tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post7960526098695506315..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Mother Finds a Body: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-57796068096124087132015-01-16T10:28:33.101-05:002015-01-16T10:28:33.101-05:00Sounds like I would have to be in the correct absu...Sounds like I would have to be in the correct absurdist mood to read it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention though. I never even knew it existed. DNAPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604877399252352202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-75130245132685266872015-01-13T22:01:31.339-05:002015-01-13T22:01:31.339-05:00JOhn: The Feminist Press reprint (e-book and paper...JOhn: The Feminist Press reprint (e-book and paperback). I sent you a link by email.<br /><br />Les: I've got nothing against the trailer honeymoon per se (I grew up camping). But. I really couldn't take the number of people living in the thing with them. Just not reasonable.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-58175022404022416662015-01-13T21:37:13.749-05:002015-01-13T21:37:13.749-05:00Elisa: As I mention, the book got a few good revie...Elisa: As I mention, the book got a few good reviews on GoodReads...it's possible that if you liked her first one, that you'd like this one. You never know. The saddest thing for me is that it is such a really good vintage copy with dustjacket and all, but I won't be holding onto it. It's gone into the prize bin for my sponsored challenges. Maybe someone will want to give it a home.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-2987724822846126562015-01-13T20:57:00.487-05:002015-01-13T20:57:00.487-05:00Gypsy Rose Lee’s son, Erik Lee Preminger says the ...Gypsy Rose Lee’s son, Erik Lee Preminger says the book was based in part on his mother’s experiences – she really did honeymoon in a trailer – and the comics and strippers in the novel were very similar to the type of people she worked with in her own burlesque career. As for his grandmother – the “mother” of the title – Preminger writes, “My mother said she was ‘charming, courageous, resourceful, and ambitious. She was also, in a feminine way, ruthless…A jungle mother.’” It's also worth noting (for fredamans) that Gypsy's relationship with her mother was the basis for the Broadway musical (and I think movie) "Gypsy," one of the great musical classics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-74465066152748761282015-01-13T20:03:48.548-05:002015-01-13T20:03:48.548-05:00Well, that stinks. I rather liked G-String Murders...Well, that stinks. I rather liked G-String Murders so when I saw that there was another Gypsy Rose Lee mystery, I got really excited. To bad this one is so awful. DNAPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604877399252352202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-6376705223711756682015-01-13T19:56:19.035-05:002015-01-13T19:56:19.035-05:00I think I'll pass on this one. If I want to d...I think I'll pass on this one. If I want to deal with Momma Rose, I'll just watch Rosalind Russell play her.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-2509761956216543812015-01-13T19:00:53.523-05:002015-01-13T19:00:53.523-05:00I like 'noir', it's generally off-beat...I like 'noir', it's generally off-beat and gritty. This doesn't give me that vibe at all. I think I will pass.<br />On another note, wasn't there a song or a movie written because of the author? The name triggers so much for me but the foggy brain cannot remember why.<br />Great review!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-45555586038659865082015-01-13T17:54:08.602-05:002015-01-13T17:54:08.602-05:00What edition calls it a noir thriller? Must be a r...What edition calls it a noir thriller? Must be a reprint from very recent years. I didn't know it had been reprinted. Noah Stewart once told me MOTHER FINDS A BODY was pretty darn awful and I've never bothered looking for a copy. After reading this review now I know Ill never read it. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com