tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post2823769046520288040..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: The Godwulf Manuscript: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-52905937796094111762014-06-28T21:32:18.730-04:002014-06-28T21:32:18.730-04:00Ryan: The early Perry Mason's are slightly har...Ryan: The early Perry Mason's are slightly hard-boiled (emphasis on slightly)--but definitely not in the same category as most of the hard-boiled genre.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-78004212372123312392014-06-26T00:53:53.530-04:002014-06-26T00:53:53.530-04:00I'm not a hard boiled fan either. I tried to r...I'm not a hard boiled fan either. I tried to read some Raymond Chandler and really couldn't get into it all that much. Somebody tried telling me the Perry Mason books were in the same category, and I looked at him like he was crazy. They don't even come close to having that gritty feel to them, at least not to me.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-19581347053503298752014-06-20T20:14:15.508-04:002014-06-20T20:14:15.508-04:00P.S. I love first person narration. Bev, Bev, John...P.S. I love first person narration. Bev, Bev, John and I will have to convince you. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-55000018327007842362014-06-20T20:13:14.296-04:002014-06-20T20:13:14.296-04:00I've read and mostly loved all the Spenser boo...I've read and mostly loved all the Spenser books over the years and KNOW that I read this one, but of course I can't remember. <br /><br />Even if hard-boiled isn't your cup of tea, Bev, I highly recommend these three vintage Spenser books:<br /><br />LOOKING FOR RACHEL WALLACE,<br />EARLY AUTUMN,<br />PAST TIME.<br /><br />My three faves.<br /><br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-58027332817173257152014-06-20T17:25:19.168-04:002014-06-20T17:25:19.168-04:00Congrats on the silver bingo!
I'm not sure I w...Congrats on the silver bingo!<br />I'm not sure I would get into this one. I'm still stuck on Spenser not having a first name, it bothers me for some reason. Oh well.<br />Great review still.fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-62816876261146784392014-06-20T15:38:15.363-04:002014-06-20T15:38:15.363-04:00John, I think the biggest thing that has turned me...John, I think the biggest thing that has turned me off is so many of the first person narratives I've read recently have been first person present tense (which the Spenser novel is not, thankfully). That comes across as very stilted--as if the narrator is watching her/himself do things and telling about it right at the moment of doing. <br /><br />Many first person past-tense have the same problem--I feel as if the the narrator is telling the story as if they had watched it happen rather than were the actual participant. If you're going to tell the story in that fashion, then why not use another narrator--whether it is a Watson telling the story or some other narrator. I just seem to prefer the third-person narration.<br /><br />There are, of course, exceptions. <i>Rebecca</i> is a notable one. There have been others.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-50060448758857588832014-06-20T14:44:35.428-04:002014-06-20T14:44:35.428-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-39632303099540888852014-06-20T14:44:19.274-04:002014-06-20T14:44:19.274-04:00"And I'm also not a huge fan of first per..."And I'm also not a huge fan of first person narrative."<br /><br />Really? I have never heard anyone admit to this before. What is it about 1st person that bothers you? It tends to be the most popular way to write a novel. Kind of hard to avoid when reading fiction.<br /><br />To date this is the only Spenser novel I've ever read. I liked it for the bibliomystery element. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com