tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post28760797015654724..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: What did I read in April 2020?TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-56885548203673124692020-05-16T13:17:37.591-07:002020-05-16T13:17:37.591-07:00Col, do give Cummings another try. I am enjoying h...Col, do give Cummings another try. I am enjoying his books. I was more interested the authors that wrote spy fiction in Mike Ripley's book and a lot of authors I would like to try, but I successfully resisted adding anything to my piles at this time.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25107631483597920822020-05-15T23:53:30.846-07:002020-05-15T23:53:30.846-07:00Looks like a good month's reading Tracy. The R...Looks like a good month's reading Tracy. The Ripley book looks interesting, but I know if I buy and browse that I'll end up buying a ton more books. I'll have to give Charles Cumming another go. It has been a while since I read him. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87629656758617626792020-05-12T13:32:31.483-07:002020-05-12T13:32:31.483-07:00I hope I like the next Imogen Robertson book in th...I hope I like the next Imogen Robertson book in the series. I agree historical mysteries can be unsatisfying at times.<br /><br />Interesting about the Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' historical series. I have read a good number of her mystery series with Bill Slider but never read her other books.<br /><br />I have a hard time deciding which are my favorite books by Christie, but I think they would be Crooked House and Murder on the Orient Express. I did like The Man in the Brown Suit but haven't read They Came to Baghdad yet.<br /><br />Amazing, you have read all of the Charles Cumming books. I don't think I know anyone else who even reads them. Although they get high praise from other authors of spy fiction. Yes, they are dark. I will keep working my way through them.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86954132184128563272020-05-12T11:49:13.571-07:002020-05-12T11:49:13.571-07:00I really liked the first Imogen Robertson and have...I really liked the first Imogen Robertson and have not got around to reading more. I can't always tell if I will like historical mysteries - I suppose it depends if I think the historical aspects are convincing.<br /><br />I read The Light Years and its sequels a long time ago and enjoyed them. I also like Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' series covering the same timeframe. <br /><br />I read The Provincial Lady last summer, I think, and enjoyed it but not as much as D.E. Stevenson!<br /><br />Although a big Christie fan, I was very disappointed with my reread of Styles a couple weeks ago. I kept putting it down and picking up other books, although had been planning to review it. I think my favorite Christies are The Man in the Brown Suit and They Came to Baghdad, both standalones.<br /><br />I think I've read all of the Charles Cumming books. They are dark and sometimes painstakingly slow but I like them. There was one that did a better job of conveying the tedium of stalking a suspect than any suspense novel I've ever read!<br /><br />Nice to meet you, Tracy!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10393070337275865372020-05-09T20:57:36.683-07:002020-05-09T20:57:36.683-07:00Margot, I am so glad I retired before this happene...Margot, I am so glad I retired before this happened, no way could I have handled my work under the circumstances. But my husband is doing OK working from home, although it has its own stresses.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38907203882186810582020-05-09T17:22:27.729-07:002020-05-09T17:22:27.729-07:00You got some good reading done, Tracy, even if you...You got some good reading done, Tracy, even if your concentration is limited. Mine is,too; this pandemic has gotten to us all, I think. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41332878475310040242020-05-07T14:05:00.917-07:002020-05-07T14:05:00.917-07:00Katrina, I liked a lot about Instruments of Darkne...Katrina, I liked a lot about Instruments of Darkness. There are some scenes (flashbacks I guess) set in America five years earlier when the rebels are fighting against British troops. That was interesting as I know very little about the history of that war. <br /><br />I have liked most of what I have read by Charles Cumming, but I just like spy fiction stories although they are not usually very realistic.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33353884077727627022020-05-07T13:10:36.612-07:002020-05-07T13:10:36.612-07:00I've read four of those books, but I'm dra...I've read four of those books, but I'm drawn to the Imogen Robertson book so will try to read that. I feel I should read something by Charles Cumming too.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70445297238828713962020-05-07T12:54:51.046-07:002020-05-07T12:54:51.046-07:00Hi Rebecca, it is very nice to hear from you. I do...Hi Rebecca, it is very nice to hear from you. I do expect to have another good month of reading. I am currently reading another of the Provincial Lady books and The Master and Margarita, which is certainly unusual.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88240721587447965912020-05-07T12:53:02.183-07:002020-05-07T12:53:02.183-07:00Kay, I read the first book in the Appalachian Ball...Kay, I read the first book in the Appalachian Ballad series years ago and did not care for it that much. It probably was structured about the same, but this time I was more open to it, I guess. There was a bit of the supernatural in it, but just a suggestion and up to the reader how much to take it seriously. I have more books by this author so I will probably read more of her books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-755916273129278022020-05-07T12:38:39.394-07:002020-05-07T12:38:39.394-07:00What a nice variety! Hope you find more entertaini...What a nice variety! Hope you find more entertaining reads this month.RebeccaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720581274534125405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22640460792368780562020-05-07T11:14:46.010-07:002020-05-07T11:14:46.010-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed the Penny and Krueger boo...I'm glad you enjoyed the Penny and Krueger books. Fairly certain I read that Sharyn McCrumb book way back in the '90's. Back in the days where I read what was on the library shelf at the time and never thought about series order. Ha! I remember her books as being well written, but as you said, not usual mysteries.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20422082427120902392020-05-07T10:38:39.220-07:002020-05-07T10:38:39.220-07:00Thanks, Patti. It was a good reading book, with no...Thanks, Patti. It was a good reading book, with no disappointing books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48621725430093500102020-05-07T06:25:59.081-07:002020-05-07T06:25:59.081-07:00Lovely list of books. Lovely list of books. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66186675730020733622020-05-06T22:00:31.217-07:002020-05-06T22:00:31.217-07:00Bill, your reviews on the Louise Penny books are g...Bill, your reviews on the Louise Penny books are great and I am so glad I persevered on reading the series. I like Charles Cumming's books very much and plan to read them all. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23347199898882966812020-05-06T21:58:35.897-07:002020-05-06T21:58:35.897-07:00Neeru, I love the film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. It is...Neeru, I love the film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. It is one of my favorites and I am about ready to watch it again too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-56894414539233831862020-05-06T21:57:26.842-07:002020-05-06T21:57:26.842-07:00Thanks, Rick, I have been trying to add in other g...Thanks, Rick, I have been trying to add in other genres than mystery for a while, but it does help in these anxious times. I am looking forward to adding some science fiction soon.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43006816662402946102020-05-06T21:55:27.677-07:002020-05-06T21:55:27.677-07:00Cath, I did enjoy Instruments of Darkness. I thoug...Cath, I did enjoy Instruments of Darkness. I thought it might be too light, but there were lots of things I liked. I do hope to do a post on it. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32801835743529280902020-05-06T21:29:48.405-07:002020-05-06T21:29:48.405-07:00Thanks for the mention again. I read a Cumming boo...Thanks for the mention again. I read a Cumming book a year or two ago and enjoyed it. I think I should read another.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16786894965582743242020-05-06T21:17:39.302-07:002020-05-06T21:17:39.302-07:00For a minute I thought that was a book on one of m...For a minute I thought that was a book on one of my favourite movies Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Kilmer/ Downey jr.) Now I feel like watching it again:)Neeruhttps://ahotcupofpleasureagain.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76592273438847666272020-05-06T17:38:01.200-07:002020-05-06T17:38:01.200-07:00I'm very impressed with your reading, what var...I'm very impressed with your reading, what variety and depth. You're certainly doing much better than I or many others. Good for you!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-39477491690149522702020-05-06T15:48:14.999-07:002020-05-06T15:48:14.999-07:00I've read four of your books for April and pla...I've read four of your books for April and plan to read Boundary Waters soon. Also interested in Instruments of Darkness as it sounds a bit different. You had a good reading month, to tell you the truth I'm struggling a bit with getting reviews done too. Just can't get motivated.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com