tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post2951737018163701448..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Review: The Tin Roof BlowdownGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-79706818816043555332012-07-08T12:01:48.253-07:002012-07-08T12:01:48.253-07:00profacero: We agree! No one can make an outsider l...profacero: We agree! No one can make an outsider like me understand Louisiana like JLB. ANd he really cvan spin a yarn. That's why I always go back and will eventually read every one of his LA books, and probably the rest of the Texas and Montana ones as well.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-89128737289363685782012-07-07T22:29:56.957-07:002012-07-07T22:29:56.957-07:00RCR and Bob - well, yes. It's formula fiction ...RCR and Bob - well, yes. It's formula fiction and Robichaux preaches in formulas. But at the same time: JLB really does get Louisiana and it really is that low-down and/but has that much culture (or something). I get tired of him but then read him again and it is a relief -- someone else knows --.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-18386045708565243602009-09-07T14:30:45.668-07:002009-09-07T14:30:45.668-07:00Bob -- I definitely go through JLB phases. I read ...Bob -- I definitely go through JLB phases. I read a couple and think they are the greatest thing ever, then I hit a wall. I get tired of the creepiness of the criminals and the dry drunk preachiness of Robicheaux. When that happens, I take a break -- sometimes for a couple of years. But I always come back.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-40915257413662060842009-09-06T18:29:12.058-07:002009-09-06T18:29:12.058-07:00It's been a couple of years since I've rea...It's been a couple of years since I've read JLB, because I needed a rest from all Robicheaux's violence and self-destructive alcoholism. But by God, Burke is a good writer. I will pick up Tin Roof Blowdown.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />Bob Sanchez <br /><a href="http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.com</a>Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-74651473396199200252009-09-06T12:54:52.096-07:002009-09-06T12:54:52.096-07:00Bermuda -- Yes! You have to give JLB a try. He is ...Bermuda -- Yes! You have to give JLB a try. He is an incredible author.<br /><br />Caitlin -- thank you for sharing your personal experience. This book was probably pretty wrenching for you after seeing some of it for yourself and having family there.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-84146786866528103942009-09-06T10:43:27.846-07:002009-09-06T10:43:27.846-07:00I loved this book. I love James Lee Burke, anyway...I loved this book. I love James Lee Burke, anyway, but this one has a special place in my heart because of the subject matter. My parents live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast & I have family in New Orleans, as well, all of whom were directly impacted by Katrina. We were at my parents' the first Christmas after & saw first-hand the devastation - at that point, 4 months after the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374987261333318644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-9004483301956083872009-09-06T09:04:37.525-07:002009-09-06T09:04:37.525-07:00I keep hearing great things about James Lee Burke&...I keep hearing great things about James Lee Burke's work, and have one of his books in my TBR pile. I need to get with it!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com