tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post116121411984408824..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Me And Travis McGeeyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-64812346302247052762007-05-25T21:30:00.000-04:002007-05-25T21:30:00.000-04:00The Travis McGee books should be read in order of ...The Travis McGee books should be read in order of publication if possible because you get the progression of the Travis McGee character. This is not as important in the early books as the later works, but it will add to the experience. Some other authors whose works should be read in order for the character's evolution are Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak & Liam Campbell,John Straley's Cecil Younger,Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone,Robert Crais's Elvis Cole & Joe Pike...I could go on; but the point is, it adds that something extra to the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161719857396970082006-10-24T15:57:00.000-04:002006-10-24T15:57:00.000-04:00Michael Chabon's first couple of Pittsburgh-based ...Michael Chabon's first couple of Pittsburgh-based books were so familiar, I found myself wondering if I'd ever met the guy. In particular, the characters in "Mysteries of Pittsburgh" were exactly my age and in the same situation I was in at the time (post-college, trying to figure out who the hell we are). His descriptions of locales and people are so dead-on with my reality at the time that it's almost scary.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the movie, currently in production here in Pittsburgh (after a whole lot of bribery on the city's part, after they threatened to shoot in Canada). Word is that they've changed the plot quite a bit, and one of the actresses recently called us "Shitsburgh" in Rolling Stone, but looking forward to it nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161613385057675272006-10-23T10:23:00.000-04:002006-10-23T10:23:00.000-04:00For some reason this wouldn't post the other day:W...For some reason this wouldn't post the other day:<BR/><BR/>When Spider Robinson's Callahan series was still set on Long Island (they've since moved to Key West), I picked up many clues that suggested that the stories were set in a location quite close to where I grew up. So I'm pretty sure I know <I>exactly</I> where the bar was located. (Famous Last Words from many of his readers.)<BR/><BR/>Since I moved down here, I enjoy reading Anne Tyler's efforts to shoehorn Baltimore streets and landmarks into her books. They don't always make a lot of sense, but this is Baltimore dammit, and we're gonna inject some Baltimore into the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161555268946942602006-10-22T18:14:00.000-04:002006-10-22T18:14:00.000-04:00Oh, the Travis McGee books. Somebody recommended t...Oh, the Travis McGee books. Somebody recommended these to me years ago, and they've been on my reading list for a long time, but I never remembered who recommended them, or why, so they just keep sleeping down the list. <BR/><BR/>Now I know why, so I'll have to check them out.<BR/><BR/>For me, some of Larry McMurtry's books capture my home pretty well. I also really loved Mary Karr's, The Liar's Club because I grew up on the Texas Gulf Coast south and east of Houston. It's not a pretty picture she paints, but it's definitely honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161324476560558762006-10-20T02:07:00.000-04:002006-10-20T02:07:00.000-04:00ENGINEER, FIX THYSELF!!Watched Colbert, thought of...ENGINEER, FIX THYSELF!!<BR/>Watched Colbert, thought of you.<BR/><BR/>http://www.sefora.org/serendipity/index.php?/categories/11-SEA-NewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161308779128527312006-10-19T21:46:00.000-04:002006-10-19T21:46:00.000-04:00I've always loved Wilbur Smith. He writes about Af...I've always loved Wilbur Smith. He writes about Africa, and although I have never been there I have learned a lot about that continent.<BR/><BR/>In fact, when my brother went there and brought back pictures, I was able to identify places based on the descriptions from the novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161307320825738192006-10-19T21:22:00.000-04:002006-10-19T21:22:00.000-04:00Velma Wallis, an Athabaskan Indian who was born in...Velma Wallis, an Athabaskan Indian who was born in Fort Yukon, Alaska wrote Two Old Women, Bird Girl and Raising Ourselves. But I think Two Old Women is her best by far!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161295420689728852006-10-19T18:03:00.000-04:002006-10-19T18:03:00.000-04:00Headline: Yellojkt and Harmonica Man read same boo...<B>Headline: Yellojkt and Harmonica Man read same books!</B><BR/><BR/>What can I say. It doesn't happen very often :0Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161277818774107082006-10-19T13:10:00.000-04:002006-10-19T13:10:00.000-04:00I feel the same as you do about Garrison Keillor's...I feel the same as you do about Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion". Who doesn't love an author who says stuff like "Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze."Jenninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903648446615137811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1161276477138897492006-10-19T12:47:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:47:00.000-04:00I love those books too. I got hooked while I was i...I love those books too. I got hooked while I was in grad school--they were the perfect contrast to the boring, quantitative sociology articles I had to read.<BR/><BR/>Another favorite from that time is Elmore Leonard.Jamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328884172511150275noreply@blogger.com