tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post2876498571443446117..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: Tess Gerritsen at The Poisoned PenLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-53381174378949945932010-07-27T21:09:29.847-05:002010-07-27T21:09:29.847-05:00You're welcome, Sandie! Have you received Lis...You're welcome, Sandie! Have you received Lisa Gardner's book yet? It's not the same kind of scary. Rizzoli and Isles isn't "I can't take the garbage out" scary.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-87045127838238344232010-07-27T21:07:46.153-05:002010-07-27T21:07:46.153-05:00Definitely a sign the book is scary. I agree. Mi...Definitely a sign the book is scary. I agree. Mine is when the vertical blinds are blowing with the air conditioner, and I think I'm hearing things.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-46618797212277619892010-07-27T18:19:25.770-05:002010-07-27T18:19:25.770-05:00Yes, scared to take out the garbage is one clue a ...Yes, scared to take out the garbage is one clue a book is scary. I've been there. <br /><br />Also scared to go out at night is another one. Suspicious of noises in the hallway is another (when it's a neighbor throwing out garbage or a newspaper delivery, or my neighbor's cat saying "hi").kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-42023776356095329162010-07-27T15:01:59.000-05:002010-07-27T15:01:59.000-05:00Lesa, I so wish I could have been there with you,...Lesa, I so wish I could have been there with you, but you've recounted Tess's visit with such detail that I almost feel as if I were. Thank you. <br /><br />Tess is absolutely one of my favorite authors. I read Harvest when it came out, and I've been reading her books ever since. Scary stuff. I'm already scared to take the garbage out ... maybe that's why!Sandie Herronhttp://herronfamily.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-90908319563085918142010-07-26T16:30:14.259-05:002010-07-26T16:30:14.259-05:00Kris, I really like Angie Harmon as Rizzoli, so I ...Kris, I really like Angie Harmon as Rizzoli, so I like the series, too.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-36276640151176247782010-07-26T15:32:39.874-05:002010-07-26T15:32:39.874-05:00loved reading this one! I'm watching the show...loved reading this one! I'm watching the show on TNT..so far I love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182023445485838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-9535728435875641662010-07-26T07:04:46.626-05:002010-07-26T07:04:46.626-05:00kathy,
I just looked at the list of Carr's bo...kathy,<br /><br />I just looked at the list of Carr's books on Stop You're Killing Me, and the books I remember best were the ones written as Carter Dickson. The Burning Court stands out, along with The Devil in Velvet. I couldn't even tell you what they were about, other than they were memorable. But, then, I read these when I was in my teens, so I don't know how they'd hold up today.<br /><br />Well, let me put it this way. I can get through a book rather quickly when it's violent, because I skip those scenes. I can read a book with an appealing main character, but that doesn't mean I appreciate the violent scenes. I'm really much more a reader of traditional mysteries.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-8148996303688756802010-07-25T22:18:33.825-05:002010-07-25T22:18:33.825-05:00Oh, my gosh, Ellery Queen. I haven't seen one...Oh, my gosh, Ellery Queen. I haven't seen one of those in years but was thinking about my early years of mystery reading, when Ellery Queen books were around our house.<br /><br />I'm going to have to find some John Dickson Carr books at the library and tell my sister, too, as she likes locked-room mysteries, too.<br /><br />Any that you particularly suggest?<br /><br />And one day I'll have to find out from a blog or conversations what draws some women readers to read about serial killers and brutal crimes against women. It's so out of my radar.<br /><br />I'm reading a Michael Connelly book now. I like his writing and point of view but I still skip over some of the chapters about the possible psychopathic killer(s), even though I've found he does not use gratuitous violence.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-24864369069602906232010-07-25T20:44:41.238-05:002010-07-25T20:44:41.238-05:00I'm right there with you and your family, kath...I'm right there with you and your family, kathy. Those are my favorites. And, I loved John Dickson Carr's locked room mysteries. I also liked the Ellery Queen ones, when he'd stop right in the middle, and ask if you'd figured it out yet. Never!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-52754950975825331212010-07-25T20:43:39.428-05:002010-07-25T20:43:39.428-05:00You're welcome, Karen. And, thank you!You're welcome, Karen. And, thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-47245709989227393082010-07-25T15:23:18.716-05:002010-07-25T15:23:18.716-05:00Yes. I agree with you, Lesa, and my uncle, too. ...Yes. I agree with you, Lesa, and my uncle, too. In fact, the mystery-reading side of my family--my dad's liked puzzles and my uncle and dad liked lock-room mysteries, such as by John Dickson Carr. Others, too, but these were favorites.<br /><br />They got me reading Sherlock Holmes early on.<br /><br />I like the whodunnit aspect of mysteries, the puzzle. And I like to follow and read about the solver--detective, police inspector, reporter, lawyer, writer, etc.--and learn what's going on from that character's point of view, not the sociopath's.<br /><br />But there's no way to understand everyone's taste in reading, like music, art, etc.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-82942035873157350802010-07-25T11:38:08.885-05:002010-07-25T11:38:08.885-05:00a fabulous interview/posting lesa...thank you for ...a fabulous interview/posting lesa...thank you for sharing :)<br /><br />karenk<br />kmkuka at yahoo dot comkarenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059861255253991778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-4950695593817903872010-07-25T08:01:33.979-05:002010-07-25T08:01:33.979-05:00I'm actually with your uncle, kathy. My favor...I'm actually with your uncle, kathy. My favorites are detective novels, rather than thrillers. I'm not one of the women that actually like women or children as the victims. (Tess' comment doesn't fit my taste.) But, I'm going to pass it on to my co-worker that the book was The Surgeon. She wanted to know. Thanks!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-11143473425492001912010-07-24T22:56:12.121-05:002010-07-24T22:56:12.121-05:00"The Surgeon," the one mentioned in the ..."The Surgeon," the one mentioned in the post. Between the thoughts of the psychopath and the terror to the woman doctor, it hit my limits.<br /><br />How interesting that this intrigued your staff member.<br /><br />I am always amazed at the gamut of taste that exists in mystery fiction, especially among women readers.<br /><br />Some of my women friends skipped the violence in the Stieg Larsson books. (I did that sometimes.) Some won't read books with violence. (My mother wouldn't; she said any mystery is about a murder and she wouldn't go there, thought that was already too much violence.)(Even my uncle who was just 90 persists in saying not to give him any books with serial killers or a lot of violence, just detective work, "whodunnits," the puzzle.")<br /><br />A woman I heard recently in a mystery bookstore wanted recommendations, but "nothing with a serial killer or opening chapter from a psychopath's viewpoint."<br /><br />Other friends will read books with violence but can't see movies that contain it.<br /><br />And yet I have a friend like your staff member. When I mentioned this book at a restaurant and how I couldn't take out the garbage for three nights, she said immediately, "send me the author's name and book title," which I did, of course, always want to help readers.<br /><br />There is no telling for taste in reading but it sure is interesting! And I can rarely guess who likes what!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-3173757915988175122010-07-24T20:30:38.252-05:002010-07-24T20:30:38.252-05:00kathy,
I have a staff member who wants to know wh...kathy,<br /><br />I have a staff member who wants to know which one of those books it was. She wants to read it.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-35816171655907097362010-07-24T19:35:58.065-05:002010-07-24T19:35:58.065-05:00Thank you for a terrific write-up of the author...Thank you for a terrific write-up of the author's remarks. I felt like I was there.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I got so scared that for three nights I wouldn't take out the garbage (and the compacter is right next to my apartment) after I read one of Gerritsen's books.<br /><br />It was a riveting book. I couldn't put it down and stayed up all night reading. She really can write a page-turner.<br /><br />I recommend her books to friends who like serial killers and women in horrible peril. She's a fine writer.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-50526730278766712002010-07-24T17:14:41.558-05:002010-07-24T17:14:41.558-05:00It is great news for those of us who enjoy the sho...It is great news for those of us who enjoy the show, Cleo! Thank you, and thank you for the comments and link to my blog this week!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-83009170551748689222010-07-24T16:23:50.394-05:002010-07-24T16:23:50.394-05:00Wonderful recap, Lesa, thank you. I so admire the ...Wonderful recap, Lesa, thank you. I so admire the very talented Ms. G. The ratings on R&I sound fantastic, too, which is great news. :)Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-34137359451468359712010-07-24T08:45:04.732-05:002010-07-24T08:45:04.732-05:00More than me, Charmaine! I'll settle for an o...More than me, Charmaine! I'll settle for an old-fashioned mystery most of the time.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-50712959519493098962010-07-24T08:44:28.481-05:002010-07-24T08:44:28.481-05:00Kathy,
I think she was meant to be an author, too...Kathy,<br /><br />I think she was meant to be an author, too. At least she got to do it. It's sad that so many Asian Americans are pushed into careers by their parents.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-33716521101234241632010-07-24T08:43:37.591-05:002010-07-24T08:43:37.591-05:00You're welcome, Kay. You had a good question!...You're welcome, Kay. You had a good question! I hope she can convince the publisher to let her do the YA series, too. Sounds like a series that could go over well. And, rumor has it that angels are the new vampires, so she needs to capitalize on it now.<br /><br />Well, then there's one woman who liked Gravity!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-3239463611063072842010-07-24T08:30:46.144-05:002010-07-24T08:30:46.144-05:00Love a good serial killer ;-jLove a good serial killer ;-jCharmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-22623944208366525462010-07-24T08:04:27.135-05:002010-07-24T08:04:27.135-05:00It sounds like she always meant to be an author.It sounds like she always meant to be an author.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-61872412324850205812010-07-24T07:32:08.814-05:002010-07-24T07:32:08.814-05:00Wow, that sounds like a fun event, Lesa. I'm ...Wow, that sounds like a fun event, Lesa. I'm glad that you were able to go. And thanks for the answer to the question. LOL<br /><br />You know, I really enjoyed GRAVITY and I it was about a woman astronaut who is also a doctor. People go into space and bring something back. I thought it was good fun.<br /><br />I hope she is able to eventually convince her publisher to let her write the YA series. I think that one sounds promising as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com