tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post7790745084549964310..comments2024-03-18T14:56:30.629-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: A Dram of Poison: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-58640772778877313572012-05-23T09:25:44.013-04:002012-05-23T09:25:44.013-04:00Mis-labeling has ruined many a fine (?) book for m...Mis-labeling has ruined many a fine (?) book for me too, Bev. I find that sometimes with the older Edgar winners, books won if they seemd cutting edge because they contained ideas that were new at the time but that we've seen done to death. <br /><br />But this one sounds more like a twilight zone episode - hence, mis-labeled :-)Debbie Rodgers @Exurbanishttp://www.exurbanis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-33855599353724334092012-05-18T12:24:51.897-04:002012-05-18T12:24:51.897-04:00John:
It may well be that I missed the optimum re...John:<br /><br />It may well be that I missed the optimum reading moment for this one. That happens with books sometimes. Or maybe it was my sinus headache (that's been lingering for days now...). Don't know. I just think I would have liked the characters/story a lot better if it had been billed as fiction and not a mystery.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-65900912878222845692012-05-18T11:20:05.277-04:002012-05-18T11:20:05.277-04:00Hmm. I remember being on the edge of my seat wonde...Hmm. I remember being on the edge of my seat wondering if the olive oil bottle would be picked up by some stranger and he/she would end up using it unwittingly and die. I read this long before the days of the tainted Tylenol scandal and I was pretty much riveted and frightened by the idea of accidental poisoning like that. I also remember that the olive oil bottle was empty but the label was still on it or something like that. But I read this when I was in high school and I've obviously forgotten a huge portion of the book. Maybe if I re-read it now I'd be wondering what all the fuss is about.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com