tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post8718533416215952562..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Review: Paradise PostponedGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-92104375649913094932012-07-27T12:57:25.965-07:002012-07-27T12:57:25.965-07:00I liked your description of the continuum of humor...I liked your description of the continuum of humor in books. I don't really go for the very funny end but I enjoy books that "leaven a heavy story with a little comedy". I just finished a Reginald Hill mystery and I appreciated the subtle humor there. And I do want to try John Mortimer and the Rumpole books. But you make this one sound interesting too. I like English villages in TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-55397103873742651892012-07-27T08:07:13.945-07:002012-07-27T08:07:13.945-07:00I saw this years ago on PBS, and didn't care f...I saw this years ago on PBS, and didn't care for it. I believe I picked up the books but didn't finish. I find both books to be unusual for Mortimer. I did enjoy Summer's Lease. I love the Rumpole books, and JM's 3 autobiographies. I hope you will give them a chance, and not judge him on this book. <br />I read much of the Rumpole series before beginning my blog, but I do have a Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-51500566276088332372012-07-26T14:09:30.784-07:002012-07-26T14:09:30.784-07:00Hi Gilion,
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately!),...Hi Gilion,<br /><br />Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately!), these stereotypical English country villages are becoming few and far between, in this cosmopolitan era.<br /><br />To discover one which has a resident doctor and vicar, is a rarity indeed. Most village parishes have to share one vicar between several, with individual churches opening on a rota basis for Sunday service. When not in useYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-87117311944870348222012-07-26T13:33:45.912-07:002012-07-26T13:33:45.912-07:00HL: This one turned out to be less humorous than I...HL: This one turned out to be less humorous than I had hoped. I'll read more of his books, but next time I'm in the mood for British village life and stock characters, I think I'll stick to an Agatha Christie. :)Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-14196798135080316392012-07-25T10:30:06.516-07:002012-07-25T10:30:06.516-07:00An easy humorous read is a good book to have somet...An easy humorous read is a good book to have sometimes, especially if you are in the mood for British country scenes and stock characters.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com