tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post2282250494663183036..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Once Upon a Time VIII: Wrap UpTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16025644011903105862014-06-26T23:06:38.947-07:002014-06-26T23:06:38.947-07:00Thanks so much, Giuseppe. I enjoyed taking a look ...Thanks so much, Giuseppe. I enjoyed taking a look at your site. Nice interviews.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74873200151596952682014-06-24T15:18:15.113-07:002014-06-24T15:18:15.113-07:00I do like to vary my reading, Shalet Jimmy. Main...I do like to vary my reading, Shalet Jimmy. Mainly, I stick with mysteries. One can get a lot of variety in the mystery genre.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19623605304435701932014-06-24T15:09:55.232-07:002014-06-24T15:09:55.232-07:00I agree, Col, Grimwood is the closest to your type...I agree, Col, Grimwood is the closest to your type of novel. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-39821621167126767892014-06-24T09:50:27.464-07:002014-06-24T09:50:27.464-07:00Prashant, I enjoyed the two Hobbit movies a lot. ...Prashant, I enjoyed the two Hobbit movies a lot. But I don't know how much I would have appreciated them <br /> without having read the book first. The movies were substantially different though. I read the book to my son years ago.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89216076404512297012014-06-23T05:43:11.809-07:002014-06-23T05:43:11.809-07:00Happy to hear it...
I am simply surprised that my...Happy to hear it...<br /><br />I am simply surprised that my interest varies. There was a time when I loved murder mysteries. Then it got stopped. Maybe due to incessant violence in those books. Then I went for serious reading. I enjoyed it. It stopped. Now to revive my interest in reading, I am delving into mysteries which worked.Shalet Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550350381109665805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21577706356598935012014-06-23T00:40:54.590-07:002014-06-23T00:40:54.590-07:00Tracy, well done! With the possible exception of t...Tracy, well done! With the possible exception of the Grimwood one, not really my kind of books. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44629059266555545012014-06-22T21:46:08.138-07:002014-06-22T21:46:08.138-07:00Tracy, my children are after me to read Tolkien an...Tracy, my children are after me to read Tolkien and watch the trilogy as well as "The Hobbit" movies. However, I haven't read or seen much fantasy since Harry Potter. Maybe, some day...Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79998063086293858152014-06-22T10:21:20.497-07:002014-06-22T10:21:20.497-07:00I agree, Margot, it is good to try new genres. The...I agree, Margot, it is good to try new genres. There are a lot of books that mix fantasy and mystery nowadays, and it is worthwhile finding out how you like that. Some don't appeal to me, others work well.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54374623901320935922014-06-22T09:51:34.784-07:002014-06-22T09:51:34.784-07:00Delia, I would highly recommend Among Others. The ...Delia, I would highly recommend Among Others. The author combines a love of books with a coming of age novel. Grimwood is a great name, I had not thought of that. You should check out some of his work, it seems to be different.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-42676455151952148902014-06-22T08:25:00.256-07:002014-06-22T08:25:00.256-07:00I'm impressed, Tracy. And your post has remind...I'm impressed, Tracy. And your post has reminded me that I really ought to branch out a bit more and perhaps read some fantasy. It's not usually my 'thing,' but it's good I think to try new kinds of books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7113989851301134592014-06-22T01:33:30.018-07:002014-06-22T01:33:30.018-07:00I keep seeing Among Others on people's blogs, ...I keep seeing Among Others on people's blogs, I'll have to see what it's about. <br />I like the name Grimwood, that's a perfect name for a fantasy author. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046607853046787390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66485780327416037052014-06-21T17:52:03.352-07:002014-06-21T17:52:03.352-07:00Keishon, I loved Farthing and enjoyed the two book...Keishon, I loved Farthing and enjoyed the two books that followed it. But Farthing was the best of the three. I am also reading Jo Walton's book titled What Makes This Book So Great which is mostly short articles (from the TOR.com blog) on her thoughts on fantasy novels.... but not limited to that genre.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43822333623997532402014-06-21T17:45:20.782-07:002014-06-21T17:45:20.782-07:00Cath, I was very happy with all the books I read, ...Cath, I was very happy with all the books I read, but 9tail Fox was my favorite and a surprise. I did not know what to expect. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63406953806874382202014-06-21T16:04:52.781-07:002014-06-21T16:04:52.781-07:00Good job on completing your challenge. I've he...Good job on completing your challenge. I've heard great things about Jo Walton and recently bought Farthing. I read a great review of it...somewhere online. Walton writes alternate history and this will be my first time reading a novel like that. Hope to read it this year. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24115360442185802672014-06-21T15:26:42.673-07:002014-06-21T15:26:42.673-07:00You did well! I've read the two Aaronovitch bo...You did well! I've read the two Aaronovitch books and Among Others and really liked all three. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com