tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post6983149925868770374..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Chief Inspector Gamache series, books 8 and 9TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8654520313945230812021-02-15T11:15:16.224-08:002021-02-15T11:15:16.224-08:00Col, I wish I could stop myself from getting invol...Col, I wish I could stop myself from getting involved with new long mystery series, since I have so many ongoing. But I never seem to learn. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30370114982181562782021-02-15T06:40:11.166-08:002021-02-15T06:40:11.166-08:00I will read the one I have one of these years. Too...I will read the one I have one of these years. Too late for me to try and commit to them all though, especially with what I already have accumulated.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5174772421078987932021-01-29T14:06:52.289-08:002021-01-29T14:06:52.289-08:00BookerTalk, I have enjoyed reading the series in o...BookerTalk, I have enjoyed reading the series in order. Sometimes I am too rigid about that but in this case it increased my enjoyment of the series for sure.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75768528679189760942021-01-29T10:29:39.947-08:002021-01-29T10:29:39.947-08:00I might have to go back now and read them in seque...I might have to go back now and read them in sequence - I had quite a long gap so didn't fully pick up the plot connections as you did. I loved Beautiful Mystery so much that I went and bought a CD of Gregorian chants !bookertalkhttp://www.bookertalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26758739385708494702021-01-25T11:37:02.110-08:002021-01-25T11:37:02.110-08:00Lex, I wasn't impressed with the first book in...Lex, I wasn't impressed with the first book in the series (Still Life) and it took me a while to try the series again. After that I liked each book better. Unfortunately there are a lot of books to catch up on.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62378107746935681662021-01-25T06:06:52.408-08:002021-01-25T06:06:52.408-08:00Followed you over here from Cloak & Dagger 202...Followed you over here from Cloak & Dagger 2021 challenge.<br />I've only ever read one Louise Penny -- Still Life -- and I don't think I liked it much. Still, I see Penny quoted everywhere, so I guess really have to give it another try!<br />~ Lex<br /><a href="%E2%80%9Clexlingua.co%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">(lexlingua.co)</a>Lex @ Lexlinguahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251881629769380423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-72856649474048286802021-01-21T21:15:01.572-08:002021-01-21T21:15:01.572-08:00Kathy, Louise Penny is worth a try and I hope you ...Kathy, Louise Penny is worth a try and I hope you like her books. I have only read a few of Donna Leon's books but I have more of them so I should get back to that series. I like police procedurals.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11154860162703618162021-01-21T19:31:25.711-08:002021-01-21T19:31:25.711-08:00Hi Tracy, I know from reading Donna Leon's mys...Hi Tracy, I know from reading Donna Leon's mystery series what a wonderful thing it is to discover a talented mystery writer and I definitely need to give louise Penny a try. I will start with Stil Life and I think I am going to enjoy it but a mystery set in a monastery fascinates me too. Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63271210166618500302021-01-18T11:04:21.086-08:002021-01-18T11:04:21.086-08:00Bill, I did come back and read your posts on these...Bill, I did come back and read your posts on these two books later. I try never to read about Louise Penny's books before I read them. I thought your posts were very thoughtful and provided a different take on the issues in the books that I was not aware of, not being that familiar with either the religion or the setting. I admit to frustrations over some of the attitudes in the book, which did not provide me with enough information about the background behind the issues. But overall I enjoyed reading both books together. I am happy to know that there are even better books ahead in my reading of the series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-28368121055621218062021-01-17T21:57:33.756-08:002021-01-17T21:57:33.756-08:00TracyK: I found The Beautiful Mystery the most fru...TracyK: I found The Beautiful Mystery the most frustrating book in the series. I enjoyed much of what happened at the monastery but was distracted by what I considered an anti-Catholic bias and issues over the nature of the setting. I ended up writing two posts so I could express my full thoughts for one of the posts has spoilers.<br /><br />I thought How the Light Gets in was a better book. I would have preferred if Penny had excised the conflicts within the Surete from all of the books in which it took place.<br /><br />There are more than enough wondrous books in the series to make up for the pretty good books. Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2580299569359312682021-01-16T14:30:43.696-08:002021-01-16T14:30:43.696-08:00Katrina, even though I am not religious, I have al...Katrina, even though I am not religious, I have always enjoyed books with religious settings, so I enjoyed that. Although the pace did seem slow and repetitive in that one. I have nine more to read to catch up so it will be awhile.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77520589562539387792021-01-16T14:26:29.500-08:002021-01-16T14:26:29.500-08:00Margot, it is amazing how attached you can get to ...Margot, it is amazing how attached you can get to those characters. And conversely, I get irritated with them sometimes too. Louise Penny is a talented author.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-80092269041241602462021-01-16T14:10:35.520-08:002021-01-16T14:10:35.520-08:00Neeru, I know what you mean about too many books. ...Neeru, I know what you mean about too many books. Too many authors I have not tried yet.<br /><br />It took about 4 books in the Inspector Gamache series before I was really pulled into it, but now I am quite involved in it. How the Light Gets In is very long, but the next few after that stay under 400 pages so that will be better.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26772176775237530242021-01-16T12:27:48.201-08:002021-01-16T12:27:48.201-08:00This is one series which I'm up to date with, ...This is one series which I'm up to date with, in fact always gasping for the next one to come out. I must admit that I wasn't so keen on the setting of the monastery, I really missed Three Pines and the quirky characters. I also have some reservations to some aspects of the plots, but I manage to get over them.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52701877833499616622021-01-16T08:30:32.496-08:002021-01-16T08:30:32.496-08:00I agree completely about those books, Tracy. It re...I agree completely about those books, Tracy. It really is best to read <i>The Beautiful Mystery</i> and then right away, and then <i>How the Light Gets In</i>. I think that's the best way to really appreciate both novels. Louise Penny is so good at inviting the reader to engage in the story, isn't she? The reader just <i>has</i> to know what's going to happen next. And I think a lot of it has to do with her character development. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27803990224700123872021-01-16T03:31:37.720-08:002021-01-16T03:31:37.720-08:00It seems you got really involved with the books, T...It seems you got really involved with the books, Tracy. And you have reminded me that i need to sample this series too. So many books, so little time....Neerunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83849258275126844642021-01-15T16:48:02.760-08:002021-01-15T16:48:02.760-08:00Cath, I had to read the next book right away becau...Cath, I had to read the next book right away because I had to get that ending resolved, however that was going to be. I will wait awhile to get the next book because I have other books I need to be reading, but I am eager to continue.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24020240494835057142021-01-15T15:36:59.156-08:002021-01-15T15:36:59.156-08:00Yes, the end of A Beautiful Mystery knocked me for...Yes, the end of A Beautiful Mystery knocked me for six. I was horrified for several days. To be honest I was quite disturbed by that whole loop, but the two books were really quite fantastic. I'm waiting to get the next book from the library when it reopens. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90541173463159791072021-01-15T15:01:59.733-08:002021-01-15T15:01:59.733-08:00No, Constance, I was more upset and dismayed. Well...No, Constance, I was more upset and dismayed. Well, OK, maybe a little tearful. Louise Penny sure does get the reader involved in her stories.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90625936964383003542021-01-15T14:04:44.463-08:002021-01-15T14:04:44.463-08:00Did you get tearful like me at the end of The Beau...Did you get tearful like me at the end of The Beautiful Mystery?CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.com