tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post5085846419631335852..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: A Question of Identity - Susan Hilllynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-42062744886854844932012-12-23T10:27:15.855+11:002012-12-23T10:27:15.855+11:00Merry Christmas David, it's good to hear from ...Merry Christmas David, it's good to hear from you. Yes, we seem to agree on the strengths of the series. I'll keep reading it for the same reasons as you. If I want a puzzle rather than character development & atmosphere, there are plenty of Golden Age authors I can turn to.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-32258292013352657022012-12-23T10:25:36.236+11:002012-12-23T10:25:36.236+11:00I think we should start lobbying SH for a new seri...I think we should start lobbying SH for a new series focusing on Cat! I think Simon's police team are less interesting now than they were in the earlier books. There was Freya of course but also Nathan who turned up in this book. Simon seems to have become more remote from his colleagues. Did you notice that he kept sloping off on his own to have a coffee & think it all through? Hardly the teamwork that was evident in the earlier books. He'll be a PI walking the mean streets before we know it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-13997262613802082702012-12-23T10:22:15.201+11:002012-12-23T10:22:15.201+11:00Simon, I've read both & I don't think ...Simon, I've read both & I don't think I have a preference. The things I enjoy about the Serrailler novels are the same things I enjoy about her literary fiction or the ghost stories - the writing & the characters. I know crime fiction isn't your genre but you do love a novella & many of SH's books are perfect for you there.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-34995520145982605632012-12-23T10:20:06.684+11:002012-12-23T10:20:06.684+11:00There's obviously enough to keep us all readin...There's obviously enough to keep us all reading, isn't there? This wouldn't be the first mystery series that I look forward to because of the characters rather than the puzzle.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-26040431774771393082012-12-23T07:38:55.613+11:002012-12-23T07:38:55.613+11:00I've long said that I enjoy this series primar...I've long said that I enjoy this series primarily on account of the setting and the continuing family background. It seems I am not alone.<br /><br />Whilst here, may I take this opportunity to send you Seasons Greetings.David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-15705694666757354152012-12-23T02:07:58.175+11:002012-12-23T02:07:58.175+11:00I've just finished reading this book and like ...I've just finished reading this book and like you, although I like to know 'who done it' the family characters and relationships are far more absorbing, I love the descriptions of the town and Cat's home, life and family. In the first few novels Simon was more interesting than he is now, perhaps because somehow, for me anyway, Cat has become more central than he to the stories:) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-88777163047900902922012-12-22T21:02:38.930+11:002012-12-22T21:02:38.930+11:00I was at a Susan Hill event a while ago, where she...I was at a Susan Hill event a while ago, where she mentioned that her readers tend to read *either* her Serrailler books *or* her other novels. Obviously some bloggers do both, but I have to admit that I haven't been tempted to read any of these for the smallest second... but I do love her lit fic novellas!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-87988565317787257402012-12-22T18:52:37.573+11:002012-12-22T18:52:37.573+11:00I agree with every word you say! as I also knew wh...I agree with every word you say! as I also knew who the killer was, and am not wildly interested in Simon. But I'll keep reading too.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-73441883828128401402012-12-22T14:28:52.951+11:002012-12-22T14:28:52.951+11:00Yes, it did. I was very surprised to realise I'...Yes, it did. I was very surprised to realise I'd worked it out because I never do. I'll keep reading the series for the characters not the mystery though.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-19835010909088751152012-12-22T14:26:25.173+11:002012-12-22T14:26:25.173+11:00I'm starting to think they should be catalogue...I'm starting to think they should be catalogued as family sagas rather than mysteries! I found I was skimming over the sections insode the killer's head to get to the next installment of the family drama.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-16139847604944466992012-12-22T13:26:31.980+11:002012-12-22T13:26:31.980+11:00It just had to be him, didn't it? :) I think ...It just had to be him, didn't it? :) I think there are probably a lot of people who are following this series (and looking forward to the next book!) for the same reasons we are. Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-77267152895075964162012-12-22T13:13:49.036+11:002012-12-22T13:13:49.036+11:00Lyn, I agree completely! Cat is much my favorite ...Lyn, I agree completely! Cat is much my favorite character, and I've also become very fond of Judith (and now concerned about her).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com