tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8003864749323613016..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Slow Horses: Mick HerronTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-53144683607237696922014-07-12T15:36:07.152-07:002014-07-12T15:36:07.152-07:00I love collecting books! I plan to make a list of ...I love collecting books! I plan to make a list of what I have and get organised!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38366416267942205292014-07-12T14:22:15.170-07:002014-07-12T14:22:15.170-07:00I forgot to count the digital books, but we have b...I forgot to count the digital books, but we have been collecting those only about two years, and I prefer paper, so maybe 50 - 60 digital crime fiction books?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38234734727361338882014-07-12T14:18:50.047-07:002014-07-12T14:18:50.047-07:00Thanks, Nancy. Re how many crime books I have, I d...Thanks, Nancy. Re how many crime books I have, I don't have a count, but I have been counting (roughly) how many unread books I have. (Almost all of my books are crime novels.) In the upstairs portion of my house (which is small), I have 320 unread books. Based on that I would guess I have a total of at least 1000 crime fiction books total, maybe 3/4 of them unread. I have been collecting them for decades, though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14953481566165651842014-07-12T11:30:26.210-07:002014-07-12T11:30:26.210-07:00Loved the review, has made me curious...have no id...Loved the review, has made me curious...have no idea if I'll ever get around to read it! I want to finish reading 50 classics first, just 4 more to go! Follow up question: how many crime books ( paper or digital) do you have in your library?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33795899491065601932014-07-11T12:08:34.191-07:002014-07-11T12:08:34.191-07:00Thanks, Jose Ignacio. Your are right, it did help ...Thanks, Jose Ignacio. Your are right, it did help a lot, and I found out why I was confused. Everything I found said "sluff" or "slew", and this explains why.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59822633710158675472014-07-10T22:17:31.990-07:002014-07-10T22:17:31.990-07:00Prashant, it is a good story, and I hope the next ...Prashant, it is a good story, and I hope the next one is as good. I guess you are right, there are "slow horses" everywhere. Although each may have their own talent.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-92100379951286280132014-07-10T21:50:35.806-07:002014-07-10T21:50:35.806-07:00Tracy, I liked the term "slow horses" an...Tracy, I liked the term "slow horses" and what it means, especially in the intelligence community, although every profession has its own share of slow horses. And an interesting story too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-50264506503530870082014-07-08T12:49:10.751-07:002014-07-08T12:49:10.751-07:00Moira, in my opinion, I am guessing it would help ...Moira, in my opinion, I am guessing it would help to have some background on Slough House and the characters before reading Dead Lions. But I have read plenty of reviews where people read Dead Lions first, and they still seemed to like it. Thanks for the info on Slough (the town); one could gather that from the book but not very clear to this non-UK reader.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46873089382931848052014-07-08T12:44:08.687-07:002014-07-08T12:44:08.687-07:00Thank you, Margot. This was enjoyable and I think ...Thank you, Margot. This was enjoyable and I think the characterization was the strong point.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81627065818141189232014-07-08T12:41:49.014-07:002014-07-08T12:41:49.014-07:00Thanks, Col, That is definitely not a pronunciatio...Thanks, Col, That is definitely not a pronunciation I came up with. Hope you like the book when you get to it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33909643539153030362014-07-08T12:05:14.607-07:002014-07-08T12:05:14.607-07:00I had heard of Dead Lions, and would like to try i...I had heard of Dead Lions, and would like to try it, but now I think I should read this one first. In the UK, Slough (as well as having misleading spelling) has a reputation of being a dull horrible town - I'm sure it's quite undeserved, but it's always good for a cheap laugh. I'm sure every country (and US state) has it's own similar place...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-84524283068679214792014-07-08T07:19:26.402-07:002014-07-08T07:19:26.402-07:00Tracy - I'm gad you enjoyed this. You make a c...Tracy - I'm gad you enjoyed this. You make a clever and well-taken point about the comparisons to le Carré. This does sound like a solid thriller, and what I like about the sound of it is the depth of character development. Thanks as ever for a fine review. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81040591856589530172014-07-08T07:13:11.190-07:002014-07-08T07:13:11.190-07:00Skimmed the review because its on the pile, but Sl...Skimmed the review because its on the pile, but Slough is pronounced SL (obviously) then OW as in WOW, as opposed to SLOW (moving at a snail's pace)<br /><br />Definitely not GH = F, as in TROUGH = TROF (phonetically) col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com