, I think it deserves its own spinoff discussion...
<i>Mind you, I read differently from regular readers. The fact that I write spoils much of the fun for me.</i><br />
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That's an interesting point, I.J. In fact, I think it deserves its own spinoff discussion... Don't have the book. I recall…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:570322007-07-23T21:38:23.231ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Don't have the book. I recall some imagery early on on his journey to the island and involving the sea. It was good stuff but it felt forced. Mind you, I read differently from regular readers. The fact that I write spoils much of the fun for me.
Don't have the book. I recall some imagery early on on his journey to the island and involving the sea. It was good stuff but it felt forced. Mind you, I read differently from regular readers. The fact that I write spoils much of the fun for me. Hmm. I found the prose honest…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:570262007-07-23T20:51:56.957ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
Hmm. I found the prose honest and lean. Stout verbs, sparse and perfect similes, very light on the adjectives and adverbs...<br />
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To me, the prose was stellar, the story compelling. Quite refreshing, actually. I'd like to see examples of where you thought it was artificial and selfconscious.
Hmm. I found the prose honest and lean. Stout verbs, sparse and perfect similes, very light on the adjectives and adverbs...<br />
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To me, the prose was stellar, the story compelling. Quite refreshing, actually. I'd like to see examples of where you thought it was artificial and selfconscious. Read SHUTTER ISLAND. Thought…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:569912007-07-23T18:04:48.560ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Read SHUTTER ISLAND. Thought it was okay. The prose rests on a number of images inserted in telling places, and in this case they were mostly successful (unlike an earlier novel by Lehane). There is, to me, something slightly artificial and selfconscious about the way Lehane uses imagery: the "watch-out, here comes some beautiful language" syndrome.
Read SHUTTER ISLAND. Thought it was okay. The prose rests on a number of images inserted in telling places, and in this case they were mostly successful (unlike an earlier novel by Lehane). There is, to me, something slightly artificial and selfconscious about the way Lehane uses imagery: the "watch-out, here comes some beautiful language" syndrome. I should have explained. I us…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:569892007-07-23T17:59:28.455ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I should have explained. I used to read Christie (all of them), but they have become too dated for me. I don't much care for American hardboiled crime novels. I probably did read (or partially read) a Leonard at one time.<br />
At the moment, I'm reading Henning Mankell. I have another Mankell waiting, and a Kevin Wignall, and an Alexander Mc Call-Smith. I suppose the last qualifies as cozy, but it's a cozy with a difference. I usually don't read cozies. I like books with foreign settings.
I should have explained. I used to read Christie (all of them), but they have become too dated for me. I don't much care for American hardboiled crime novels. I probably did read (or partially read) a Leonard at one time.<br />
At the moment, I'm reading Henning Mankell. I have another Mankell waiting, and a Kevin Wignall, and an Alexander Mc Call-Smith. I suppose the last qualifies as cozy, but it's a cozy with a difference. I usually don't read cozies. I like books with foreign settings. I don't do cozies, really, bu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:569332007-07-23T13:03:23.579ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
I don't do cozies, really, but I do enjoy a wide variety of crime fiction. I just finished <i>Shutter Island</i> by Dennis Lehane. Awesome. Beautiful prose, top-notch suspense, just enough sex and violence to keep it real.<br />
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I'm basically a hardboiled kinda guy. It's what I love to read, and what I love to write.
I don't do cozies, really, but I do enjoy a wide variety of crime fiction. I just finished <i>Shutter Island</i> by Dennis Lehane. Awesome. Beautiful prose, top-notch suspense, just enough sex and violence to keep it real.<br />
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I'm basically a hardboiled kinda guy. It's what I love to read, and what I love to write. I'm with you on the pink and…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:568872007-07-23T08:19:26.909ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
I'm with you on the pink and lime green covered mysteries. I won't even read the blurbs. I guess what I was talking about is a good puzzle. I prefer the harder stuff, too, but I also enjoy--if it's not silly and not devoid of tension--figuring out who the killer is.<br />
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I loved that cowboy/hit-woman story in the current Spinetingler.
I'm with you on the pink and lime green covered mysteries. I won't even read the blurbs. I guess what I was talking about is a good puzzle. I prefer the harder stuff, too, but I also enjoy--if it's not silly and not devoid of tension--figuring out who the killer is.<br />
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I loved that cowboy/hit-woman story in the current Spinetingler. Ok, Parker, I'll bite. What D…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:568852007-07-23T08:13:02.349ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Ok, Parker, I'll bite. What DO you read?
Ok, Parker, I'll bite. What DO you read? Back and forth (and around in…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-23:537324:Comment:568472007-07-23T03:35:45.467ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
Back and forth (and around in circles) but I'll always have a soft spot for Agatha and Ngaio Marsh - they were the two writers that got me hooked as an impressionable little 10 year old :)
Back and forth (and around in circles) but I'll always have a soft spot for Agatha and Ngaio Marsh - they were the two writers that got me hooked as an impressionable little 10 year old :)