tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post2045844089198815923..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: One for the Money: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-28648715561663082872013-03-14T13:50:35.160-04:002013-03-14T13:50:35.160-04:00I'm the exception here I suppose since I loved...I'm the exception here I suppose since I loved these early books and often laughed until I cried while reading. One time I fell off the sofa laughing so hard.<br /><br />But then I live in New Jersey. The humor in these books is definitely of the Joisey kind.<br /><br />I laughed my head off when Stephanie drove her car over her ex and broke his leg. Not because I'd laugh in real life, but realism intended here. It's all inner city fantasy and fast-talking nonsense told in a kind of weisenheimer girly way. <br /><br />It either appeals to you or it doesn't as in your case Bev and reading the comments I see that many do agree with you. Just thought I'd add my own two cents to the mix.<br /><br />P.S. The 'duck' thing always struck me as the sort of absurd something Cousin Vinnie might actually do. He is a lowlife after all. Ha!<br /><br />I can't help it, I laughed my head off in the first three or four books. Later on they do get repetitious. True.<br /><br />Oh, and I'd pick Ranger. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-66289292681463094732013-03-10T18:19:14.851-04:002013-03-10T18:19:14.851-04:00I tried to read the these books, I got about one t...I tried to read the these books, I got about one third of the way through the first one and gave up. I am glad to hear that I am not the only to not enjoy the books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-6908972383535980982013-03-08T18:17:35.071-05:002013-03-08T18:17:35.071-05:00I'm happy to see that I am not the only one to...I'm happy to see that I am not the only one to not like these books. I read all the praise and thought I was weird, well I am, but not with these books.<br />Thanks.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-1041107848285800192013-03-08T17:05:16.289-05:002013-03-08T17:05:16.289-05:00When I read the first one of these, shortly after ...When I read the first one of these, shortly after it came out, I thought it was hilarious. I even read a few more. But the series just continued to be the same plot (and often unappealing characters) over and over, so I did give up on it. Although I may read #9, since I still have it. This may be an insult to Kinky Friedman mysteries, but I compare it to that series, because they don't have much of a mystery. The supposed mystery is just an excuse for the story. Which, in the Kinky books, is a more worthwhile read.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-20006467399004177132013-03-08T15:56:13.492-05:002013-03-08T15:56:13.492-05:00My pleasure, Steve. Glad to take the hit for you....My pleasure, Steve. Glad to take the hit for you. :-)Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-58785990212409051162013-03-08T15:00:33.518-05:002013-03-08T15:00:33.518-05:00Yeah, I suspect this would so not be my thing -- y...Yeah, I suspect this would so not be my thing -- your comments confirmed it!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-77310829119382332822013-03-08T08:02:15.243-05:002013-03-08T08:02:15.243-05:00My sister-in-law finds these to be enjoyable light...My sister-in-law finds these to be enjoyable light reading and the one I borrowed from her prety much lived up to it - I found perfectly amusing but completely forgettable the second I put it away - amazing to think these are so incredibly popular though ... Thansk Bev.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-25520723126844727742013-03-08T02:25:59.511-05:002013-03-08T02:25:59.511-05:00I appreciate your efforts, Bev. Your suffering has...I appreciate your efforts, Bev. Your suffering has convinced me never to try the series as well. It sounds horrendous. Thanks for taking the hit for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com