tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.comments2024-02-11T11:32:57.567-05:00Olman's FiftyOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger958125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-45186007220016004962024-02-11T11:32:57.567-05:002024-02-11T11:32:57.567-05:00Another vote for Penny being legit with her french...Another vote for Penny being legit with her french! Okay, I am convinced and will try to give her the benefit of the doubt. Thanks for the comment.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-40430506531504496322024-02-10T02:17:01.127-05:002024-02-10T02:17:01.127-05:00As a Scotsman living in Saskatchewan, my expertise...As a Scotsman living in Saskatchewan, my expertise in bad French is unparalelled. I got this reference right away, since I made precisely this error in high school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-20318715280326727522024-01-20T03:02:22.106-05:002024-01-20T03:02:22.106-05:00Well, I am referring more generally to the psychol...Well, I am referring more generally to the psychological issue, well treated by Woolrich or even Goodis (especially Goodis, the false culprit, as he must flee from the police and criminals). I have the feeling that Williams like Gil Brewer can treasure some masterpiece, but in Spain some of her most prestigious works such as Nothing in Her Way, A Touch of Death, or All the Way were not distributed. A Spanish essayist published the only book in the world on the life and work of Williams and placed him among the best of all time crime writers. Maybe I'm not a big fan, but I admit that The Hot Spot (1953) was very good...Budwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446728845357770825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-37245832763044299792024-01-19T07:26:00.776-05:002024-01-19T07:26:00.776-05:00Oh interesting. Do you mean that it refers to the...Oh interesting. Do you mean that it refers to the William Irish/Cornell Woolrich "universe" specifically or more in its general tone and style? <br />And I wonder if I would have found the happy ending more satisfying.<br />Thanks for the comment!OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-54746129005729285252024-01-19T05:10:54.250-05:002024-01-19T05:10:54.250-05:00Thanks for your review. I agree, not great, just O...Thanks for your review. I agree, not great, just OK. A mystery book more than a pure noir in which Williams even allows himself to introduce some psychoanalytic-Freudian notes" that refer to the universe of William Irish/Cornell Woolrich. The plot is followed with interest, but let's say that it is not a great book…at times one gets the impression that things are somewhat forced. In Spain, by the way, the editors changed the ending, adding a happy ending to the couple.Budwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446728845357770825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-82058869409841050262024-01-11T13:46:20.045-05:002024-01-11T13:46:20.045-05:00Bravo!Bravo!Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-10581124822045258602023-11-27T08:34:44.345-05:002023-11-27T08:34:44.345-05:00Hi Brian,
I am still here, but I am not sure about...Hi Brian,<br />I am still here, but I am not sure about your request. Do you mean a link to more info about Antony and Margaret Bridges? It`s tricky because when I try to google them, I get only stuff about princess Margaret (who I guess married some guy also named Antony).OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-41875661284413547292023-11-27T08:26:58.505-05:002023-11-27T08:26:58.505-05:00Hello...are you still on here?
Could you put the i...Hello...are you still on here?<br />Could you put the information on Antony and Margaret Bridges on here please as the lead won't open for me. I knew the Bridges to see sailing in SW Ireland in the mid/late 50s early 60s.<br />Brian O'Flynn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-87775440289214924842023-11-12T16:34:33.294-05:002023-11-12T16:34:33.294-05:00LOL. Point taken.LOL. Point taken.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-73456724051257389222023-11-11T15:32:15.428-05:002023-11-11T15:32:15.428-05:00"an especially cool scene where he gets locke..."an especially cool scene where he gets locked in a Turkish steam bath"<br />Er...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-83663499505410299962023-10-20T16:25:10.563-04:002023-10-20T16:25:10.563-04:00Sounds like a cool premise. I'll check it out....Sounds like a cool premise. I'll check it out.<br />Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-25318562320261974772023-09-23T12:27:02.410-04:002023-09-23T12:27:02.410-04:00This book is sort of like a Bergman movie or an Ib...This book is sort of like a Bergman movie or an Ibsen play turned into a book for kids. Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-87822637059299530532023-09-23T12:21:47.840-04:002023-09-23T12:21:47.840-04:00Parallels with the recent event in Libya, maybe.Parallels with the recent event in Libya, maybe.Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-38412103582096386602023-09-23T12:20:17.635-04:002023-09-23T12:20:17.635-04:00It's not pulp, but for comparison you could re...It's not pulp, but for comparison you could read Somerset Maugham's "The Painted Veil" in which a love triangle among white expats is played out against a Chinese backdrop. I suppose it's implicitly racist in that there are no important Chinese characters at all, but Maugham doesn't stoop to the clichés about inscrutability. It's a very melancholy book though, be warned.Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-7668519025390269982023-08-30T11:47:17.793-04:002023-08-30T11:47:17.793-04:00I've collected these paperbacks for eons, but ...I've collected these paperbacks for eons, but haven't gotten around to them. You know how it is!Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.patreon.com/thekellyrobinson?fan_https://www.patreon.com/posts/forgotten-book-85204554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-1439072564044763532023-08-21T11:04:19.942-04:002023-08-21T11:04:19.942-04:00When I was in my first year of college in Nanaimo ...When I was in my first year of college in Nanaimo at Malaspina we had to do this book in English lit. My teacher was a fat white pompous CanLit ass and he brought Kroetsch in to discuss his writing. Kroetsch was the same sort of ass but only a bigger one because he was empowered by his Canadian literary status. Nevertheless, like you said, some the descriptions around rural Alberta are cool.Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-3501511160397432692023-07-21T22:25:30.768-04:002023-07-21T22:25:30.768-04:00Oh right, we're supposed to say "germinal...Oh right, we're supposed to say "germinal" these days. I'll leave it up so your comment makes sense.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-31808376092565789502023-07-21T20:48:09.292-04:002023-07-21T20:48:09.292-04:00Sounds like, in retrospect, you’re glad you read i...Sounds like, in retrospect, you’re glad you read it—but it’s not that fun to read at the time. Incidentally, the word ‘seminal’ makes me queasy with its sperm etymology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-73485098850620216122023-07-04T10:58:05.357-04:002023-07-04T10:58:05.357-04:00I had a copy of this book as a kid and could never...I had a copy of this book as a kid and could never get anywhere with it. I was given a few British classics by an older relative, and neither this one nor "The Water Babies" did a thing for me.Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-15612759359238640042023-06-25T11:44:12.452-04:002023-06-25T11:44:12.452-04:00I think that's fair. I enjoyed the characters...I think that's fair. I enjoyed the characters and setting enough that I didn't miss any overarching narrative. I appreciated that it was more like a series of episodes about a neat gang of space misfits from the days before prestige television. Today we are slaves to the long narrative arc.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-9907025733544825082023-06-25T11:42:16.053-04:002023-06-25T11:42:16.053-04:00I have and I loved it! It was pre-blogging and if...I have and I loved it! It was pre-blogging and if I stumble across it again, I'll definitely pick it up and re-read it.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-67564182586762748702023-06-24T22:59:53.354-04:002023-06-24T22:59:53.354-04:00I quite enjoyed reading this book but it left litt...I quite enjoyed reading this book but it left little impression on me except that I kept wondering when the story would actually start, and it never did. It felt like the Café Santropol in space.Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-63764714133170692732023-06-24T22:56:32.987-04:002023-06-24T22:56:32.987-04:00Have you read "Three Men in a Boat"? If ...Have you read "Three Men in a Boat"? If you liked this one, I think you'd like Three Men as well.Kate M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07294261826253424604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-2186342663237585432023-05-22T20:29:50.988-04:002023-05-22T20:29:50.988-04:00No, you have, with too few exceptions, put your fi...No, you have, with too few exceptions, put your finger on the tenor of NATLAMP in the mid-'70s, the only time I read a few issues. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-19217403369367979232023-05-22T20:27:34.592-04:002023-05-22T20:27:34.592-04:00The Frog and Toad books, pitched a bit younger, mi...The Frog and Toad books, pitched a bit younger, might or might not engage her as well. Perhaps, you, too...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.com