tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post708968592036351421..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Young Mrs. Cavendish & the Kaiser's Men: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-38583854240095596602015-07-13T10:08:56.071-04:002015-07-13T10:08:56.071-04:00The book cover caught my eye on the Cloak & Da...The book cover caught my eye on the Cloak & Dagger linky. I am confused as to if this is an old book, or written as HF. Too bad it didn't live up to expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582583925813368098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-46839996427465136812015-07-09T14:30:57.819-04:002015-07-09T14:30:57.819-04:00I read Beck's Fu Manchu spoof (REVENGE OF KALI...I read Beck's Fu Manchu spoof (REVENGE OF KALI-RA , I think is the title) and thought exactly the same things you point out here. Should've been frothy and fun. Instead it was patronizing and contemptuous of Rohmer. Plus nearly all of the characters were lame stereotypes. I always see through writers who have contempt for what they are making fun of. I've always felt that a true genre parody should point out the absurdities of the fictional trappings while at the same time celebrating them.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-90310625344449721742015-07-08T17:32:56.789-04:002015-07-08T17:32:56.789-04:00Sorry to see this fell flat for you. Great review!...Sorry to see this fell flat for you. Great review!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-51872030922256935132015-07-06T16:26:13.732-04:002015-07-06T16:26:13.732-04:00Thanks for playing Bev, sorry this didn't hold...Thanks for playing Bev, sorry this didn't hold your attention though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-17305001384000565412015-07-05T14:25:08.625-04:002015-07-05T14:25:08.625-04:00The premise sounds good. Maybe I would like it.The premise sounds good. Maybe I would like it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com