tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post198845646102117832..comments2024-02-23T20:58:05.039-05:00Comments on the crime segments: back to the north: Spring Tide, by Cilla & Rolf BörjlindNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-21697779217984142602014-09-19T20:11:37.043-04:002014-09-19T20:11:37.043-04:00After Birdman,I won't be revisiting her.After Birdman,I won't be revisiting her.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-85869802026940188712014-09-19T20:10:57.346-04:002014-09-19T20:10:57.346-04:00This one definitely needed editing!This one definitely needed editing!NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-60194878342896070092014-09-19T20:04:27.850-04:002014-09-19T20:04:27.850-04:00Oh, Mo Hayder. I read The Devil of Nanking about ...Oh, Mo Hayder. I read The Devil of Nanking about Japan's war on Nanking in 1937 where hundreds of thousands of Chinese people were raped, tortured and killed. I skipped half as I read it. The descriptions were of such sadism that I couldn't read them. However, what I gleaned between the atrocities was a history I didn't know. Her afterword was good.<br /><br />This book led me toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-38560645679147962052014-09-15T11:09:46.354-04:002014-09-15T11:09:46.354-04:00I think lots of current crime novels could be trim...I think lots of current crime novels could be trimmed down, or maybe even cut in half, including this one. I liked the second half of this one more than the first.RebeccaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720581274534125405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-49113834706445039832014-09-15T08:40:28.968-04:002014-09-15T08:40:28.968-04:00The opening scene is quite original, and I've ...The opening scene is quite original, and I've never seen anything like it either. As far as horrific crimes go, this one is tame compared to some I've encountered. For example, I've just finished Birdman, by Mo Hayder - and probably will never read her again. She seems to delight in graphic violence.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-65811624306833104222014-09-15T05:15:51.319-04:002014-09-15T05:15:51.319-04:00Ooh, between the horrific initial crime and the co...Ooh, between the horrific initial crime and the coincidences, I think I won't read this one. That is a horrendous opening murder. I've never even thought of such a crime.<br /><br />I think I'll wait and see if the second book is better. What does draw me in is a smart woman detective. But I'll wait anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com