tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post6290897511996117056..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Reading Summary for March 2021TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17722278161532384442021-04-29T20:52:23.342-07:002021-04-29T20:52:23.342-07:00Glad you had a decnet month's reading, Tracy. ...Glad you had a decnet month's reading, Tracy. McKinty would be the one for me.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33974337106305870252021-04-04T12:09:14.264-07:002021-04-04T12:09:14.264-07:00Thanks, Rick. I hope you and Barbara are enjoying ...Thanks, Rick. I hope you and Barbara are enjoying Easter. It is warmish and beautiful today here. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30295473586600547652021-04-04T10:18:46.785-07:002021-04-04T10:18:46.785-07:00Happy Easter to you both!Happy Easter to you both!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-39304884943019212762021-04-03T11:49:13.434-07:002021-04-03T11:49:13.434-07:00Rick, I know I read those years ago, but recently ...Rick, I know I read those years ago, but recently (since I started blogging) I have only read The Secret Adversary and the short stories (Partners in Crime). I do have the other three in the series and I am sure I will read them sometime, especially the third one, N or M?.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54941732049431611242021-04-03T10:10:41.859-07:002021-04-03T10:10:41.859-07:00Will you also read the Tuppance and Tommy books?Will you also read the Tuppance and Tommy books?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91123092644067652972021-04-03T09:43:55.668-07:002021-04-03T09:43:55.668-07:00Peggy, I am enjoying overdosing on Hercule Poirot....Peggy, I am enjoying overdosing on Hercule Poirot. Soon I will have read them all and can read some Miss Marple and the standalone books that I have not yet read. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81347856451809218312021-04-03T09:42:19.916-07:002021-04-03T09:42:19.916-07:00Thank you, Mary. The Rubber Band was a good Nero W...Thank you, Mary. The Rubber Band was a good Nero Wolfe, fun to read even when I know how it ends. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9466515987074881022021-04-03T06:13:09.176-07:002021-04-03T06:13:09.176-07:00An Agatha Christie kind of month! An Agatha Christie kind of month! Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18383446161986641452021-04-03T05:58:02.481-07:002021-04-03T05:58:02.481-07:00Lovely summary of your month's reading! I have...Lovely summary of your month's reading! I have read many Nero Wolfe books but missed this one; will need to hunt up a copy. Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54686760749847704452021-04-02T21:49:57.149-07:002021-04-02T21:49:57.149-07:00Rick, I am so glad you found copies of the books a...Rick, I am so glad you found copies of the books at a reasonable price. I do hope you like them. And I know what you mean about being swamped with books.<br /><br />I agree, eight books a month is perfect.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3560675178079391832021-04-02T17:06:50.457-07:002021-04-02T17:06:50.457-07:00Oh, and my goal has always been two books a week, ...Oh, and my goal has always been two books a week, eight a month, 104 a year. You're right on track!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4305905897935892102021-04-02T17:05:17.323-07:002021-04-02T17:05:17.323-07:00The only copies I have found of the Poulson books ...The only copies I have found of the Poulson books are ebooks at $12 a pop, or used hardcovers on ABE. So I ordered two used hardcovers, the first 2 in the series, for a bit less than the one ebook. They'll take a few weeks to get here, probably, but as I said I'm swamped with books just now anyway. I'm sure I'll love them.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27947286701319144932021-04-02T15:32:53.586-07:002021-04-02T15:32:53.586-07:00Katrina, I am going to attempt to review more book...Katrina, I am going to attempt to review more books than usual for the 1936 Club. Hope I haven't bitten off more than I can handle. <br /><br />Christine Poulson's series is very good. This one is her earlier series; she has a more recent one. I like both of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8054346698384321232021-04-02T15:03:47.383-07:002021-04-02T15:03:47.383-07:00I'll be taking part in the 1936 Club, I wish I...I'll be taking part in the 1936 Club, I wish I had been able to get my hands on the Rex Stout book in time for it. I really like the sound of the Christine Poulson series.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68563130517870305802021-04-02T14:05:07.359-07:002021-04-02T14:05:07.359-07:00Sam, Rex Stout is my favorite mystery author. So i...Sam, Rex Stout is my favorite mystery author. So it is good to get to know another reader who enjoys his books. Agatha Christie is another favorite, but I just started reading her books regularly after I started blogging and I have read Rex Stout's books throughout my life, starting in my teens. <br /><br />I have enjoyed many film adaptations of Christie's novels, but they nearly always change the story a lot and the film versions can't have the same depth as the books. When I read the first one she wrote, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in my preblogging days, I was disappointed, but I have grown to appreciate her gifts the more I read. However, they are not for everyone.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77268492338173277562021-04-02T13:42:42.625-07:002021-04-02T13:42:42.625-07:00Interesting reading month, Tracy. I think I've...Interesting reading month, Tracy. I think I've read just about all the Rex Stout novels, some more than once, but I've still not read one of Agatha Christies. I finally figured out why that is...I've yet to come across a movie made from one of her books that I could stand to watch all the way through. That may not be, I realize, be Christie's fault, and I do need to give one of her books a try. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7404835241810062532021-04-02T13:30:07.285-07:002021-04-02T13:30:07.285-07:00Rick, I do want to read more Miss Marple books bec...Rick, I do want to read more Miss Marple books because I have the DVD set of the Miss Marple Collection with Joan Hickson. But more Allingham would be good. I do need to read more Bill Pronzini, but also I have considered reading the next Sheriff Dan Rhodes book by Bill Crider. I have only read one book by Marcia Muller but would like to read more. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71978864488615441672021-04-02T11:32:38.426-07:002021-04-02T11:32:38.426-07:00...or, Allingham, or Marcia Muller? ...or, Allingham, or Marcia Muller? Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82320860327084734172021-04-02T11:31:11.283-07:002021-04-02T11:31:11.283-07:00I don't understand why Poulson's books are...I don't understand why Poulson's books are unavailable in the THREE county library systems I have access to. I guess I could try inter-loan, but I'm swamped with books right now anyway.<br /><br />I was going to suggest Marple as the way to go after Poirot. Or, have you read all of Bill Pronzini's Nameless books?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9637421898272303192021-04-01T13:19:23.871-07:002021-04-01T13:19:23.871-07:00Rick, I am sorry you are having trouble finding Ch...Rick, I am sorry you are having trouble finding Christine Poulson's book through the library. Reading short stories sounds good. I have started so many short story books and I need to finish some of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11118052504880629472021-04-01T13:14:49.468-07:002021-04-01T13:14:49.468-07:00Margot, I am very surprised that I have kept up th...Margot, I am very surprised that I have kept up this pace of reading the Hercule Poirot series. It has been fun. I am eager to see how my reading in April goes.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48817007552263151112021-04-01T12:58:37.424-07:002021-04-01T12:58:37.424-07:00Nice reading month!
I’m still disappointed my lib...Nice reading month!<br /><br />I’m still disappointed my library system doesn’t have that Poulson, I’d like to try it. I may have to buy it. I’m reading short stories at the moment.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-56078447116178140372021-04-01T12:34:50.702-07:002021-04-01T12:34:50.702-07:00Lex, I saw that "how to" for starting a ...Lex, I saw that "how to" for starting a blog at The Minimalist site. Although I did not dig down into all the steps. That looks useful and it looks like it worked great for you.<br /><br />I have read a lot of Agatha Christie's books in the last six months. And I enjoy each book I read... Very surprising. Re Tana French, I remember that the ending disappointed me in the first book and this last book. Don't remember the other three so well. But still, I enjoy the books.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-55236783715338897312021-04-01T11:18:29.491-07:002021-04-01T11:18:29.491-07:00Dfordoom, SOME BURIED CAESAR is also one of my fav...Dfordoom, SOME BURIED CAESAR is also one of my favorite books by Stout. I enjoy the books with Lily Rowan in them. I like THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN, it also has some great characters in it. <br /><br />I have read all the novellas at least once, but I don't tend to reread them as much. I should get back to them also. I am getting more into short stories in general lately, so they may appeal more to me now.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38587077739746330822021-04-01T11:01:03.424-07:002021-04-01T11:01:03.424-07:00Cath, I don't know what I will do when I run o...Cath, I don't know what I will do when I run out of Poirot novels to read. (Reread them, probably.) Actually, I will move on to Miss Marple but not read them so fast. And read some Patricia Wentworth books.<br /><br />Eight seems like a good number of books in a month. I wish I was doing better at nonfiction; I have only read two nonfiction books so far this year. But maybe I will do better at that later in the year.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com