tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post187210166042240200..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: A Series of Unfortunate EventsTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-3603624455475346882012-02-18T19:26:57.613+01:002012-02-18T19:26:57.613+01:00No need to apologize. We all have our daily distra...No need to apologize. We all have our daily distractions. <br /><br />You should directly plant yourself in a comfortable armchair the moment you get the book in your hands. I have the feeling it might end up on your list of all-time favorites.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-17793029794643816912012-02-18T17:24:18.483+01:002012-02-18T17:24:18.483+01:00I found this one of your better reviews (apologies...I found this one of your better reviews (apologies for not being able to comment earlier). You make this book sound very intriguing indeed! Now if only Mount TBR would get a little smaller so I could reach high enough to put this on top!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-32844601348974504802012-02-18T09:34:17.983+01:002012-02-18T09:34:17.983+01:00Curt makes an even better case for Farjeon and his...Curt makes an even better case for Farjeon and his <a href="http://thepassingtramp.blogspot.com/2011/11/another-pass-by-jefferson-farjeon-1883.html" rel="nofollow">introduction</a> also includes a selection of titles that are of potential interest to readers like us.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-58651442206118989762012-02-17T09:55:08.745+01:002012-02-17T09:55:08.745+01:00You make a very good case TomCat - what little I&#...You make a very good case TomCat - what little I've read of Farjeon's books (he also had several adapted for the screen in the 30s by the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Powell) didn't impress me much - but this sounds like a lot of fun. I shall definitely look again if I come across one of his books.<br /><br />Cheers mate,<br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-46600263827953322602012-02-17T08:48:21.028+01:002012-02-17T08:48:21.028+01:00@John:
Thanks for the tip-off, John! I have made...@John: <br /><br />Thanks for the tip-off, John! I have made a mental note for that title and hopefully I haven't cause a small outbreak of nostalgia with this review. <br /><br />@Curt: <br /><br />I think so, too. The book has lost nothing of its charm and it's a bit of a genre bender, as it can be read as a thriller or as an adventure story as well as an early coming-of-age tale, which means that readers who normally don't read crime fiction can enjoy it. <br /><br />Definitely a book that a publisher, like the Rue Morgue Press, should consider bringing back in circulation.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-52972153104594345142012-02-16T16:33:45.489+01:002012-02-16T16:33:45.489+01:00So glad you liked this and the modern context you ...So glad you liked this and the modern context you gave for it is informative too. I do think this is a delightful book, and certainly one of Farjeon's best. I think a lot of people would enjoy it.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85375686774526725082012-02-16T14:29:11.097+01:002012-02-16T14:29:11.097+01:00If you like child protagonists then you ought to r...If you like child protagonists then you ought to read the Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley. The second book, THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S, BAG is my favorite so far because it's about a puppet company (ah yes, my own nostalgic past!) and includes a near impossible crime with a murder method worthy of John Rhode.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com