tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post2613318038758881292..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Mailbox MondayGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-24416023675354499332010-05-28T18:44:18.063-07:002010-05-28T18:44:18.063-07:00Michael -- I think your assessment of Case Histori...Michael -- I think your assessment of Case Histories if spot on. I should have warned that the beginning is a little disjointed. My mom gave up on it, but promised to go back to it after I promised it gets better and ends up sucking you in.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-54591170787404134602010-05-27T21:50:23.363-07:002010-05-27T21:50:23.363-07:00I've finished "Case Histories" on th...I've finished "Case Histories" on the recommendation of this post. Here's my official take:<br /><br />A sleeper. Begins as what seems like unrelated and unremarkable short stories in the modern British lit style; then coalesces into a macabre but (for me) laugh-out-loud absurdist detective noir. Not quite like anything else I've ever read, and enough fun -- although, to beMichael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-39316497922199994402010-04-10T10:41:29.668-07:002010-04-10T10:41:29.668-07:00Would love to hear what you have to say. I do hope...Would love to hear what you have to say. I do hope to get the book.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-8899623824705334042010-04-09T20:55:25.198-07:002010-04-09T20:55:25.198-07:00Have impulsively reserved "Case Histories&quo...Have impulsively reserved "Case Histories" on audio. Will report back.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-70638948131654765672010-04-07T08:16:46.830-07:002010-04-07T08:16:46.830-07:00I wanted to ask you about Behind the Scenes of the...I wanted to ask you about Behind the Scenes of the Museum. You read my mind. Thanks.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-90837301579890791722010-04-05T19:03:01.721-07:002010-04-05T19:03:01.721-07:00I like finding books in Easter baskets.I like finding books in Easter baskets.Malcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-49347164126646281972010-04-05T11:59:13.616-07:002010-04-05T11:59:13.616-07:00These are on my read-it-soon list.These are on my read-it-soon list.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-6633028518721510432010-04-05T11:38:03.769-07:002010-04-05T11:38:03.769-07:00Lucky you! Happy reading. My mailbox is at The Cro...Lucky you! Happy reading. My mailbox is at <a href="http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">The Crowded Leaf.</a>Alaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305704919065945772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-80332738785072519952010-04-05T11:35:05.483-07:002010-04-05T11:35:05.483-07:00Tea -- Case Histories was great, and I really enjo...Tea -- Case Histories was great, and I really enjoyed her Costa-winning first book, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, which was not a mystery.<br /><br />Bermuda -- Hope you had a Happy Easter even without the bunny!<br /><br />Baley -- Velveteen Rabbit! How perfect for Easter! Such a great book! <br /><br />Sheila -- You'll have to get your own, if the bunny passed you by!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-85300782772100976982010-04-05T10:13:59.172-07:002010-04-05T10:13:59.172-07:00I did not receive books from the Easter Bunny! Wo...I did not receive books from the Easter Bunny! Wow - this one looks good ;)Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-23348588030394367352010-04-05T10:10:31.963-07:002010-04-05T10:10:31.963-07:00Wow! The Easter Bunny brought me a book, too! A cl...Wow! The Easter Bunny brought me a book, too! A classic tale--The Velveteen Rabbit. Hard to believe I never had a copy of it as a child.Baley Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217798839187799797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-63819470583864653812010-04-05T09:43:06.602-07:002010-04-05T09:43:06.602-07:00You must have been a good girl - the Easter Bunny ...You must have been a good girl - the Easter Bunny didn't come to see me. Enjoy!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-79348605908270913872010-04-05T07:52:54.427-07:002010-04-05T07:52:54.427-07:00I haven't read Case Histories yet. I bet she&#...I haven't read Case Histories yet. I bet she's a good author.<br /><br />http://readwithtea.blogspot.comTeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.com