tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post42020106528363836..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: Margery Allingham, Hide My Eyes (1958)Dorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-76738661966456180432011-01-08T11:06:18.513+00:002011-01-08T11:06:18.513+00:00Clarissa: some of her stories are very fine, but t...Clarissa: some of her stories are very fine, but the quality varies. <br /><br />Kelly: she is a Golden Age British crime writer. <br /><br />Bev: I know they differ; I read one last year which was fine. <br /><br />Joanne: thank you! I like making some progress in January so I can feel I am on top of my challenges.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-41974003814829656912011-01-07T09:28:07.364+00:002011-01-07T09:28:07.364+00:00Sounds like a good read and now I'm inspired t...Sounds like a good read and now I'm inspired to get cracking with my own Vintage reading challenge. Great to see your first one up.Joanne Ganleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500002866480074240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-12186891583812020932011-01-07T00:53:06.202+00:002011-01-07T00:53:06.202+00:00Great review! Sorry this one wasn't quite as ...Great review! Sorry this one wasn't quite as good as you hoped. Allingham most definitely has some better ones out there.<br /><br />I've your review linked up on the progress site.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-65724011807582712752011-01-06T21:22:21.905+00:002011-01-06T21:22:21.905+00:00Hmmm. I'm not familiar with the author or her...Hmmm. I'm not familiar with the author or her detective.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-47347366727394667112011-01-06T20:35:43.007+00:002011-01-06T20:35:43.007+00:00Man, I've never heard of the author and it sou...Man, I've never heard of the author and it sounds so cool.<br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-56790254325080134082011-01-06T17:54:30.491+00:002011-01-06T17:54:30.491+00:00Seana & Belle: I read two of her stories last ...Seana & Belle: I read two of her stories last year, and while the first one also seemed a bit dated, I enjoyed the second quite a lot. And I do understand that so many readers like her so it is just a question of finding the stories that don´t seem too dusty or incredible today.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-43672039923449171142011-01-06T17:44:58.615+00:002011-01-06T17:44:58.615+00:00Allingham is another writer who's been on my t...Allingham is another writer who's been on my to-read list for years. I might start with a different book in the series, though - I'm not fond of villains who aren't credible.Belle Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112894169429729531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-40207106845152904102011-01-06T16:54:43.136+00:002011-01-06T16:54:43.136+00:00I went through an Allingham binge some years ago, ...I went through an Allingham binge some years ago, though I don't remember if I read this one. Some of her stuff is great. Tiger in the Smoke is the great example, but there are lots of others. She started off making Campion a bit of a fop, or a smart guy playing a fop, but my understanding is that WWII had the effect of making her change Campion into someone more substantial and serious.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-66665258791967855582011-01-06T16:18:54.466+00:002011-01-06T16:18:54.466+00:00Beth: it certainly had, it was just a quieter book...Beth: it certainly had, it was just a quieter book. <br /><br />Elizabeth: 1971 is the Danish year of publication so this English cover may be from 1958 (even older than *me*) - it definitely looks fiftyish and not like something from OUR time :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-22859819643662963442011-01-06T13:24:14.102+00:002011-01-06T13:24:14.102+00:00Sounds like it had some good parts to it, although...Sounds like it had some good parts to it, although the murderer's behavior sounds distracting.<br /><br />HA! Vintage. Too funny...71 was my birth year and that book looks SO old...Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-20805431179451078132011-01-06T12:48:30.321+00:002011-01-06T12:48:30.321+00:00Dorte - Thanks for this review. I always notice it...Dorte - Thanks for this review. I always notice it, too (and it bothers me) when the criminal doesn't act in believable ways. But I'm glad that overall, it wasn't bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-10130974014448345602011-01-06T11:56:04.675+00:002011-01-06T11:56:04.675+00:00Shoot. Sorry that in the end it wasn't quite u...Shoot. Sorry that in the end it wasn't quite up to snuff. Still, sounds like it had some merit.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.com