tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post8352266464418997464..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: Paul Cleave, Cemetery Lake (2008)Dorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-11951750350029871122010-04-04T11:09:00.694+01:002010-04-04T11:09:00.694+01:00Craig: I certainly enjoyed the book! And I suspect...Craig: I certainly enjoyed the book! And I suspected it would be rather dark. That is not my favourite sub-genre, but I read one once in a while, and as long as the author writes well and they are not too graphic I do appreciate them. <br /><br />And it was only natural to try a Kiwi novel as I had already read a few Australian ones.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-82306860138414050542010-04-04T03:05:37.995+01:002010-04-04T03:05:37.995+01:00Good review Dorte. I'm glad you enjoyed the bo...Good review Dorte. I'm glad you enjoyed the book - I was a little worried it might have been a touch too dark for your tastes - so I'm glad you could appreciate the storytelling anyway. <br /><br />In hindsight I agree about the middle lagging a little, but that overall it's a very good book (I think that was why I gave it 4 stars for Good Reading, rather than slightly higher). I was wondering how he was going to pull it together with a satisfactory ending, but he manages it in a fresh and organic way, I think. <br /><br />Thanks for giving some Kiwi crime fiction a go. Hopefully you might try some more in future. Cleave's next book, BLOOD MEN (which has a cameo from Tate) is out in the Northern Hemisphere mid-year.Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-86719905017351153712010-04-03T17:30:01.194+01:002010-04-03T17:30:01.194+01:00Thank you, Kelly, and the same to you!
It is not...Thank you, Kelly, and the same to you! <br /><br />It is not only the humour that is dark in this novel, but I don´t think he is overly graphic.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-64858559227760590212010-04-03T16:26:22.551+01:002010-04-03T16:26:22.551+01:00I'm a fan of "dark humor" myself, so...I'm a fan of "dark humor" myself, so this one sound quite good!<br /><br />Happy Easter to you and your family, Dorte!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-28404505936337120172010-04-03T14:57:07.761+01:002010-04-03T14:57:07.761+01:00Margot: he is a bit noir, but he writes well.
Jo...Margot: he is a bit noir, but he writes well. <br /><br />Jose: what a good idea! Not that I have thought about next year yet, but people seem to enjoy the global reading challenge so I will probably have to continue it. <br /><br />Tracy: I also love your English gallows humour!Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-49280904281356036602010-04-03T13:41:22.704+01:002010-04-03T13:41:22.704+01:00I like some humour in my crime novels, it lightens...I like some humour in my crime novels, it lightens the plot a bit I think. Then again it could just be my English love of 'gallows' humour.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-64456721550605446812010-04-03T13:16:37.791+01:002010-04-03T13:16:37.791+01:00Thanks for your review Dorte. I have Paul Cleave i...Thanks for your review Dorte. I have Paul Cleave in my list of next adquisitions. Maybe I can use it for next year Global Reading Challenge.Jose Ignacio Escribanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296527986083953692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-38131307258028472162010-04-03T12:40:19.727+01:002010-04-03T12:40:19.727+01:00Dorte - Thanks for this review. Like you, I've...Dorte - Thanks for this review. Like you, I've heard good things about Paul Cleave. In fact, his first is on my TBR list. This might just go there, too : ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com