tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post3264141960152662310..comments2024-02-26T08:30:10.766+00:00Comments on 2606 Books and counting..........: 2,551: Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. JamesFalaisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-11779728939069526902011-08-30T13:17:11.752+01:002011-08-30T13:17:11.752+01:00Thanks, Gaskella. What a great participant list f...Thanks, Gaskella. What a great participant list for that seminar. Unlikely I would be able to make it but it sounds fascinating.Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-58120136436639020382011-08-25T12:27:38.925+01:002011-08-25T12:27:38.925+01:00Great review. I have this in my pile too. She'...Great review. I have this in my pile too. She's taking part in a one day seminar on crime fiction in Oxford in October (with Ruth Rendell and Colin Dexter amongst others), and I'm thinking about going to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-91939004452395632742011-08-19T09:33:35.480+01:002011-08-19T09:33:35.480+01:00Jane - thanks for the comment. I'm sure you w...Jane - thanks for the comment. I'm sure you will enjoy it a lot.Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-44150533655118562062011-08-19T01:06:08.763+01:002011-08-19T01:06:08.763+01:00First rate review. As luck would have it, I recent...First rate review. As luck would have it, I recently ordered this book, and hopefully I'll Abe reading it for myself soon. Her analysis of the continuing appeal of mysteries is interesting stuff.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-38874347782873232592011-08-18T16:39:43.866+01:002011-08-18T16:39:43.866+01:00Thanks, Nan. I read your post on it and agree wit...Thanks, Nan. I read your post on it and agree with everything you said about it.Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-84719985475261374882011-08-18T16:29:25.698+01:002011-08-18T16:29:25.698+01:00Such a great review! I wonder if she had heard of ...Such a great review! I wonder if she had heard of the Scandinavian writers when she wrote this book. It seems to me that the policeman is equally popular with the amateur. I love the variety. There truly is something for every reader in the mystery/crime fiction genre. I wrote about this book too. If you are interested, here it is:<br /><br />http://lettersfromahillfarm.blogspot.com/2010/01/talking-about-detective-fiction-by-pd.htmlNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com