tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8310691230311623293..comments2024-03-28T05:53:48.696-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Fearless Jones: Walter MosleyTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60768263758193304952020-06-28T18:39:00.557-07:002020-06-28T18:39:00.557-07:00I know what you mean, Col. When I look at the long...I know what you mean, Col. When I look at the long list of Easy Rawlins books, then the other series, I don't know how I will read them all either (and all the other good authors out there). Right now I will just stick with the ones I have in house and then fill in more later. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82975510947402566872020-06-28T13:15:46.035-07:002020-06-28T13:15:46.035-07:00I haven't read any from this series and not en...I haven't read any from this series and not enough from the Rawlins. I have enjoyed him and he's very prolific and I don't think I'll ever get caught up.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27658278983121627592020-05-29T10:12:02.842-07:002020-05-29T10:12:02.842-07:00Margot, I thought I remembered that you liked Walt...Margot, I thought I remembered that you liked Walter Mosley's books. He is a very good writer but as you say, very gritty. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6147569049087530512020-05-29T10:10:28.150-07:002020-05-29T10:10:28.150-07:00Patti, I do have more of the Easy Rawlins series t...Patti, I do have more of the Easy Rawlins series to read, and now I am motivated to try his two other series characters: Socrates Fortlow and Leonid McGill. I will be looking for the other two Fearless Jones books sometime.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9413495347437782792020-05-29T10:08:02.798-07:002020-05-29T10:08:02.798-07:00Neeru, I knew you had reviewed this book at your o...Neeru, I knew you had reviewed this book at your old blog and I thought I had searched for it on your new blog, but did not find the review. Today I searched again and did find it. I agree the story is a mess, or more complicated than it needs to be, but I did enjoy reading the book very much. Thanks for mentioning the part about his rejection at the library as a child. The book has lovely things to say about reading and libraries.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77897055141358946412020-05-29T08:45:40.606-07:002020-05-29T08:45:40.606-07:00I'm very glad you liked this one, Tracy. Mosle...I'm very glad you liked this one, Tracy. Mosley writes in a realistic, gritty way, and I respect that. I admit that I like the Easy Rawlins novels a little better, but both Paris and Fearless are great characters, and I do like Mosley's depictions of his settings. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69676215851449466222020-05-29T06:02:13.244-07:002020-05-29T06:02:13.244-07:00I have read three or four of the Easy Rawlins seri...I have read three or four of the Easy Rawlins series, which is brilliant. And I have a collection of stories I have read at. But not this one. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16513942145494289982020-05-29T03:16:21.129-07:002020-05-29T03:16:21.129-07:00Tracy, you seemed to have liked it better than I d...Tracy, you seemed to have liked it better than I did. Perhaps my over-expectations kind of led to disappointment. Still remember, however, the Afro-American kid's horrifying experience in the library. Very raw and gutting.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.com