tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post3118926765390405483..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: The Book That Started Me on the Path to Murder & MayhemSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-61997760593247027742012-01-05T12:07:36.587-08:002012-01-05T12:07:36.587-08:00Enid Blyton just proves character (even stereotype...Enid Blyton just proves character (even stereotypes) and a good story trumps everything. Why else would generations of kids keep turning them pages. But by the hell, I miss those Farmhouse teas with lashings of Gingerbeer!Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90258014877205766662012-01-03T14:20:37.061-08:002012-01-03T14:20:37.061-08:00My reading choices were eclectic even as a kid, bu...My reading choices were eclectic even as a kid, but I remember all those Nancy Drew mysteries!CathyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671747592743029540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-84014767020561951642012-01-03T09:24:24.641-08:002012-01-03T09:24:24.641-08:00I guess the second influence in my life was Nancy ...I guess the second influence in my life was Nancy Drew and writing today. The first was Edna ferber's Show Boat and performing.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-84606867048626243292012-01-03T02:29:09.716-08:002012-01-03T02:29:09.716-08:00Hi Amy,
I hadn't heard of PC Wren, but I have...Hi Amy,<br /><br />I hadn't heard of PC Wren, but I have heard of Beau Gest. I think readers can find books anywhere. I've found books high up in mountain cabins when I was desperate for something to read!Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-14113375732506747292012-01-03T02:25:09.752-08:002012-01-03T02:25:09.752-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed the post, Jenny :)
It was...I'm glad you enjoyed the post, Jenny :)<br />It was a trip down memory lane for me too.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-35901643490571932062012-01-02T19:32:00.917-08:002012-01-02T19:32:00.917-08:00Because my early childhood was spent in remote loc...Because my early childhood was spent in remote locations in the Australian Outback, most of my reading came from adult books left by others.<br />My father paraphrased "Mort'd'Arthur" and other classics as bedtime stories, but the one I remember reading earliest was by P.C.Wren (the author of Beau Geste). It was a sea story and mystery of plots within plots (Dad had to explain some of them). I can't remember it's name across seventy odd years, but I'd love to read it again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317057076872312926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15148281881400515562012-01-02T17:07:07.473-08:002012-01-02T17:07:07.473-08:00What a trip down memory lane! I loved Enid Blyton ...What a trip down memory lane! I loved Enid Blyton and used to weave myself into Nancy Drew stories while going to sleep at nights :)Jenny Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320451924849353120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-77738223872438656632012-01-02T17:00:17.086-08:002012-01-02T17:00:17.086-08:00Clare - poor Enid Blyton got picked on quite a bit...Clare - poor Enid Blyton got picked on quite a bit. I used to love the Noddy books as a child too. I was highly offended when everyone started saying Noddy & Big Ears were gay. It's just a story, people!<br /><br />I hadn't heard of Malcolm Savile. I'll have to Google.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-70455685548181185202012-01-02T16:56:46.296-08:002012-01-02T16:56:46.296-08:00LOL I still want to be Nancy Drew. I wish they'...LOL I still want to be Nancy Drew. I wish they'd made a better translation to film.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54984515835098779982012-01-02T16:55:41.488-08:002012-01-02T16:55:41.488-08:00I liked George too :)
The new reissues have saniti...I liked George too :)<br />The new reissues have sanitized language. Things aren't so jolly and gay these days!Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-38445447804264666902012-01-02T16:54:44.626-08:002012-01-02T16:54:44.626-08:00I was a late arrival to the Nancy Drew mysteries, ...I was a late arrival to the Nancy Drew mysteries, but I enjoyed those when I discovered them. The Hardy boys series too.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-40264498409212341372012-01-02T14:59:11.771-08:002012-01-02T14:59:11.771-08:00Wow yes, I was HUGE Enid Blyton fan. Of course, th...Wow yes, I was HUGE Enid Blyton fan. Of course, then came the time they said she wasn't a good enough example, literary-speaking, and there was talk of taking her out of library stocks. I think they're still there, though. Sounds like I'd wince a bit at the style nowadays, reading as an adult and an author myself! But they were Ripping Good Yarns in their day.<br /><br />I read a lot of historical YA fiction too - Rosemary Sutcliffe and Henry Treece. There was always action and gore in them. And Malcolm Savile did a great mystery/romance series for older teenagers. I recently went hunting for a copy of Three Towers in Tuscany, had to find it on ebay :)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-1308779575679628322012-01-02T10:00:07.620-08:002012-01-02T10:00:07.620-08:00Like Marcelle, I devoured Nancy Drew when I was yo...Like Marcelle, I devoured Nancy Drew when I was younger. I wanted to BE her! The adventures she had, I just knew I could solve all the mysteries well before she did. LOL <br /><br />My how times have changed. :-) Now Murder and Mayhem are things I embrace when reading and writing.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-43829517559079578342012-01-02T08:01:58.434-08:002012-01-02T08:01:58.434-08:00I loved George :) I wonder if my kids would like E...I loved George :) I wonder if my kids would like Enid Blyton. Funny how writing styles have changed over the years.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-74153073059052179492012-01-02T07:32:18.880-08:002012-01-02T07:32:18.880-08:00Hmm... I don't recall exactly which one, but i...Hmm... I don't recall exactly which one, but it would have been a Nancy Drew mystery, after which I was hooked! Thanks for sharing your review, Shelly.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.com