tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post8197414104492099178..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Double Entendre TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-12195020580373431502016-06-21T08:44:48.237+02:002016-06-21T08:44:48.237+02:00The book has been marked on my wishlist! The book has been marked on my wishlist! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-52363971323986271982016-06-21T07:59:51.420+02:002016-06-21T07:59:51.420+02:00Family Matters is good. I wrote an article on Roll...Family Matters is good. I wrote an article on Rolls in CADS.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-43012759459125310842016-06-21T07:59:32.755+02:002016-06-21T07:59:32.755+02:00Family Matters is good. I wrote an article on Roll...Family Matters is good. I wrote an article on Rolls in CADS.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-67289841132853620782016-06-10T12:38:49.762+02:002016-06-10T12:38:49.762+02:00I hope you'll find the book as enjoyable as I ...I hope you'll find the book as enjoyable as I have. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-39414894962312571872016-06-10T12:38:14.765+02:002016-06-10T12:38:14.765+02:00That goes to show just how much I really know, but...That goes to show just how much I really know, but the Wilde, Trent and Rolls stories are jotted down for future use. Oates sounds interesting, but the label of "true traged," in combination with the fairly recent publication date, makes me a little bit hesitant. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-13032928167081958052016-06-10T09:27:05.862+02:002016-06-10T09:27:05.862+02:00Fantastic - so glad to hear this still holds up - ...Fantastic - so glad to hear this still holds up - must get a copy somehow ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-46792274357284439012016-06-09T20:42:48.225+02:002016-06-09T20:42:48.225+02:00If by "the Amateur Murderer" you mean an...If by "the Amateur Murderer" you mean an inept murderer who tries to kill someone using repeated methods with little success you'll find it used very often in dozens of movies and TV shows as well as many novels and stories. Just a few of the books and stories I know that use this plot device are "Lord Arthur Saville's Crime" by Oscar Wilde, All Dames Are Dynamite by Timothy Trent (based on the true story of Michael Malloy who survived seven murder attempts in the 1930s), Family Maters by Anthony Rolls, and The Tatooed Girl by Joyce Carol Oates. I can give you a very long list of movies it which it appears. The movies and TV shows all tend to be black comedies where the bungled murders are done for comic effect. The stories I referred to are not all funny, though. Oates' novel borders on true tragedy.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-18909129789816432302016-06-09T16:13:32.693+02:002016-06-09T16:13:32.693+02:00You're in good company, Kate. A good chunk of ...You're in good company, Kate. A good chunk of mystery readers seems to have made that mistake at one point or another. I'll probably make that mistake a few years from now, when referencing one of these books, but giving the wrong title or book. <br /><br />It's a curse upon our community, but one we can survive! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-8687163903757036262016-06-08T18:12:55.269+02:002016-06-08T18:12:55.269+02:00Glad you enjoyed this book. I did too. But I am on...Glad you enjoyed this book. I did too. But I am one of those people though who are guilty of confusing those two books. Not due to plot but because of the titles. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.com