tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4236001826424891156..comments2024-03-28T08:40:52.180-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Novellas in November: My Reading So FarTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6318514242678266712021-11-16T21:09:59.126-08:002021-11-16T21:09:59.126-08:00That's OK, Col, I enjoyed looking it up and es...That's OK, Col, I enjoyed looking it up and especially reading the SIX SLICES OF ITALIAN CRIME post. Most of the authors there I haven't read yet, but I do have books by some of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38358341990938881292021-11-16T21:00:15.035-08:002021-11-16T21:00:15.035-08:00Tracy, thanks. I suppose I should/could have looke...Tracy, thanks. I suppose I should/could have looked myself!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87411674185233754232021-11-16T15:46:03.609-08:002021-11-16T15:46:03.609-08:00Sam, I have had that experience before, wishing a ...Sam, I have had that experience before, wishing a short novel would go on longer. But sometimes they are the pefect length.<br /><br />I did not realize how many I had around the house, unread, and this was the perfect time to try more of them. I plan to aim at one novella a month, at a minimum, and one graphic novel a month, starting in 2022. I will probably be less strict on the length then. For this month I am aiming staying under 150. <br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86953713039292062912021-11-16T15:23:18.736-08:002021-11-16T15:23:18.736-08:00I generally like novellas even though I don't ...I generally like novellas even though I don't read all that many of them. I do sometimes wish they had been longer - the ones I've become totally immersed in - because I hate to leave their world so soon.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21275212600661627012021-11-16T15:04:53.718-08:002021-11-16T15:04:53.718-08:00Col, I have been busy, although I need to get some...Col, I have been busy, although I need to get some review posts out.<br /><br />Unless you have gotten rid of it, you have the Lucarelli book (LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART TWENTY-THREE). Also you did a very nice post on Italian crime fiction in your TBR, here...<br /><br />https://col2910.blogspot.com/2018/06/six-slices-of-italian-crime.html<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2857564157254252072021-11-16T15:02:08.924-08:002021-11-16T15:02:08.924-08:00Margot, I have been reading novellas faster than I...Margot, I have been reading novellas faster than I thought I could. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2963327882832197962021-11-16T14:15:48.735-08:002021-11-16T14:15:48.735-08:00You have been busy. I'm scratching my head won...You have been busy. I'm scratching my head wondering if I have that Lucarelli or not.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1656424625550431562021-11-16T10:51:17.750-08:002021-11-16T10:51:17.750-08:00You're making great progress, Tracy. It's ...You're making great progress, Tracy. It's funny; I don't usually read a lot of novellas, but they really are a good length for some stories. And they give the reader a sense of the authors style. I hope you'll enjoy these! Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24460664427559531162021-11-16T09:50:30.871-08:002021-11-16T09:50:30.871-08:00Patti, I used to think both novellas and short sto...Patti, I used to think both novellas and short stories were too short, and I wanted a more extended plot. But now I am enjoying novellas as well as short stories. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44779701593524487192021-11-16T09:48:22.583-08:002021-11-16T09:48:22.583-08:00Cath, I don't know if you are familiar with Th...Cath, I don't know if you are familiar with The Princess Bride by Goldman, which was made into a movie, but The Silent Gondoliers is written in the same style. It has a nice ending and I enjoyed it.<br /><br />I also liked Montalbano's First Case. It is his first case on arriving in Vigata as Chief Inspector. I don't know anything about the TV shows.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75673352412833772642021-11-16T04:56:46.555-08:002021-11-16T04:56:46.555-08:00I read NIGHT TRAIN some years ago. But I remember ...I read NIGHT TRAIN some years ago. But I remember little about it. I love this length. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59199153956817613392021-11-16T01:50:13.958-08:002021-11-16T01:50:13.958-08:00The cover of that Goldman book is amazing and I...The cover of that Goldman book is amazing and I'm drawn to reading that. I love Montalbano but haven't read that 'first case' novella. I have however watched the 'Young Montalbano' TV series so I wonder if they based one of them on that. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com