tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post9195485479725680142..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Small Boat of Great Sorrows: Dan FespermanTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24460846367916466202021-12-16T03:50:21.155-08:002021-12-16T03:50:21.155-08:00I'd love to read this book. Sounds interesting...I'd love to read this book. Sounds interesting.Davey Bacaron Designshttps://daveybacaron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-51320022305059986272021-06-24T08:26:46.468-07:002021-06-24T08:26:46.468-07:00I still haven't read Fesperman. At least I'...I still haven't read Fesperman. At least I've stopped buying his books now. Just the first 8 of his to catch up on. Ridiculous.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-51484961361498013402021-06-15T10:10:31.583-07:002021-06-15T10:10:31.583-07:00I hope you get a chance to read it, R's Rue.I hope you get a chance to read it, R's Rue.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44388838776642336412021-06-15T09:55:55.525-07:002021-06-15T09:55:55.525-07:00I’d like to read this. Thank you very much for sha...I’d like to read this. Thank you very much for sharing. I’m grateful. <br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21799828749700000362021-06-14T10:07:12.685-07:002021-06-14T10:07:12.685-07:00The title of the book came from a Serbian epic poe...The title of the book came from a Serbian epic poem from 1847, but I can easily see that it would not be a popular choice for a title. Although I hate the titles used now that all sound the same and / or have no meaning that I can see. <br /><br />I did see that he wrote for the Baltimore Sun and still lives in Baltimore.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2789758337246274602021-06-14T05:13:40.340-07:002021-06-14T05:13:40.340-07:00I love the title and I am sure his editors tried t...I love the title and I am sure his editors tried to make him change it because some of them are afraid of anything unique.<br /><br />Interesting that he and his wife are both former Baltimore Sun writers like Laura Lippman and her husband David Simon. A lot of creativity in that newsroom!!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90750031409592857192021-06-13T21:49:53.200-07:002021-06-13T21:49:53.200-07:00Sam, I have heard of Gerald Seymour but I haven...Sam, I have heard of Gerald Seymour but I haven't read anything by him and I don't know much about his books. I will have to look for something of his to read.<br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68634051222127533212021-06-13T18:10:25.442-07:002021-06-13T18:10:25.442-07:00I've read several Dan Fesperman novels but it&...I've read several Dan Fesperman novels but it's been a while, and I kind of lost track of him. These two books sound good. This is a genre that Fesperman really handles well. If you enjoy this kind of thing, Gerald Seymour has written several similar novels that I absolutely loved.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-45007909659820924882021-06-13T15:55:57.554-07:002021-06-13T15:55:57.554-07:00Cath, I am going to have to find more fiction and ...Cath, I am going to have to find more fiction and nonfiction about this area. I am very ignorant of political conflicts over the world, past and present. The author was a journalist in the area during the Bosnian War.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-42467088876125738942021-06-13T15:42:25.989-07:002021-06-13T15:42:25.989-07:00I was going to say that thrillers set in The Balka...I was going to say that thrillers set in The Balkans are unusual but thinking about it they're probably not. I tend to stear clear of books about that war but am, contrarily, actually interested in the area, geographically speaking. It's a bit mountainous and mysterious from what you read and I quite like that. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-64695801777902999712021-06-13T10:44:39.675-07:002021-06-13T10:44:39.675-07:00Patti, the spy series I like do have a good bit of...Patti, the spy series I like do have a good bit of character development. I agree that Mick Herron's series (Slough House) would be a good one (and easy to find). TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21707204048339088722021-06-13T06:30:56.779-07:002021-06-13T06:30:56.779-07:00This is the sort of book my husband loved and I ne...This is the sort of book my husband loved and I never read. I see now that there is more character development than I knew in spy/adventure books so perhaps I should give one a try. Maybe Mick Herron, who seems to get great reviews.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52044579517191250172021-06-12T21:57:44.415-07:002021-06-12T21:57:44.415-07:00Rick, it is good to hear that not reading BIRDWATC...Rick, it is good to hear that not reading BIRDWATCHER made no difference. DS Cupidi does rub one the wrong way in BIRDWATCHER also, but I will still give SALT LANE a try. And probably the first in the other series he wrote. I don't have either of those yet so who knows when I will get to it.<br /><br />SMALL BOAT OF GREAT SORROWS is somewhat depressing due to the subject matter (war crimes, displaced immigrants), but the story of the protagonist is more uplifting and I did enjoy it. I liked learning about the area and the history of the conflicts there, but there is still a lot I don't understand about the countries in that area. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10014810496340182302021-06-12T21:35:55.988-07:002021-06-12T21:35:55.988-07:00I just finished, 5 minutes ago, SALT LANE by Willi...I just finished, 5 minutes ago, SALT LANE by William Shaw. There was no problem not having read THE BIRDWATCHER first, there was little mention except for an affair that failed. I’ll comment on it Thursday on Lesa’s blog, but will say here I didn’t like the main character, DS Cupidi, at all and did a lot of eye-rolling at her thoughts, words and actions. I won’t be reading more in the series. I did like the setting.<br /><br />The book reviewed here sounds kind of depressing, but maybe that’s just me.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4731184560620854562021-06-12T15:28:22.712-07:002021-06-12T15:28:22.712-07:00Margot, I like it when a book combines a good myst...Margot, I like it when a book combines a good mystery with information about a different time and place. It had been nearly seven years since I read the first book in this series, so it was about time.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6884527016268146592021-06-12T15:08:47.187-07:002021-06-12T15:08:47.187-07:00This sounds like an interesting look at the war in...This sounds like an interesting look at the war in Bosnia and its impact, Tracy. I especially like that it seems to show what happened through the eyes of the ordinary people who lived through it. That, especially, intrigues me. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com