tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post7675823304306747820..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Far From Impossible TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-5348251156049370832016-02-13T12:55:28.350+01:002016-02-13T12:55:28.350+01:00The new version of C&L website puts the fourth...The new version of C&L website puts the fourth volume in front of all projects, in mid-2016, with Doug Greene hinting at the fifth and final in early 2018. Pity would that be not attempting to emulate the success with author's other series...JPRidgewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239204379942649749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-11628515402685015102016-01-04T20:04:56.746+01:002016-01-04T20:04:56.746+01:00I have to wonder why it takes them so long for eac...I have to wonder why it takes them so long for each volume. I know that it would take time to type it all up, but you wouldn't think that it would take a decade.The Dark Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453733187338447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-20214946672884284032016-01-04T13:47:56.245+01:002016-01-04T13:47:56.245+01:00Thanks! I usually don't need a lot of encourag...Thanks! I usually don't need a lot of encouragement to drone on about impossible crime stories. Even when they are not the best in their class. <br /><br />I'd imagine someone who fears clowns would appreciate these type of book covers. If I recall correctly, this is the third cover appearing on this blog that depicts a dead clown. Other two being Stuart Palmer's <i><a href="http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2015/01/playing-fool.html" rel="nofollow">Unhappy Hooligan</a></i> and Marcia Muller's <i><a href="http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-files-of-all-souls.html" rel="nofollow">The McCone Files</a></i>.<br /><br />It's kind of surprising how many murdered clowns I've come across in detective stories over the years. The list would be surprisingly long! <br /><br /><i>Far From Impossible: More and More Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne</i> would be great potential title for the fourth volume. And I'm still surprised Japan already has a complete collection of Dr. Hawthorne stories. Not fair at all! <br />TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-43843423579870501862016-01-04T13:41:17.208+01:002016-01-04T13:41:17.208+01:00There's roughly a decade between the release o...There's roughly a decade between the release of each volume, which means we can look forward to a fourth one somewhere between 2022 and 2024. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-57256964837379795892016-01-04T13:35:58.261+01:002016-01-04T13:35:58.261+01:00Oh good. For a brief moment, I was afraid my burn-...Oh good. For a brief moment, I was afraid my burn-the-heretics approach was going to backfire on me. So I'll pass on your offer to baby-sit my bookshelves. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-3472953261355429042016-01-04T08:59:03.870+01:002016-01-04T08:59:03.870+01:00You're definitely a much more diligent writer ...You're definitely a much more diligent writer than I am, because I really couldn't write something short on all of the stories in each Hawthorne collection (all of my Hawthorne reviews were just on the whole books). The stories are, in general, fun, but they tend to be very alike at a structural level.<br /><br />I see each English collection has more stories than the Japanese ones, and I have to admit I already thought those were a bit on the longish side.<br /><br />I absolutely love the Japanese covers, but a dead clown, huh? With my fear of clowns, I'm not sure whether I'd be happy because of the scene, or just too afraid to own the book because it still features a clown! <br /><br />As this English version features the same subtitle as the Japanese version, I hope further English versions will also take a cue from the Japanese subtitles. Seeeing More and More Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne and Further and Further Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne always make me grin.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-74436683937107788982016-01-04T08:45:29.798+01:002016-01-04T08:45:29.798+01:00I've heard these sort of criticisms about this...I've heard these sort of criticisms about this book from a lot of people, which suggests that I was right about postponing getting this one. That said, the next clutch of stories are apparently top-notch, so one can only hope that C&L release a fourth collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-1391456118769108352016-01-03T23:17:54.422+01:002016-01-03T23:17:54.422+01:00I hope that you aren't talking about me at the...I hope that you aren't talking about me at the end, because I also agree that this collection is rather, "Meh". :P But sure, go into hiding, just give me your address, I'll house-sit for you. Might borrow a few books while I'm there. :PThe Dark Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453733187338447742noreply@blogger.com