tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post355629815217218677..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Time's Witness: Michael MaloneTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91580224727468099132014-04-18T22:26:44.428-07:002014-04-18T22:26:44.428-07:00I hope you enjoy this novel, Neer. Definitely wort...I hope you enjoy this novel, Neer. Definitely worth the time spent, in my opinion.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-50481273726339706082014-04-18T22:16:58.550-07:002014-04-18T22:16:58.550-07:00That is another series I have only read one of an...That is another series I have only read one of and have the 2nd one on the shelves. Maybe someday that will be the perfect series to come back to. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7192248810750355782014-04-18T22:13:16.157-07:002014-04-18T22:13:16.157-07:00I quite like these buddy-buddy novels. I will defi...I quite like these buddy-buddy novels. I will definitely like to read this. Thanks Tracy.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68998171714406427062014-04-18T17:24:02.350-07:002014-04-18T17:24:02.350-07:00I may stop with the Jack Reacher series by Lee Chi...I may stop with the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child eventually, but I'm still listening my way through them, here and there. They're more suspense than mystery, I guess.Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88235699125162812652014-04-17T05:51:55.430-07:002014-04-17T05:51:55.430-07:00Laurie, I love mystery series, but I end up readin...Laurie, I love mystery series, but I end up reading only one or two in a series sometimes... so it is frustrating. But this is a short series. I like that description: not-really-a-mystery mystery story. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59850250295738074162014-04-16T04:03:06.302-07:002014-04-16T04:03:06.302-07:00I have eyed a Michael Malone novel at the library ...I have eyed a Michael Malone novel at the library many times -- The Four Corners of the Sky -- but haven't tried it. These sound like the kind of not-really-a-mystery mystery story that I like, but oh no, another series! ;)Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79174084547718295632014-04-15T06:05:44.207-07:002014-04-15T06:05:44.207-07:00Prashant, I want to read more Grisham. His most re...Prashant, I want to read more Grisham. His most recent one and also A Time to Kill. I don't like comparisons to other novels, but at least the comparisons for this book were in reviews, and not made up by the publisher. And I do see why they make the comparison.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69818305260575846712014-04-15T04:38:13.551-07:002014-04-15T04:38:13.551-07:00Tracy, I haven't read much crime fiction with ...Tracy, I haven't read much crime fiction with legal elements, barring a couple of John Grishams and the odd legal thriller in recent years. In fact, this one does sound a bit like a Grisham novel. It has been compared to Harper's classic. I'll look it up at some point.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49546285644504714712014-04-14T06:34:26.448-07:002014-04-14T06:34:26.448-07:00Moira, it has its good and bad points, mostly good...Moira, it has its good and bad points, mostly good. It probably is the kind of book you have to be in the mood for. I do plan to read the rest of his books eventually, mystery and non mystery. I even have some of his short stories, and I don't even like short stories. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87811591009977378362014-04-14T06:27:16.425-07:002014-04-14T06:27:16.425-07:00Col, if you already have these, you should give th...Col, if you already have these, you should give them a try for sure. Yes, the trip is about a week away, and I am getting more stressed every day. I don't like flying at all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-84577704090284023732014-04-14T06:22:24.129-07:002014-04-14T06:22:24.129-07:00Ryan, if this is your type of novel, I think you w...Ryan, if this is your type of novel, I think you would really like it. Great writing, interesting characters. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29049558065595201382014-04-14T01:33:10.371-07:002014-04-14T01:33:10.371-07:00I am just like you, I read Uncivil Seasons years a...I am just like you, I read Uncivil Seasons years ago (I just checked and it's even longer than I thought - summer of 89) and don't remember much, just that I enjoyed it. I think then it was seen as unusual as being quite discursive and showing a whole town, with the mystery ambling along within. Now that wouldn't make it stand out so much. Not sure I want to go back to this, though nice review, and you make it sound good...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38816394883734933182014-04-13T20:54:17.832-07:002014-04-13T20:54:17.832-07:00Tracy, I bought all 3 of these in a remaindered sh...Tracy, I bought all 3 of these in a remaindered shop years ago. I haven't yet got to any of them, but hope to one day. Sounds like they are worth the time invested in reading them.<br /><br />Have a good trip (must be happening soon)!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19423718789153586182014-04-13T15:06:55.602-07:002014-04-13T15:06:55.602-07:00I'm going to have to remember this series, sou...I'm going to have to remember this series, sounds like something I would love.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71916971014217807522014-04-13T11:19:56.098-07:002014-04-13T11:19:56.098-07:00Bill, it was worth plowing through the length but ...Bill, it was worth plowing through the length but even so, it takes me a long time to get through these huge books and I get impatient. This one probably could have benefitted from trimming but was a great read nevertheless.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30837257749052349562014-04-13T09:32:56.010-07:002014-04-13T09:32:56.010-07:00TracyK: I can remember seeing the book a genearati...TracyK: I can remember seeing the book a genearation ago but cannot remember if I read it. It sounds like a long book that remains good though it is long. I have not encountered many in the last few years.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821565196350694911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-55968896234972712082014-04-13T09:25:48.519-07:002014-04-13T09:25:48.519-07:00Margot, this is "sort of" a police proce...Margot, this is "sort of" a police procedural, "sort of" a novel about the South in the 1980's, and is very definitely about the issues, and I did enjoy it. Even though reading about the South is not my favorite thing.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74262999255473406542014-04-13T07:45:57.134-07:002014-04-13T07:45:57.134-07:00Tracy - This sounds like one of those novels in wh...Tracy - This sounds like one of those novels in which the main focus is people, relationships and the rhythms of life, and the mystery is part of that. I've read other books like that and they can work beautifully. Glad you enjoyed this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com