tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post116161223321268318..comments2023-10-15T03:25:09.233-04:00Comments on Jason Pinter's 'The Man in Black': Jason Pinterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-52950895013299288832011-01-05T03:38:17.464-05:002011-01-05T03:38:17.464-05:00So, you wanna buy some drugs?
http://www.splinder....So, you wanna buy some drugs?<br />http://www.splinder.com/myblog/post/747647/23826767/yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161796474333824232006-10-25T13:14:00.000-04:002006-10-25T13:14:00.000-04:00One Hundred Years of SolitudeOne Hundred Years of SolitudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161795756893192392006-10-25T13:02:00.000-04:002006-10-25T13:02:00.000-04:00Now that I've read through other people's comments...Now that I've read through other people's comments, MYSTIC RIVER is another one I wish I'd written - absolutely, and if LA Requiem is this highly regarded, I'd better find myself a copy! Thanks for all the great suggestions for my TBR pile!<BR/><BR/>I'll be reading The Kite Runner as soon as DH is finished with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161795399707545812006-10-25T12:56:00.000-04:002006-10-25T12:56:00.000-04:00I wish I had written 40 WORDS FOR SORROW by Giles ...I wish I had written 40 WORDS FOR SORROW by Giles Blunt. As soon as I put it down, I thought that, and said to myself, "someday, I want to be as good a writer as this." He inspires me to be a great CANADIAN crime novelist - to me he's broken that barrier that you can write great thrillers in Canadian settings that are superb without losing any of the grandeur of a Canadian setting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161761343150039932006-10-25T03:29:00.000-04:002006-10-25T03:29:00.000-04:00The Once and Future KingLove, love, LOVE that book...The Once and Future King<BR/><BR/>Love, love, LOVE that book!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161725786589773862006-10-24T17:36:00.000-04:002006-10-24T17:36:00.000-04:00In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead by ...In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke.J. F. Margoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673813559061605802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161722143378883972006-10-24T16:35:00.000-04:002006-10-24T16:35:00.000-04:00Anthony Neil Smith's THE DRUMMERScott Phillips' TH...Anthony Neil Smith's THE DRUMMER<BR/>Scott Phillips' THE ICE HARVEST<BR/>Michael White's A BROTHER'S BLOOD<BR/>Richard Russo's NOBODY'S FOOLPatrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161703625881463412006-10-24T11:27:00.000-04:002006-10-24T11:27:00.000-04:00THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z. The voice is just s...THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z. The voice is just stunning. Goddamn that Winslow guy.<BR/><BR/>I'd also add: SHUTTER ISLAND and WHITE JAZZ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613235957316838052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161702205490587492006-10-24T11:03:00.000-04:002006-10-24T11:03:00.000-04:00THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled HosseiniTHE KITE RUNNER by Khaled HosseiniMarcailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305200432784995636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161696828881332272006-10-24T09:33:00.000-04:002006-10-24T09:33:00.000-04:00I've never read L.A. REQUIEM, but let's just say a...I've never read L.A. REQUIEM, but let's just say after all these glowing recommendations it's jumped to the top of my list.<BR/><BR/>I'll throw THE STAND up there as well, along with ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.Jason Pinterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161694803418724302006-10-24T09:00:00.000-04:002006-10-24T09:00:00.000-04:00Oh, there's a long list of these for me. LA REQUIE...Oh, there's a long list of these for me. LA REQUIEM, surely. THE LAST GOOD KISS, absolutely. THE MALTESE FALCON. Twain's THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, for its wry, deadpan comic voice. Dan Simmons' HYPERION and THE FALL OF HYPERION, because I'd love to be able to write that sort of galaxy-spanning, wildly inventive, sense-of-wonder type of SF, and I just can't. Ken Bruen's THE GUARDS.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161666200132540242006-10-24T01:03:00.000-04:002006-10-24T01:03:00.000-04:00MYSTIC RIVER for sure.THE LAST GOOD KISS by James ...MYSTIC RIVER for sure.<BR/><BR/>THE LAST GOOD KISS by James Crumley. To me, the perfect hard-boiled novel.<BR/><BR/>THE GREEN RIPPER by John D. McDonaldr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050444327059086880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161651424690559622006-10-23T20:57:00.000-04:002006-10-23T20:57:00.000-04:00I'm with you on *Mystic River*, Jason. Great book....I'm with you on *Mystic River*, Jason. Great book.<BR/><BR/>Just about anything from Stephen King. *Bag of Bones* is my fave.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161650482704498022006-10-23T20:41:00.000-04:002006-10-23T20:41:00.000-04:00What a hard question! There are so many. I'm with ...What a hard question! There are so many. I'm with Stacy . . . I would have loved to have written THE STAND, but I think NEEDFUL THINGS by King would be more in my style. VANISH by Tess Gerritsen. PSYCHOPATH by Keith Ablow. THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Connelly (brilliant!) THE SEARCH by Iris Johansen. So many fabulous books.<BR/><BR/>For classics, I wish I'd written many of Edgar Allen Poe's short stories. I love his work.Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161639843569056162006-10-23T17:44:00.000-04:002006-10-23T17:44:00.000-04:00The two books that came to mind were LA Requiem an...The two books that came to mind were LA Requiem and SHUTTER ISLAND... Shutter Island is controversial, but it is the last book I put down where the ending punched me in the gut. Not the twist, but the moments after ... with the logs in the river... wham.Dave Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185814518997114591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161632307572313532006-10-23T15:38:00.000-04:002006-10-23T15:38:00.000-04:00The Stand by Stephen King. Not that I have any int...The Stand by Stephen King. Not that I have any interest in writing horror, but:<BR/> 1. the beautifully drawn characters<BR/> 2. the compelling, fast paced story line<BR/> 3. the fact that the book was too damned big but I couldn't put it down<BR/> 4. the additional fact that after it was originally published he could put back the stuff that was cut, making it even longer but still a compelling read. <BR/><BR/>Wonderful. I ache with envy.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980473815638896760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161629148187582502006-10-23T14:45:00.000-04:002006-10-23T14:45:00.000-04:00When I read this post, the first book that came to...When I read this post, the first book that came to mind was L.A. Requiem. How funny that it was the first comment as well. I wish I could do what Crais does with characters. My second choices would be Pelecanos' "Right as Rain" or newcomer Bella Andre's "Take Me." Again, both are very much character driven novels which are very good. (no matter how many people try to dismiss both as simple "genre" novels.)Robin Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569145434953695561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161622227133599342006-10-23T12:50:00.000-04:002006-10-23T12:50:00.000-04:00I was thinking about this just last Saturday when ...I was thinking about this just last Saturday when I read an interview with Troy Cook, who mentioned that his book won the "Silver Evvy". I misread this as "Silver Envy", and thought that would be a great award.<BR/><BR/>I'll stay away from the classics and say that I wish I had written DOWN BY THE RIVER WHERE THE DEAD ME GO, by George Pelecanos. That book was so powerful, and so dark. I can't write like that, but I damn sure wish I could.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161619660576273442006-10-23T12:07:00.001-04:002006-10-23T12:07:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Brett Battleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161619660575181002006-10-23T12:07:00.000-04:002006-10-23T12:07:00.000-04:00Graham Greene's THE HEART OF THE MATTER or even TH...Graham Greene's THE HEART OF THE MATTER or even THE QUIET AMERICAN. They are sparse and so much is actually between the lines, but the emotional impact is something I can only dream of achieving.Brett Battleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161615875442086972006-10-23T11:04:00.000-04:002006-10-23T11:04:00.000-04:00Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. I wish I could write a ...Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. I wish I could write a book with the emotional content it had, the mastery of a foreign setting, the excitement of a hostage situation and the utter standing on its ear of all our expectations of what the book is about.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161614957839516812006-10-23T10:49:00.000-04:002006-10-23T10:49:00.000-04:00Tasha Alexander -- AND ONLY TO DECEIVE. It's brill...Tasha Alexander -- AND ONLY TO DECEIVE. It's brilliant, witty, smart and fun. Her voice and story are so bloody unique, it kills me. <BR/>And T. Jefferson parker -- THE FALLEN. I loved the lyrical story, became as one with the characters. That's storytelling to aspire to.JT Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034115593738265631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-1161614872961064262006-10-23T10:47:00.001-04:002006-10-23T10:47:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JT Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034115593738265631noreply@blogger.com