tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post337404598388925948..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Reprint of the Year: Weekend at ThrackleyBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-77441626741727236512018-12-23T11:59:29.754-05:002018-12-23T11:59:29.754-05:00Which unreprinted Melville do you have John? I hav...Which unreprinted Melville do you have John? I have Warning to Critics. His best book that I have read is Death of Anton.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-20634147136005005672018-12-23T11:31:15.813-05:002018-12-23T11:31:15.813-05:00I did the three vote option that Kate has generous...I did the three vote option that Kate has generously allowed us. And I chose three writers whose entire output deserved to be reprinted. I have three of Melville’s books (one of which has yet to be reprinted) but I’ve not read any of them. I have this book, of course, and it’s still unread so I can’t vote for him at all. Bummer! But I did vote for Stagge...sort of. Because one of my votes went to Patrick Quentin who is the most represented writer in the long list of nominees. IMO, these guys are most deserving of the title whichever name the writing duo appears under. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-19030528915765837232018-12-15T14:04:45.354-05:002018-12-15T14:04:45.354-05:00Kate: I've got Death of Anton on my radar. I&#...Kate: I've got Death of Anton on my radar. I've already read Quick Curtain and thoroughly enjoyed it as well.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-11269869708130362732018-12-15T14:01:13.044-05:002018-12-15T14:01:13.044-05:00If you're completely new to Melville I'd r...If you're completely new to Melville I'd recommend reading Death of Anton, as that is the strongest of his titles.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-19995715285784048332018-12-15T12:29:49.452-05:002018-12-15T12:29:49.452-05:00You are doing a great selling job on this one! it ...You are doing a great selling job on this one! it sounds very good, and I don't think I have read any Alan Melville. How to vote, how to vote - it's going to be hard... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-65635298564318275322018-12-15T11:51:15.754-05:002018-12-15T11:51:15.754-05:00Bev: I wouldn't disagree with either of those ...Bev: I wouldn't disagree with either of those opinions! :)Aidan @ Mysteries Ahoy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00106936772297649003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-45700079948994463562018-12-15T11:48:09.027-05:002018-12-15T11:48:09.027-05:00Oh...and you're very welcome!Oh...and you're very welcome!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-46344836555972273832018-12-15T11:47:36.077-05:002018-12-15T11:47:36.077-05:00Aidan: I like this much better than Christie's...Aidan: I like this much better than Christie's Man in the Brown Suit. I think Mary Carson is a much stronger character than Anne Beddingfield even though the doesn't feature quite as prominently in this story. Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-81733339346835083842018-12-15T11:33:40.100-05:002018-12-15T11:33:40.100-05:00Firstly thanks for linking to my review. I wasn...Firstly thanks for linking to my review. I wasn't quite as enthusiastic about this as you were but then I think I came to it with really high hopes as Death of Anton is one of my favorite BLCC releases so far. That being said, this is still a very entertaining read, particularly for readers who like adventure-thriller stories in the style of Christie's The Man in the Brown Suit.<br /><br />Where I definitely do agree though is that this really doesn't feel like a first novel. Melville's prose and characterizations are both on point and I agree that Carson's daughter Mary is a wonderful character who is more than just a love interest.Aidan @ Mysteries Ahoy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00106936772297649003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-4418276960069015662018-12-15T07:01:36.774-05:002018-12-15T07:01:36.774-05:00Another compelling case. No idea who to vote for g...Another compelling case. No idea who to vote for given how well everyone is arguing for their respective books. This debut by Melville is intriguing as it is quite different from what he does in his later books. I agree that the real mystery is why Jim is invited down in the first place - which is an unusual mystery element as normally it is all about whodunnit. <br />I also love your visual for this post. But then with all your TNB imaging experience behind you I would expect no less!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.com