tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post2160764856808029768..comments2023-04-21T00:57:59.827-05:00Comments on Nearly nothing but novels: book reviews of fiction and crime fiction: Murder in China and Tibet, and London; Peter Rozovsky!Jim's Words Music and Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882203075812395266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-545236418048442792007-11-21T12:57:00.000-06:002007-11-21T12:57:00.000-06:00Thanks, and a happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Sha...Thanks, and a happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Shan winds up in a kind of isolated retirement at the end of <I>The Skull Mantra</I>, so one can imagine a dramatic event pulling him away in the second book, a kind of repitition of the weird semi-release from prison. I wonder if Pattison repeated the device in the third and subsequent books.<BR/>===================<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Detectives Beyond Borders</A><BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-30666319912263579902007-11-21T10:05:00.000-06:002007-11-21T10:05:00.000-06:00Surprisingly, considering how much I liked the boo...Surprisingly, considering how much I liked the book, I haven't read any of the others. At least I have something to look forward to. Since the detective is freed at the end, maybe he turns up as an itinerant shamus, covering many provinces in China. I'll be off line for a while. Best wishes for the holiday, JimJim's Words Music and Sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882203075812395266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-87501866542652391662007-11-21T02:30:00.000-06:002007-11-21T02:30:00.000-06:00Thanks. Have you read any of the others in the ser...Thanks. Have you read any of the others in the series? I was surprised to learn recently that there are, if I recall correctly, five in all. Pattison set the bar high in the first book with his improbable protagonist. How many times can a guy be sprung from a labor camp to solve a case? I hope he's able to find similarly tension-producing situations in subsequent books.<BR/>===================<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/><BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-42037696598597605012007-11-21T00:41:00.000-06:002007-11-21T00:41:00.000-06:00Peter, thanks for posting your feedback and linkin...Peter, thanks for posting your feedback and linking to your great review. I commented on your review page and recommend it to all.<BR/><BR/>JimJim's Words Music and Sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882203075812395266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-28968801296996791652007-11-21T00:17:00.000-06:002007-11-21T00:17:00.000-06:00You can find out what I think of it here. I've jus...You can find out what I think of it <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2007/10/skull-mantra-and-question-for-readers.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I've just taken <I>Water Touching Stone</I> out of the library. I'll probably post a comment once I've read it.<BR/>===================<BR/> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Detectives Beyond Borders</A><BR/> <BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-87895154738887290572007-09-07T00:33:00.000-05:002007-09-07T00:33:00.000-05:00I was impressed by The Skull Mantra. I look forwa...I was impressed by The Skull Mantra. I look forward to hearing what you think about it. Thanks! JimJim's Words Music and Sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882203075812395266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-58615736216698439552007-09-07T00:16:00.000-05:002007-09-07T00:16:00.000-05:00Wow, it appears that The Skull Mantra has a highly...Wow, it appears that <I>The Skull Mantra</I> has a highly original conception of its protagonist, not an easy feat in crime stories.<BR/> <BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-36794945496688232082007-09-07T00:09:00.000-05:002007-09-07T00:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for taking the time to comment! I look for...Thanks for taking the time to comment! I look forward to continuing the discusson. JimJim's Words Music and Sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882203075812395266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286486548997104497.post-68987916167217422112007-09-06T23:30:00.000-05:002007-09-06T23:30:00.000-05:00I don't always agree with you, but I see that you ...I don't always agree with you, but I see that you are objective in your <BR/>postings. Despite the differences I still enjoy reading your posts and I <BR/>often learn even when our viewpoints are different. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com