tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post5154320513008485049..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2013: ScattergoriesBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-45103037105029520722013-12-01T22:12:36.197-05:002013-12-01T22:12:36.197-05:00Gary: So glad to have you plunging in (even at the...Gary: So glad to have you plunging in (even at the last minute). Can't wait to see your list and, yes, you are tempting me with those little-known names you've dangled in front of us. I'm betting you haven't stumped John from Pretty Sinister Books though.<br /><br />Hope you'll consider joining us for the 2014 version of the challenge (see my sidebar for the link--just click on the picture). You are welcome to post a comment saying you're in for Bingo. Feel free to print the Bingo cards and then let us know on the review/wrap-up site (coming soon) what bingos you make.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-73144322196716992292013-11-25T18:17:48.687-05:002013-11-25T18:17:48.687-05:00I hope the other participants reading this can exc...I hope the other participants reading this can excuse me for coming late to the party (five days before the deadline). <br /><br />I’ll admit to having read about the contest a few months ago, but I was reluctant to sign up, since I don’t have a blog and didn’t think I could commit to keeping up with posting comments each time I finished a book.<br /><br />However, I’ve read quite a few vintage/Golden Age mysteries this year, even more than usual. Some were very good, some very obscure, some both. It would be fun to share short (sometimes very short) comments about the books and perhaps introduce some people to writers as little-known (I assume) as M.M. Mannon, Susannah Shane, H.C. Branson, and Margerie Bonner.<br /><br />I keep a computer list of all the books I read, so it was easy for me to separate out the Vintage mysteries from the others. I’m in the process of matching as many of them as I can (retroactively) to the categories in the contest. I’ve checked with Bev, and she said it would be permissible for me to sign up here and then at some point in December (once I’ve completed a list of books read, categories they fall under, and brief reviews), post a link in the wrap-up section to a page I’ll place on my seldom-used web site that would contain all the information.<br /><br />I already have short (one- to three-sentence) reviews I made for myself as I finished reading a book, and I hope to slightly (possibly more than slightly in some cases) expand most of these for the final wrap up document. <br /><br />It turns out I’ve read 22 Vintage mysteries this year, and I think I can fit most or all of them into one category or another. I apologize to those who took the more disciplined approach of determining books and categories in advance and posting on their blogs as they went along.<br /><br />Gary McDolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490316545742198574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-29632158610092218612013-06-08T03:46:23.036-04:002013-06-08T03:46:23.036-04:00Just stumbled on this challenge--right down my all...Just stumbled on this challenge--right down my alley! Do audio books count toward the challenge or do they have to be visually read?Gypsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726952526544619098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-43258995204355473272013-03-01T10:13:07.601-05:002013-03-01T10:13:07.601-05:00I just found out about this challenge! It is defi...I just found out about this challenge! It is definitely the one for me, I love vintage mysteries! Thanks for hosting this challenge!Marjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070831354076076284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-59727356430339946472013-02-02T00:25:26.776-05:002013-02-02T00:25:26.776-05:00Bev, I've tried to post my sign-up blog post s...Bev, I've tried to post my sign-up blog post several times, but it doesn't seem to go through. Today I got the message that I was already linked, but my post doesn't show up on your list. Perhaps you can help.<br /><br />http://www.scrambledbooks.com/2012/12/vintage-mystery-reading-challenge.html<br /><br />Donna @ ScrambledBooks.com<br /><br />dkioppolo at gmail dot comDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140033967048452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-12477178523843007692013-02-01T11:25:33.744-05:002013-02-01T11:25:33.744-05:00I'd like to sign up and try to read 16 books. ...I'd like to sign up and try to read 16 books. This challenge looks very interesting and it might help me to read more. Anyways, thanks for hosting this challenge. I will write a sign-up post on my blog shortly.<br /><br />Pikkon (Lay on the Crime Scene)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-57877134935295012292013-01-30T18:43:40.598-05:002013-01-30T18:43:40.598-05:00Signing up for 21!Signing up for 21!Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062628395256120383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-25106162175622007402013-01-26T09:22:41.081-05:002013-01-26T09:22:41.081-05:00Welcome Mic! Glad to have you join us!Welcome Mic! Glad to have you join us!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-88782019949349132162013-01-22T21:11:41.216-05:002013-01-22T21:11:41.216-05:00I started to collect older mystery novels a few ye...I started to collect older mystery novels a few years ago at antique stores, small indep book stores and the like. I can't wait to dig through them and see if the ones I haven't read fit any categories. I would like to try for 16 books read. Thanks, 2013 is starting to look up.<br />MicMichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924855471735655267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-47206074252955058102013-01-21T22:39:01.171-05:002013-01-21T22:39:01.171-05:00Donna: Ahhh. That's why I didn't see it. ...Donna: Ahhh. That's why I didn't see it. I was worried that I'd missed welcoming you to the challenge. :-)Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-51129808243429771062013-01-21T19:24:57.075-05:002013-01-21T19:24:57.075-05:00I wrote my sign-up blog post a month ago, but forg...I wrote my sign-up blog post a month ago, but forgot to post it. I'll have a review up soon.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140033967048452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-65907882767498645522013-01-07T04:40:03.765-05:002013-01-07T04:40:03.765-05:00Newbie here...to the challenge and to the genre. ...Newbie here...to the challenge and to the genre. I have read a few Agatha Christie novels, but that's it. Ready to dip my toe in! Thanks for hosting again!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-53282499046156307992013-01-01T11:43:17.568-05:002013-01-01T11:43:17.568-05:00S: I'm not sure how many vintage mysteries one...S: I'm not sure how many vintage mysteries one could find that feature a hobby--at least not in the way recent series do it. You might find a character who was a stamp/coin collector or a knitter (Miss Silver by Patricia Wentworth, for instance)....But I can't think of a single one with scrapbooking--or even where a scrapbook plays an integral part. But--I'm willing to consider the Hobby category (I think I'll call it Hobbies Can Be Murder just to keep it crime-like) and I'll put out a call to some of my fellow bloggers who know WAY more about vintage mysteries than I do and see if we can find one with scrapbooking for you. :-)Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-44920842428301438622012-12-30T20:39:23.836-05:002012-12-30T20:39:23.836-05:00I'm working on my post now - the only other ca...I'm working on my post now - the only other category that I could think of would be "Hobby Lobby" mysteries featuring a hobby. Mine would be about scrapbooking, if I can find any tales that were published pre-1960. There are several series now that are too new to qualify.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769556455551856486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-14709926493671596622012-12-18T13:09:44.872-05:002012-12-18T13:09:44.872-05:00I'm in this year. I'll link up my most as ...I'm in this year. I'll link up my most as soon as I write it.carolhttp://carolsnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-58239370920941648832012-11-24T22:15:50.155-05:002012-11-24T22:15:50.155-05:00Looks like fun!Looks like fun!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984938560695736640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-51960352743501915432012-11-20T13:24:33.951-05:002012-11-20T13:24:33.951-05:00No problem, Darlene. I'll have two prize draw...No problem, Darlene. I'll have two prize drawings and wanted to keep things organized.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-45253543669963764912012-11-20T12:59:53.045-05:002012-11-20T12:59:53.045-05:00Bev, thanks for fixing my link-up. I didn't re...Bev, thanks for fixing my link-up. I didn't realize that there was a separate linky for the mini-challenge.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222625207655829945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-4376970890941089912012-11-18T22:30:31.794-05:002012-11-18T22:30:31.794-05:00Bev, your categories are awesome! It would be so c...Bev, your categories are awesome! It would be so cool to try to do them ALL, LOL!<br /><br />I have never read a Vintage Mystery, and I so appreciate the Mini-Challenge option so that I can try them out!<br /><br />Thanks for hosting!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222625207655829945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-70153105677515480502012-11-18T19:22:01.791-05:002012-11-18T19:22:01.791-05:00Yay! Love the Scattergories, Bev!
Looking forward ...Yay! Love the Scattergories, Bev!<br />Looking forward to start reading and trying to fit my books in the categories.Landslidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896879184571646217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-59617719533279208542012-11-17T17:14:53.577-05:002012-11-17T17:14:53.577-05:00I have signed up now. This will be fun. I still ha...I have signed up now. This will be fun. I still have two to review and one more to read and review for the 2012 challenge.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-2354683610030762812012-11-17T11:07:43.544-05:002012-11-17T11:07:43.544-05:00Wow, this took some time setting up! I don't u...Wow, this took some time setting up! I don't usually read the older mysteries so I've got to think a bit more.Book Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078900987400537432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-91306400006344167892012-11-16T17:55:07.776-05:002012-11-16T17:55:07.776-05:00Oh my gosh. I am very excited. Off to compose a po...Oh my gosh. I am very excited. Off to compose a post to join the 2013 challenge. The categories sound great.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-79778261103375180092012-11-16T09:27:30.639-05:002012-11-16T09:27:30.639-05:00Jump in Jean! The water's fine. :-)Jump in Jean! The water's fine. :-)Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-36100976739191231812012-11-15T23:57:57.885-05:002012-11-15T23:57:57.885-05:00Hm, very tempting...I just discovered that Christi...Hm, very tempting...I just discovered that Christianna Brand wrote mysteries! (From here, maybe?) I only knew her as Nurse Matilda and cousin of my favorite illustrator, Edward Ardizzone.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com