tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post3488090081173489227..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: A Vine in the Blood by Leighton GageLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-57099800612164991832011-12-31T15:17:23.310-06:002011-12-31T15:17:23.310-06:00Here in the Flemish part of Belgium AND in the Net...Here in the Flemish part of Belgium AND in the Netherlands we also know Leighton Gage!<br />Three books of him are now translated into Dutch.<br />Early 2011 I didn't know the autor.<br />Since I've been reading his first thriller I bought the other ones.<br />You Americans are lucky you have 'A Vine in the Blood'!!<br />We always have to wait for the translation. The next one is 'Every bitter thing', planned to come out in February.<br />We wait, we wait...Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230228452601634042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-56561268098398298272011-12-28T05:19:50.206-06:002011-12-28T05:19:50.206-06:00Nancy, I also like the Dalhousie books, but I do g...Nancy, I also like the Dalhousie books, but I do get a bit riled with Isobel's perfect life (money, lover, career, baby, friendship with all the great and good of Edinburgh......); the redeeming feature is, as ever, the city. Have you read the latest Scotland St - Bertie Plays The Blues?Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-6641699151106436372011-12-28T04:45:35.366-06:002011-12-28T04:45:35.366-06:00Thanks for your honest review, Lesa. Lots of graph...Thanks for your honest review, Lesa. Lots of graphic violence and gory details are not for me, so I won't be reading this series. <br />To each their own, but I must say that I love the AMS Botswana books. I've do prefer the 44 Scotland series and also like the Dalhousie books. I must try the Ian Rankin books.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253087981864526963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-1321427233436131392011-12-27T12:36:24.279-06:002011-12-27T12:36:24.279-06:00You're right, Rosemary. She's a true geniu...You're right, Rosemary. She's a true genius at plotting. And, I loved her characters. As you follow my blog, you'll learn I'm a big fan of strong characters. If the characters "live" for me, the book will succeed. If the characters are cardboard, or I can't stand them, I probably will not finish a book.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-45035133101782693522011-12-27T12:22:28.546-06:002011-12-27T12:22:28.546-06:00Lesa, thanks for your reply. Actually I don't...Lesa, thanks for your reply. Actually I don't like the Botswana books either - the ones I love are the Scotland Street stories, the first of which is '44 Scotland Street'. However, I do know that they are not everyone's cup of tea. I've always thought I enjoyed them more because I know all the settings and can instantly recognise many of the Edinburgh 'types' that McCall Smith throws in, but I understand that many Americas also like them.<br /><br />I have only read some of the H Potter books, because my youngest daughter decided half way through that she would rather read them herself than have me doing all the voices! I was sadly no longer required. I think one day I must sit down and work through them all properly. JKR's (over)use of adverbs used to grate on me a bit, but I do think she's a wonderful woman, and a genius at plotting.Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-82336340834047096682011-12-27T11:38:07.240-06:002011-12-27T11:38:07.240-06:00Hi Rosemary,
I'm more than willing to answer ...Hi Rosemary,<br /><br />I'm more than willing to answer questions! Thank you for caring enough to ask.<br /><br />You'll make it with Pemberley, but you won't really be happy when you finish, other than to have finished. It doesn't get better.<br /><br />I have not read/reviewed Ian Rankin or Alexander McCall Smith, although I have read all the Harry Potter books! I think I'd like Ian Rankin's books, when I can find the time to get to them. I just don't find myself interested in McCall Smith's books nor his Botswana setting. Sorry. That's a flaw in me, not the books.<br /><br />I'm afraid you're right. I've always loved my life as a librarian. I have a sister who is a lawyer. She enjoyed her job until the last couple years, when it became too political. I think I'm much happier working with books, authors, libraries, and library patrons, despite all the budget problems in the last three years.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-21620910284975584682011-12-27T10:57:10.455-06:002011-12-27T10:57:10.455-06:00Lesa, I have never heard of this writer and he sou...Lesa, I have never heard of this writer and he sounds interesting, though I don't think I would like the violence of the earlier books. It's always fascinating to learn about other cultures and countries via a good story (that's one of the reasons I love Louise Penny).<br /><br />I am still struggling on with Pemberley - I will finish it, but then I think it may be heading to Oxfam.<br /><br />As someone new here, I am probably asking questions about things that everyone already knows, but have you ever read/reviewed any Ian Rankin or Alexander McCall Smith? They are two of my favourite Edinburgh-based writers (the one who makes up the 'famous living Edinburgh writers' trilogy is JK Rowling). My son also very much likes Stuart MacBride, whose detective stories are set in Aberdeen, where we used to live. They are too gory for me but he's a good writer.<br /><br />I have just been reading some of your archived posts; what a varied and interesting life you lead - you sound like the librarian from heaven. I would love to have more things of the type you arrange at our local libraries, but on the whole (and much as I love them) they are very pedestrian. When I left school I wanted to be a librarian, but my mother told me I would be bored - I still don't know why I listened to her, as I know I wouldn't have been, whilst being a lawyer just about bored me to tears!<br /><br />RosemaryRosemarynoreply@blogger.com