tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post2877095373523658028..comments2024-03-18T22:01:28.147-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Hypnotist: Lars Kepler TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60361295296442484522019-12-24T16:20:42.163-08:002019-12-24T16:20:42.163-08:00You should, Col. After I got into it I wasn't ...You should, Col. After I got into it I wasn't bothered by the length although probably 50-100 pages less would have been better.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25762606983600591562019-12-23T09:34:31.069-08:002019-12-23T09:34:31.069-08:00My son read and enjoyed this and passed it on to m...My son read and enjoyed this and passed it on to me. I ought to give it a go.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57747058368101983362019-12-16T21:44:49.332-08:002019-12-16T21:44:49.332-08:00I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I wou...I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would, Matt, and I don't like thrillers like this. But ... often it is the writing that determines my enjoyment more than the topic or story line.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-45708102223717326052019-12-16T10:56:40.387-08:002019-12-16T10:56:40.387-08:00Quite a departure from Black-Headed Pins, I must s...Quite a departure from <i>Black-Headed Pins</i>, I must say! I like the idea of a "50-page test," Tracy, altho with <i>Red Badge of Courage</i> that would have taken me to within 20 pages of the end--and it was a sloooooow read all the way. Dunno about <i>The Hypnotist</i>. Maybe it's the time of year and other stuff going on that can turn the spirits downward. I'll keep it in mind, tho. You have rarely mislead me...in fact, come to think of, I can't recall if you ever have! Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4494409282227017192019-12-09T21:34:47.677-08:002019-12-09T21:34:47.677-08:00For once the present tense didn't bother me mu...For once the present tense didn't bother me much, Rick, but I sympathize. I do tend to avoid it. Although I read a whole trilogy in present tense once and did not even realize it until the last book. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82214539080230440132019-12-09T21:30:42.835-08:002019-12-09T21:30:42.835-08:00I will be interested in your opinion on this one, ...I will be interested in your opinion on this one, John. I will be looking out for the 2nd in the series in the Vintage edition. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11418006778778013472019-12-09T21:28:51.265-08:002019-12-09T21:28:51.265-08:00I kept reminding myself it wasn't my kind of b...I kept reminding myself it wasn't my kind of book, Margot, but the story kept pulling me back in. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82858152639437108992019-12-09T10:09:04.551-08:002019-12-09T10:09:04.551-08:00Much of it doesn't sound too bad as a book I m...Much of it doesn't sound too bad as a book I might read, but then "The story is told in present tense." stops me cold. I also don't like a lot of time jumping about, preferring a story to be told in straight forward fashion. The length I can handle if the book is sufficiently engaging. I'll probably give this one a miss.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23529657223310896632019-12-09T09:05:29.173-08:002019-12-09T09:05:29.173-08:00This sounds very interesting, Tracy, and I like th...This sounds very interesting, Tracy, and I like the notion of the admixture of hypnotism with a police procedural. I see my library system has a copy of the new translation, so I've put in a hold.John Granthttps://noirencyclopedia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70661191721214721542019-12-09T08:12:42.199-08:002019-12-09T08:12:42.199-08:00It certainly doesn't sound like an easy read, ...It certainly doesn't sound like an easy read, Tracy, even if you felt that it was worth it. I honestly think I'd find it hard to get past the violence. But that said, there have been books I've read that were violent, but that had good characters and solid plots, too. And the Scandi setting sounds well done, for the next time I'm in the mood for Scandi. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com