tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3635572766052477843..comments2024-03-24T11:34:36.903-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: My Son's Book Sale PurchasesTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78077676292366036732020-01-16T13:39:38.661-08:002020-01-16T13:39:38.661-08:00this is another comment!!!this is another comment!!!12th Nightmarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330181782983476463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57189256207694027842017-11-08T12:23:22.698-08:002017-11-08T12:23:22.698-08:00I understand, Prashant. My work is not so demandin...I understand, Prashant. My work is not so demanding but I know how much energy blogging can take. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65526530946406669532017-11-07T22:22:55.315-08:002017-11-07T22:22:55.315-08:00I am, Tracy — thanks. I've been tied up with w...I am, Tracy — thanks. I've been tied up with work to do much on the blogging front. I have got to find some balance.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91981267254604377552017-11-06T12:49:02.708-08:002017-11-06T12:49:02.708-08:00Yes, that one really appeals to me too, Prashant. ...Yes, that one really appeals to me too, Prashant. Good to hear from you again, and I hope you are doing well.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90500013700764266862017-11-05T23:08:03.337-08:002017-11-05T23:08:03.337-08:00Tracy, I like all your son's choices and espec...Tracy, I like all your son's choices and especially "Gestapo Mars."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47589184178264802412017-11-01T14:16:05.950-07:002017-11-01T14:16:05.950-07:00I am always appreciative that my son goes through ...I am always appreciative that my son goes through all the science fiction and fantasy books at the sale, Yvette, so he can introduce me to new authors that I would not normally find. He does pick some great covers. And he is more willing to take a chance on unknown books and authors than I am.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57875815799964873382017-11-01T11:48:15.229-07:002017-11-01T11:48:15.229-07:00Great covers, Tracy! I've added two of the tit...Great covers, Tracy! I've added two of the titles to my TBR list for when I'm in the mood. SHOTGUN ARCANA and GESTAPO MARS. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7561637033435127282017-10-31T19:27:32.229-07:002017-10-31T19:27:32.229-07:00I hope so too, Hervey, and I sure my son will enjo...I hope so too, Hervey, and I sure my son will enjoy them all. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77537995139264943452017-10-31T17:05:04.364-07:002017-10-31T17:05:04.364-07:00I hope the books are at least half as good as the ...I hope the books are at least half as good as the covers ;-)Hervey Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445005962392994494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27987127200097236532017-10-31T12:39:13.328-07:002017-10-31T12:39:13.328-07:00I know, I love the covers, Margot, and I am coveto...I know, I love the covers, Margot, and I am covetous of several of the books he found. He found a few for me too, science fiction authors I had been looking for.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3803107212863992912017-10-31T12:38:05.232-07:002017-10-31T12:38:05.232-07:00Most of them look really good to me, Patti. Most of them look really good to me, Patti. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32458748998239564742017-10-31T12:36:18.470-07:002017-10-31T12:36:18.470-07:00My favorite cover of all of these is the top one, ...My favorite cover of all of these is the top one, but all of them are contenders. I wish I could read as fast as my son does.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-15895881830411278652017-10-31T12:34:12.378-07:002017-10-31T12:34:12.378-07:00I think I would enjoy the Skulduggery Pleasant boo...I think I would enjoy the Skulduggery Pleasant books myself, Col, but I already have a stack of my son's books to read sometime, so I will hold off. I was reading about Gischler and his books sound interesting and I did see he had worked on comics too. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77957521520949392062017-10-31T08:43:49.260-07:002017-10-31T08:43:49.260-07:00Oh, those look great, Tracy. I'm glad your son...Oh, those look great, Tracy. I'm glad your son found so many books to interest him. And with those skeletons on some of the covers, what's not to like? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88880675532140269342017-10-31T04:36:03.628-07:002017-10-31T04:36:03.628-07:00I can see my grandson reading these in a few years...I can see my grandson reading these in a few years. Right up his alley. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88546350169783714822017-10-31T03:43:42.111-07:002017-10-31T03:43:42.111-07:00This book wins 'Title of the Year' ...in m...This book wins 'Title of the Year' ...in my book! How do you think this up?NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74464736129709008832017-10-30T23:58:24.600-07:002017-10-30T23:58:24.600-07:00The covers are interesting, but probably not my ki...The covers are interesting, but probably not my kind of reading. My son read some of the earlier Landy books in the series and I've read a lot from Victor Gischler myself years ago. Gischler seems to have gravitated away from crime fiction into comics and the like now.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com