tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post111343965039384274..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: Building a MysteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113663147946870422005-04-16T07:52:00.000-07:002005-04-16T07:52:00.000-07:00My philosophy (which drives my mother crazy) is th...My philosophy (which drives my mother crazy) is that books, music and earrings, LOL, are always worth it. I'll eat peanut butter and ramen noodles if I have to.<BR/><BR/>Have you tried Powell's? (Big used-book purveyor.) Do they ship across the pond?LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113645247132846502005-04-16T02:54:00.000-07:002005-04-16T02:54:00.000-07:00Yippeee....I'm badly in need of some light and sil...Yippeee....I'm badly in need of some light and silly reading. Just hope they are available here, as I've run out of Merrily Watkins books, but guess that the Spencer Fleming titles are probably not quite worth paying transatlantic shipping for?? Just ordered way too many books on amazon this week...Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113587119848087192005-04-15T10:45:00.000-07:002005-04-15T10:45:00.000-07:00Do you remember which one had the dog? (I apologiz...Do you remember which one had the dog? (I apologize for the dog obsession. You'd think the fact that it's a clergywoman would be enough for me!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113585072242245552005-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:002005-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:00Dylan: I rather suspect that a lot of that comes ...Dylan: I rather suspect that a lot of that comes from editors who think that the public has a craving for stories about misbehaving clergy.<BR/><BR/>I used to enjoy Kemmelman's (sp?) Rabbi Small mysteries...I learned a lot about Judaism, and there was no gratuitous naughtiness on the <I>rebbe's</I> part.;-)LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113583619272316432005-04-15T09:46:00.000-07:002005-04-15T09:46:00.000-07:00I like these mysteries, but I have to say that I g...I like these mysteries, but I have to say that I get annoyed at how every book with a clergy protagonist, especially if it's a mystery, seemingly MUST involve some kind of angst over a forbidden love/lust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113531568835408892005-04-14T19:19:00.000-07:002005-04-14T19:19:00.000-07:00Quotidiangrace: Um -- yup.;-)I sincerely hope the...Quotidiangrace: Um -- yup.;-)<BR/><BR/>I sincerely hope they never make a movie or TV minseries out of a Spencer-Fleming mystery...I'm sure Hollywood would completely butcher it.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113531449785974972005-04-14T19:17:00.000-07:002005-04-14T19:17:00.000-07:00Christopher: So often in "holy sleuth" mysteries ...Christopher: So often in "holy sleuth" mysteries the protagonist's vocation is just a cutesy shtik, as it were, that has no real bearing on the plot, and that is not reflected in the character's inner life. I appreciate the way Spencer-Fleming integrates Claire's faith and her ministry into the entire story. Now, these books aren't exactly Dostoevsky, LOL, but they're several cuts above the usual "loveable priest-detective" mysteries.<BR/><BR/>Your post made me think of another detective series set in Amish country...the hero isn't particularly religious, but the plots include a lot about Amish/Mennonite theology and practice. I live in an area of my state with a large Amish population, and I thought that for the most part the stories were fairly accurate, if a bit romanticized, in depicting the Amish community. Can't remember the author though.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113530851871722482005-04-14T19:07:00.000-07:002005-04-14T19:07:00.000-07:00Songbird: Oddly enough -- I say "oddly" because u...Songbird: Oddly enough -- I say "oddly" because usually I remember pet details before I remember people details in novels, LOL -- I can't remember what breed of dog she has, but I do remember something about her dog-sitting, and winding up with the dog. Which is kind of how I wound up with <I>my</I> dog.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113527756738652982005-04-14T18:15:00.000-07:002005-04-14T18:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for the tip. It sounds like these books wou...Thanks for the tip. It sounds like these books would make a much better mini-series than Revelations!Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113525566671659392005-04-14T17:39:00.000-07:002005-04-14T17:39:00.000-07:00This sounds great. I've been looking for some mor...This sounds great. I've been looking for some more mysteries that involve a faith aspect.Closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752595488795781895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113505130257235102005-04-14T11:58:00.000-07:002005-04-14T11:58:00.000-07:00Is there a Bernese Mountain Dog in one of her book...Is there a Bernese Mountain Dog in one of her books? I believe somewhere I heard that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113487048956191402005-04-14T06:57:00.000-07:002005-04-14T06:57:00.000-07:00I was laughing. Good one.;-)I <I>was</I> laughing. Good one.<BR/><BR/>;-)blshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627725321531151309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113476949688600242005-04-14T04:09:00.000-07:002005-04-14T04:09:00.000-07:00I'll have to check that out.An exorcist, eh? Does...I'll have to check that out.<BR/><BR/>An exorcist, eh? Does she hire out?;-)LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1113452340001748152005-04-13T21:19:00.000-07:002005-04-13T21:19:00.000-07:00ah, but wait until you read about the reverend mer...ah, but wait until you read about the reverend merrily watkins, special exorcist for a parish on the welsh border. it's fabulous, scary and surprisingly intelligent. (phil rickman is the author of the series.)Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com