tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post1141376969454731117..comments2023-11-05T19:08:10.849-08:00Comments on Booked for LIfe: MARCH MYSTERY MADNESS!Ruthiellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-7576683781669968702018-03-26T16:17:42.762-07:002018-03-26T16:17:42.762-07:00Thanks for the comment Lainy! You read so many th...Thanks for the comment Lainy! You read so many thrillers and mysteries already - every month is Mystery Madness for you! :)Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-25240642719688772182018-03-24T11:02:50.411-07:002018-03-24T11:02:50.411-07:00I totally missed the bar on this one, looks good s...I totally missed the bar on this one, looks good so maybe note it for next March xxx<br /><br />Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.netSo many books, so little timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564778178609301461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-88654413024526145112018-02-28T10:53:39.968-08:002018-02-28T10:53:39.968-08:00Thanks for the comment carol! I think I will fun ...Thanks for the comment carol! I think I will fun devoting my reading in this direction for a month.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-29302975451612764772018-02-28T06:51:23.593-08:002018-02-28T06:51:23.593-08:00This is a fun idea. I haven't read any on your...This is a fun idea. I haven't read any on your list.carolhttp://carolsnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-61202867869883738352018-02-24T10:34:27.662-08:002018-02-24T10:34:27.662-08:00Will do!Will do!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-41123088436907561182018-02-24T00:42:39.217-08:002018-02-24T00:42:39.217-08:00Ooh, definitely check out Chandler when you can. H...Ooh, definitely check out Chandler when you can. He is the master of the witty simile.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-33853686713229279442018-02-23T10:20:49.801-08:002018-02-23T10:20:49.801-08:00Thanks for the comment Angela! Well, there is cer...Thanks for the comment Angela! Well, there is certainly plenty to choose from when you do decide to dip your toe into the genre!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-91331232156620826092018-02-23T09:44:46.658-08:002018-02-23T09:44:46.658-08:00I don't think I've ever read a mystery boo...I don't think I've ever read a mystery book before, but it's on my list of genres to explore this year!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346526327368134411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-19631610206564633982018-02-23T09:40:14.703-08:002018-02-23T09:40:14.703-08:00Thanks for the comment Rob! I have actually never...Thanks for the comment Rob! I have actually never read Chandler - a total hole in my reading education! :D And I have only read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Conan Doyle. If I do this next March, I should try and work one or both of those authors in!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-84152022631027563432018-02-22T18:42:58.125-08:002018-02-22T18:42:58.125-08:00I haven't read any of your picks, so I'm e...I haven't read any of your picks, so I'm excited to hear what you think. I love the mystery I've read but haven't gone too deep into it. My favourites tend to be anything by Chandler and Conan Doyle, which you've likely read. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-61839571305551578672018-02-19T09:30:10.919-08:002018-02-19T09:30:10.919-08:00Thanks for the comment Kathy! The Poe angle in A ...Thanks for the comment Kathy! The Poe angle in A Strange City is definitely enticing. If I remember, I will do a wrap up post in April to let you know how I got on with the books.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-2539289446053903012018-02-19T05:59:51.601-08:002018-02-19T05:59:51.601-08:00In A Strange City by Laura Lipmann sounds like a g...In A Strange City by Laura Lipmann sounds like a good choice. I too like books where Poe is featured. And I have heard very good things about the Flavia de Luce series. Good list and hope you have a great time with the books.Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-16272440326635170452018-02-18T19:51:03.994-08:002018-02-18T19:51:03.994-08:00I think my problem is that only about 5 years have...I think my problem is that only about 5 years have passed in in the world of the novels but in real life, it has been 20+ years that I have been reading them. I want the characters to "get over it" already!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-33690129347921227372018-02-18T14:37:47.526-08:002018-02-18T14:37:47.526-08:00There aren't too many authors that have the ab...There aren't too many authors that have the ability to keep up the interest level after that many books - not that I've read 16 books by the same author!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-13992987436988585362018-02-18T12:26:02.440-08:002018-02-18T12:26:02.440-08:00Thanks for the comment jenclair! Another vote for ...Thanks for the comment jenclair! Another vote for The Chalk Man, hurray!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-59550026013634518422018-02-18T12:23:31.565-08:002018-02-18T12:23:31.565-08:00Thanks for the comment Carol! Elizabeth George wr...Thanks for the comment Carol! Elizabeth George writes great, involved mysteries. However, after now 16 books I am growing weary of the side-stories about the detectives which thread through all the books. She is drawing these out too far and too long for my liking. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-53876492076103977652018-02-18T08:28:42.619-08:002018-02-18T08:28:42.619-08:00I liked the second in Jane Harper's series, bu...I liked the second in Jane Harper's series, but haven't read the first one yet. I liked The Chalkman. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-37136252374863629222018-02-17T23:16:42.381-08:002018-02-17T23:16:42.381-08:00Interesting comment about Elizabeth George. I have...Interesting comment about Elizabeth George. I haven’t read any of her books but my sister-in-law has read just about everything she’s written & Ive often wondered if I’d like her books. Have you just tired of her style or the have last few books been disappointing??Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-37514900106627881822018-02-17T16:59:03.168-08:002018-02-17T16:59:03.168-08:00Thanks for the comment Jane! I agree about mysteri...Thanks for the comment Jane! I agree about mysteries being relaxing. Maybe because they have a format and the reader knows (more or less) what to expect? Hmmm. <br /><br />I am really looking forward to In a Strange City! I have read other titles by Lipmann previously and liked the a lot.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-8081000344478074242018-02-17T16:56:14.551-08:002018-02-17T16:56:14.551-08:00Thanks for the comment Lark! The Chalk Man it sha...Thanks for the comment Lark! The Chalk Man it shall be (provided the Library gets it in on time. It is "on order")!<br /><br />Yes, it is amazing and wonderful for the reader at just how many sub-genres and various authors with very different styles there are under the "mystery" category. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-4622415137412485412018-02-17T14:49:52.292-08:002018-02-17T14:49:52.292-08:00I thoroughly enjoyed my October of mysteries--ther...I thoroughly enjoyed my October of mysteries--there is something so relaxing about a mystery, especially one in a series. In a Strange City sounds marvelous.<br /><br />Enjoy your month of madness away from the heavy lifting!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-32637827805572926392018-02-17T12:56:58.071-08:002018-02-17T12:56:58.071-08:00Go for The Chalk Man! Me and Melody are reading th...Go for The Chalk Man! Me and Melody are reading that one in March, too. We could compare notes. :)<br />P.S. The rest of the books on your list all sound great btw. Surprising how easy it is to find such different mysteries to read, isn't it?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com