tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post2542052672725136514..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Naked Sun: Isaac AsimovTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16519568282266233942016-12-05T19:19:44.456-08:002016-12-05T19:19:44.456-08:00Thanks for the offer, Molly, but I don't have ...Thanks for the offer, Molly, but I don't have the time to add more books to my piles of reading.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91879964934643359142016-12-05T02:31:25.350-08:002016-12-05T02:31:25.350-08:00Hi Tracy,
Would you be interested in writing a bo...Hi Tracy,<br /><br />Would you be interested in writing a book review for Endeavourpress publishers http://endeavourpress.com/. It's a brilliant historical mystery novel.<br /><br />If you're interested my email is mollyrosevear.endeavour@outlook.com<br />and I'd really like to tell you more about the book and send you over a digital copy. <br /><br />Many thanks,<br /><br />Molly RosevearMollyhttp://endeavourpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71948203992334237942014-01-29T19:06:23.890-08:002014-01-29T19:06:23.890-08:00Katie, I can't remember if I ever read the Fou...Katie, I can't remember if I ever read the Foundation Trilogy. Regardless, I hope to get to them sometime. I do like Asimov's writing style.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85944369866547873272014-01-29T17:08:42.288-08:002014-01-29T17:08:42.288-08:00I don't read many older books any more, but in...I don't read many older books any more, but in high school I did a lot of reading my dad's old sci fi books. I haven't gotten to this one, but loved The Foundation Trilogy and would like to get I, Robot. This book sounds like it would be great too :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20758364428481993832014-01-28T08:25:04.585-08:002014-01-28T08:25:04.585-08:00Thanks, Sergio. I can't decide which I like be...Thanks, Sergio. I can't decide which I like better, this one or Caves of Steel. They are both great.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68310427035213658412014-01-28T00:25:26.077-08:002014-01-28T00:25:26.077-08:00Terrific review TracyK - after reading CAVES OF ST...Terrific review TracyK - after reading CAVES OF STEEL I really have to re-read this now - thanks chum.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90108423182226351692014-01-26T11:00:59.983-08:002014-01-26T11:00:59.983-08:00Sarah, all of the books I have read by Asimov rece...Sarah, all of the books I have read by Asimov recently have made me think, so I find him well worth reading. He was very prolific. He even did an Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan, which my husband would dearly love to have. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3531595766640605782014-01-26T10:57:13.628-08:002014-01-26T10:57:13.628-08:00Moira, even though this is definitely sci fi, the ...Moira, even though this is definitely sci fi, the emphasis for me is really on the mystery and the ideas. Elijah is a very determined investigator, and won't give up no matter the discomfort he goes through and the efforts of the Solarians to get rid of him.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69341236714535903842014-01-26T10:54:11.718-08:002014-01-26T10:54:11.718-08:00Thanks, Col, I don't really think it is your k...Thanks, Col, I don't really think it is your kind of book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32707087689138023792014-01-26T03:25:16.797-08:002014-01-26T03:25:16.797-08:00This is a writer I'd like to read more of in t...This is a writer I'd like to read more of in the future. I read one of his short stories with my students recently and really enjoyed it. There was plenty of material for discussion which is always a good sign.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63795538426443217972014-01-26T03:24:34.797-08:002014-01-26T03:24:34.797-08:00You do make this one sound intriguing, even for a ...You do make this one sound intriguing, even for a non-SF person like myself. Maybe one day....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13704631758326473562014-01-25T22:11:38.154-08:002014-01-25T22:11:38.154-08:00Nice review, but not something I'll be reading...Nice review, but not something I'll be reading TBH.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44145537176128368502014-01-25T16:05:14.359-08:002014-01-25T16:05:14.359-08:00John, Asimov was amazing and I want to read more o...John, Asimov was amazing and I want to read more of his sci fi books too. I was surprised that this one was so different from the first one in the series. I really liked your review.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25373251466345808822014-01-25T16:02:23.102-08:002014-01-25T16:02:23.102-08:00Bill, there are more mixed sci fi / mystery novels...Bill, there are more mixed sci fi / mystery novels than I knew of, but I see even more that blend fantasy and mystery. Sometimes those work for me, sometimes not.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82159557864281264622014-01-25T16:01:02.090-08:002014-01-25T16:01:02.090-08:00Margot, I like this series so far too. And I want ...Margot, I like this series so far too. And I want to reread Murder at the ABA sometime also (not sci fi of course).TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22897737981772059302014-01-25T15:56:46.415-08:002014-01-25T15:56:46.415-08:00Prashant, it is a very good story, contrasting two...Prashant, it is a very good story, contrasting two worlds unlike our own. Until I started reading sci fi again in the last year, I had not realized how much the stories (often) explore dilemmas of our time.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27855789814379653842014-01-25T15:54:12.928-08:002014-01-25T15:54:12.928-08:00Cath, I hope you give it a try. I liked the subjec...Cath, I hope you give it a try. I liked the subject matter and also the way Asimov tells a story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57848563208607360542014-01-25T15:49:36.153-08:002014-01-25T15:49:36.153-08:00Thanks for the link to my review, Tracy. I reall...Thanks for the link to my review, Tracy. I really enjoyed this book. I think I liked this one even more than <i>The Caves of Steel.</i> So much of <i>The Naked Sun</i> is resonant with our modern times. Asimov really was a visionary. Had he been born in ancient times he might've been the quintessential oracle.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41697295158582080192014-01-25T10:35:38.961-08:002014-01-25T10:35:38.961-08:00Tracy: I do not think I have read a mystery that i...Tracy: I do not think I have read a mystery that is also science fiction. You have piqued my interest but it will be awhile after all the books I acquired at Christmas.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-72788236604539767772014-01-25T07:24:56.107-08:002014-01-25T07:24:56.107-08:00Tracy - Thanks for giving us the background on thi...Tracy - Thanks for giving us the background on this series. It's an excellent series and like you, I recommend it. I do like the Lije Baley character very much, and Asimov was good at setting up solid mysteries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67877222206803195562014-01-25T05:45:41.048-08:002014-01-25T05:45:41.048-08:00Tracy, this does sound like a good story. Although...Tracy, this does sound like a good story. Although I enjoy reading sf, I often find it a little hard to understand which, of course, depends on the writer. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24553004132472087972014-01-25T03:29:13.637-08:002014-01-25T03:29:13.637-08:00I like the sound of this a lot. Will see if I can ...I like the sound of this a lot. Will see if I can track it down.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com