tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post1071885701816953247..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Ice Harvest: Scott PhillipsTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43270047050203414802015-12-25T09:30:45.942-08:002015-12-25T09:30:45.942-08:00Keishon, I finished this one because I kept thinki...Keishon, I finished this one because I kept thinking it would have some redeeming value at the end. I enjoyed how he tells the story, so it was not a slog to get through. At the end, I turned to my husband and said "that was the bleakest, darkest book I have ever read." But I did learn a lot about the difference between noir and hard-boiled and that I don't regret at all.<br /><br />We liked the movie even more the 2nd time watching it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16849649165252351802015-12-24T17:41:57.435-08:002015-12-24T17:41:57.435-08:00I couldn't finish this one...I've tried to...I couldn't finish this one...I've tried to read it twice when other readers raved about the book/movie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25784493373689851642015-12-06T08:53:40.954-08:002015-12-06T08:53:40.954-08:00Phillips writes so well, but I only recommend this...Phillips writes so well, but I only recommend this book to those who already know they like this type of book, Moira. He writes well enough that I will read the other book I have, The Adjustment. Eventually. I don't know that it is less bleak, but it is written in first person and may be more appealing because of that.<br /><br />I think you are right, it must be A Simple Plan that Yvette is thinking of. I did see that about a year after it came out, and liked it because of the actors, but it was dark. I did not know (or forgot) that it was based on a book. Which sounds good from what I read about it but probably just as bleak as Ice Harvest.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10476094697784196892015-12-06T05:22:13.066-08:002015-12-06T05:22:13.066-08:00Well first of all I got it mixed up with the Ice S...Well first of all I got it mixed up with the Ice Storm, which was a 70s-set book and film, not particularly crime I don't think. Got that straight. I think Yvette is thinking of A Simple Plan, which was written by Scott Phillips, so close but not the same person. But funnily enough I was thinking about it too, it sounds as though it has a similar feel as well as Billy Bob Thornton in both. Anyway, probably too bleak for me, though it does sound like a good piece of work. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74570429118174194432015-12-04T21:49:54.544-08:002015-12-04T21:49:54.544-08:00I did not expect this book to be so bleak, Yvette,...I did not expect this book to be so bleak, Yvette, yet I don't regret having read the book. But I understand a lot of mystery readers don't want to read that type of story. I will keep it to a minimum myself. I don't know about the other movie you refer to, Yvette, but I don't think Phillips has had any other books adapted to film as yet.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24365558770446691862015-12-04T21:44:40.305-08:002015-12-04T21:44:40.305-08:00Both are worth trying, Mathew, but the movie is no...Both are worth trying, Mathew, but the movie is not as dark as the book. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44674301233836796182015-12-04T21:43:36.733-08:002015-12-04T21:43:36.733-08:00Prashant, I am a fan of Harold Ramis also, loved G...Prashant, I am a fan of Harold Ramis also, loved Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, especially. This movie is not fun like those, but definitely worth watching.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87719989218666476452015-12-04T21:39:13.150-08:002015-12-04T21:39:13.150-08:00I knew this was your kind of book, Col. I am sure ...I knew this was your kind of book, Col. I am sure I will reread it also, and I am sure I will get more out of it the 2nd time around. Definitely see the movie. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54250563676346736512015-12-04T21:38:03.051-08:002015-12-04T21:38:03.051-08:00There were a lot of interesting aspects to this bo...There were a lot of interesting aspects to this book, Margot. It paints a bleak picture of Wichita, although I am sure it has it good sides too. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32043556804264966212015-12-04T15:30:22.930-08:002015-12-04T15:30:22.930-08:00So not for me, Tracy. :) I'm not very fond of ...So not for me, Tracy. :) I'm not very fond of grim and bleak. But still I enjoyed reading your thoughts about the book and movie. Isn't this the author who wrote that book (turned into another movie I've never seen) where a bunch of hapless guys find a bag full of money in the woods? Nothing good ever comes from finding <br />a bag of moola in the woods. Not that I would know from first hand experience. Ha.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29851660021177799642015-12-04T13:09:22.349-08:002015-12-04T13:09:22.349-08:00I'm with Prashant on this one. Maybe if the mo...I'm with Prashant on this one. Maybe if the movie grabs me I'll take a peek at the book. On the other hand, I'm in the public library right now and I think I'll go see if they have it...Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57923984517116066592015-12-04T08:14:03.197-08:002015-12-04T08:14:03.197-08:00Tracy, I think I'll settle for the movie rathe...Tracy, I think I'll settle for the movie rather than the book, especially since it is directed by Harold Ramis, whose work as actor-director I have liked.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38601737826069306392015-12-03T23:47:34.000-08:002015-12-03T23:47:34.000-08:00I read the book years ago and now you've made ...I read the book years ago and now you've made me want to reread it! I still have it but haven't yet found it. I also want to see the film now!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-12875558904779940242015-12-03T11:16:26.357-08:002015-12-03T11:16:26.357-08:00I've heard of this book, Tracy. I know what yo...I've heard of this book, Tracy. I know what you mean about the bleak aspects, too. For me, to read something very dark like this, I have to be drawn in by something powerful (a great character, the setting, something), and I have to be in the right frame of mind. I may read this at some point, but probably not at this time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com