tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3741732356578613050..comments2024-03-28T04:49:39.570-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Ghosts of Belfast: Stuart NevilleTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62376771179304575902019-08-11T13:52:09.630-07:002019-08-11T13:52:09.630-07:00:}:}NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18518827165236645302019-08-11T10:43:51.407-07:002019-08-11T10:43:51.407-07:00Good to hear from you, Nancy. You have reminded me...Good to hear from you, Nancy. You have reminded me that I have not continued with Stuart Neville's series. I plan to read Scrublands someday. The other two books / authors sound interesting and I will look into Mark O'Sullivan.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3761866378853887172019-08-11T04:02:15.381-07:002019-08-11T04:02:15.381-07:00I've been quiet....but still reading some CF!
...I've been quiet....but still reading some CF!<br />Reading: The Twelve Ghosts of Belfast<br />Read: Crocodile Tears (O' Sullivan) - excellent<br />Read: Red Ribbons (Phillips) - disappointment<br />Read: Scrublands (Hammer)...Australian #MustRead! NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25023164849072238302015-01-02T11:06:43.974-08:002015-01-02T11:06:43.974-08:00I think Ghost of Belfast is worth a try, Prashant....I think Ghost of Belfast is worth a try, Prashant. Now I have got to read some Jack Higgins books. I have a few on the kindle.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57187438744337804782015-01-02T10:58:11.605-08:002015-01-02T10:58:11.605-08:00I did see your review, Bernadette, and I agreed wi...I did see your review, Bernadette, and I agreed with many of your assessments ... plus the fact that you are so eloquent in your reviews. I wish I could do that. I am hoping that there is some redeeming value to the characters and events in the second book. Otherwise I will not continue beyond it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65317986266590531062015-01-02T10:48:23.551-08:002015-01-02T10:48:23.551-08:00Thanks for reminding me of the Oxfam short story a...Thanks for reminding me of the Oxfam short story anthology, Moira. I am doing a short story challenge to motivate me to try out short stories this year. That would be a great collection to try. I already have plenty of short stories, but... the paperback edition becomes available here in May so I will preorder it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67282106157399640492015-01-01T23:39:06.257-08:002015-01-01T23:39:06.257-08:00Tracy, this reads like a leaf out of one of Jack H...Tracy, this reads like a leaf out of one of Jack Higgins novels which has its fair share of ex-IRA gunmen and ideologues. I'd be interested in reading "The Ghosts of Belfast."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46263809886690854152015-01-01T22:45:43.382-08:002015-01-01T22:45:43.382-08:00I am still conflicted by this book though I read i...I am still conflicted by this book though I read it a couple of years ago...its depiction of the political and social environment was terrific but the singular tone of despair - and the level of violence - made me unwilling to revisit the series.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8466445394617114922015-01-01T17:40:54.374-08:002015-01-01T17:40:54.374-08:00I came across Stuart Neville for the first time th...I came across Stuart Neville for the first time this year, when I read a short story he contributed to the Oxfam crime story anthology. It really impressed me, and I do have it in mind to read more by him, so will make a note of this one....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5447405281520020342015-01-01T10:53:28.586-08:002015-01-01T10:53:28.586-08:00Bill, I did go check out your review on your blog,...Bill, I did go check out your review on your blog, and the post on Stuart Neville. Both very interesting. I found this a hard read but the violence did not go beyond my limits of enjoyment.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74032433897870270752015-01-01T10:39:51.543-08:002015-01-01T10:39:51.543-08:00Keishon, I kind of feel the same way about continu...Keishon, I kind of feel the same way about continuing the series. I liked the writing well enough so I know I want to give it a try sometime. On the other hand, no rush, I have way to many books right now on my shelves.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29558595375310294642015-01-01T10:38:12.995-08:002015-01-01T10:38:12.995-08:00Margot, seems like several books I have read latel...Margot, seems like several books I have read lately have had lots of unappealing characters, yet still been very good reads. Variety is the spice of life.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29564269314379833972015-01-01T10:36:42.101-08:002015-01-01T10:36:42.101-08:00You are correct, Col, not a very cheery book for t...You are correct, Col, not a very cheery book for the end of the year. In some ways a much better read than I expected, but definitely more violent and thrillerish than I expected. I thought both the style and subject matter would appeal to you.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59381330927914479872014-12-31T20:43:25.354-08:002014-12-31T20:43:25.354-08:00TracyK: Your review reminded me how impressed I wa...TracyK: Your review reminded me how impressed I was by the book. I went back and looked at my review and found a couple of comments that summed up the book for me. I found the story compelling but harrowing and that forgiveness was a word lost in Northern Ireland in the last four decades.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-34910677286387625832014-12-31T19:00:59.734-08:002014-12-31T19:00:59.734-08:00Hey Tracy, I read this and had the same reading ex...Hey Tracy, I read this and had the same reading experience. I thought it was compelling conflict with Gery Fegan having to redeem himself/his actions in order to find peace. I've not read any of the sequels since the author changed the leading protagonist. My viewpoint was that Fegan would have made for a far more interesting protagonist but I've been told by a friend that the change was necessary. I'll read the others eventually but not compelled to anytime soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79130289321533045782014-12-31T08:37:23.971-08:002014-12-31T08:37:23.971-08:00Tracy - This does sound compelling even if not exa...Tracy - This does sound compelling even if not exactly uplifting. You make a very interesting point about whether one needs to like (or at least feel sympathy for) at least one of the characters in order to really enjoy a book. That may well be true...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13788091142431669172014-12-31T03:42:52.015-08:002014-12-31T03:42:52.015-08:00I'm pretty sure THE TWELVE sits on the pile wi...I'm pretty sure THE TWELVE sits on the pile with a couple of his others. Who knows when I'll read it though. Interesting subject matter to me and I'm pretty sure the violence and dark tone will only add to my eventual enjoyment when I do get there. A cheery book to end the year on....haha!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com