tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post684624570329605645..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: The Mystery of Tunnel 51 [books]Mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-15301571402524571482016-11-11T09:39:56.171+00:002016-11-11T09:39:56.171+00:00It was good fun!It was good fun!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-76796432000379145642016-11-11T09:39:41.145+00:002016-11-11T09:39:41.145+00:00If there's ever anything you'd like me to ...If there's ever anything you'd like me to send you, let me know - we have a godo cheap bookshop in Trow so I could keep an eye out for things.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-55928199672166385912016-11-11T09:39:11.498+00:002016-11-11T09:39:11.498+00:00I love a good tale of derring-do. Something with p...I love a good tale of derring-do. Something with plenty of action and adventure, where wrongs are righted and the day saved.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-46241694468132951582016-11-11T09:38:20.050+00:002016-11-11T09:38:20.050+00:00Can't beat a good adventure story!Can't beat a good adventure story!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-7975569090679977752016-11-11T09:38:03.838+00:002016-11-11T09:38:03.838+00:00I'm glad I picked it up; I read one of the oth...I'm glad I picked it up; I read one of the others in the series but didn't enjoy it half so much, but the Indian setting persuaded me to give this one a try.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-66178248498983355302016-11-11T09:36:44.496+00:002016-11-11T09:36:44.496+00:00It was! I always read these books knowing there wi...It was! I always read these books knowing there will be something offensive, so it was a relief when things turned out better than expected.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-47852345982707456742016-11-11T09:36:10.852+00:002016-11-11T09:36:10.852+00:00Ooh, I haven't read that one. I've got som...Ooh, I haven't read that one. I've got some of the Inspector Ghote books (India) and they're very good.<br /><br />N-word brown. I hadn't realised that was still being talked about in the 60s; I see it a lot in 1930s clothes/fabric adverts. Glad that expression has gone from our lexicon.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-6571185415038036922016-11-11T09:34:22.817+00:002016-11-11T09:34:22.817+00:00It looks like that's changed, the US appears t...It looks like that's changed, the US appears to be experiencing a wave of nastiness similar to that we saw in post-Brexit Britain.<br /><br />I wish people all decided they needed someone to be extra nice to instead. What a lovely place the world would be then!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-82848473557651538182016-11-11T09:33:09.438+00:002016-11-11T09:33:09.438+00:00I enjoyed Kim more than I expected to. And, to be ...I enjoyed Kim more than I expected to. And, to be honest, I find the writings of people who had actually spent time in Asia infinitely preferable to that of those who hadn't - one early 50s crime novel disgusted me in its portrayal of a mixed-race airman. (I have kept the book because it reminds me just how hard things would have been for my family in many instances. It still enrages me!)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-86673162969616270252016-11-11T09:30:48.987+00:002016-11-11T09:30:48.987+00:00I've added a load of them to my Amazon wishlis...I've added a load of them to my Amazon wishlist, which I maintain to help confused relatives. (Otherwise I'll end up with more body lotion, and I still have some of that left from Christmas 2014!)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-83544222410866667802016-11-08T20:47:26.095+00:002016-11-08T20:47:26.095+00:00Sounds really interesting, will keep a look out fo...Sounds really interesting, will keep a look out for it. Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-76486412150669983702016-11-01T10:30:14.828+00:002016-11-01T10:30:14.828+00:00I suppose I will have to keep this in my mind'...I suppose I will have to keep this in my mind's notebook, and maybe the book will get translated - one day. There are a lot of books, some of them intriguing, world-known and rewarded that haven't yet been available over here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-16511357205050323982016-10-29T17:42:45.235+01:002016-10-29T17:42:45.235+01:00That isn't my normal kind of book (although it...That isn't my normal kind of book (although it's so long since I sat down and read anything, who knows if my tastes have changed) but with this review I might be tempted! Thanks Mim! frecklefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881334320685123475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29018341780452961132016-10-29T16:06:07.442+01:002016-10-29T16:06:07.442+01:00One to add to the list, thanks Mim!One to add to the list, thanks Mim!Porcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-35085379851450541072016-10-28T14:13:52.289+01:002016-10-28T14:13:52.289+01:00That does sound like a good read, Mim. I must keep...That does sound like a good read, Mim. I must keep my eyes peeled for this author. I love the cover as well.<br /><br />Have a great weekend<br /><br />Veronica<br />vronni60s.blogspot.comVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-48888243515062226362016-10-28T08:31:19.261+01:002016-10-28T08:31:19.261+01:00Sounds like a interesting read in many aspects. Gr...Sounds like a interesting read in many aspects. Great review. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-32008466646709726512016-10-27T20:33:25.657+01:002016-10-27T20:33:25.657+01:00Thank you for the great review. It sounds like a r...Thank you for the great review. It sounds like a really interesting book an not too much of a period piece. I never fail to be surprised by the levels of sexism and racism in those early 20th C books but it was so endemic even until relatively recently. When we were cleaning out the loft in my Mum's house she had an old time of paint from the 1960's and the colour was called "n****r Mother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-56358376758934929852016-10-27T03:58:33.787+01:002016-10-27T03:58:33.787+01:00On my last visit to the US I couldn't help but...On my last visit to the US I couldn't help but notice the only groups it was ok to publicly insult & treat with contempt were the white working class and the obese. I guess people always need someone to be nasty to?<br />Casual antisemitism seems to be almost a must for 1920s novels. <br />Sounds like a good book none the less!Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-26350341885477384872016-10-26T22:23:08.829+01:002016-10-26T22:23:08.829+01:00A spy story set in India, now you're talking. ...A spy story set in India, now you're talking. That's one I haven't read. With the prospect of a return to my spiritual homeland not too far away I start consuming any book remotely Indian I can lay my paws on.<br />I know what you mean, I tend to favour Indian authors over Colonial ones. Some of the language in Kim is cringe-worthy. <br />I am quite fond of John Masters, The Lotus andVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-56010749624370579372016-10-26T20:57:20.120+01:002016-10-26T20:57:20.120+01:00Oooh, I've been meaning to tell you about the ...Oooh, I've been meaning to tell you about the Wallace novels ever since I stumbled across three of them (oddly, and frustratingly, numbers 8-10 of 10 - what's that about, eh?!) in my local branch of The Works (on a 3 for £5 deal, now sadly finished). "Mim would like these", I thought to myself, having read all three of them in record time. <br /><br />Absolutely agree with youBruce Partington-Planshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336280062885272950noreply@blogger.com