tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post1336765192014907229..comments2024-03-28T01:52:45.271-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Have Sue Grafton Covered!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-57010244480062121202016-08-19T01:47:26.372-07:002016-08-19T01:47:26.372-07:00Very true.Very true.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-7762478650668527822016-08-19T01:32:45.795-07:002016-08-19T01:32:45.795-07:00Friends who are getting older and juggle a lot of ...Friends who are getting older and juggle a lot of tasks often lose things. And it's not dementia.<br /><br />I'm a firm believer in "everything has its place," so I know where things are in my house. Not everyone is this way I have learned.<br /><br />And some people can work with tons of clutter on their desks. I can't. And things are left everywhere.<br /><br />So, people lose things. Also, insomnia is a factor. The more tired one is, the more likely to lose items.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-81194492453481469782016-08-18T19:26:28.081-07:002016-08-18T19:26:28.081-07:00I think I've been lucky in that the only "...I think I've been lucky in that the only "children" I've ever had, I could leave at work at the end of the day. I know they contribute a lot to people feeling overwhelmed.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-31651414069902966932016-08-18T13:19:14.327-07:002016-08-18T13:19:14.327-07:00It could be the genre you're reading. But I...It could be the genre you're reading. But I'll testify about this: I have two friends who lose things, one constantly: wallets, glasses, keys, so neighbor friends have to have an extra set for her, credit cards, etc. It just happens.<br />Another friend loses necessities inside her apartment.<br />I have to help her look sometimes for basics.<br />So, I kind of understand losing purses. I think one possibility is that the women go on several errands and have no idea where they could have left a purse or anything else and get overwhelmed.<br />So they just cancel the credit cards and start from scratch to replace everything.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27852347478927319722016-08-18T01:04:27.293-07:002016-08-18T01:04:27.293-07:00I had to go through Lost & Found items where I...I had to go through Lost & Found items where I worked, and I can't begin to tell you how many women left their purses in the store. When I'd go through them to try to find some sort of way to contact them and see how much of their lives they carried around on their arms/shoulders, I'd wonder how on earth they could ever leave the things behind. And the ones that were never ever claimed? Perhaps it's the genre of books I read, but I couldn't help suspecting foul play.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-55748565507390664062016-08-17T18:02:01.094-07:002016-08-17T18:02:01.094-07:00I'm partial to the U.S. cover, too. It's ...I'm partial to the U.S. cover, too. It's simple and the style for Grafton's books in recent years is to have a large letter and then the rest of the title under it.<br /><br />I don't mind the NYT quote because it doesn't clutter up the cover design.<br /><br />But -- the British cover looks so cluttered. I frankly didn't know what I was looking at until I read your post.<br /><br />I'm so used to the alphabet series' cover being simple that I just can't deal with the British version. Also, do we want to look in women's purses? Mine is all I can deal with as so much is in it. It's not compelling.<br /><br />And that green -- oy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-53757849653049552602016-08-17T11:25:43.140-07:002016-08-17T11:25:43.140-07:00Your one little mention of "hot pink" ja...Your one little mention of "hot pink" jarred my brain to work properly. The UK cover really sets itself up as "women's fiction," doesn't it? What man do you know who'd willingly carry around a book showing an open purse on the cover? On the other hand, there's no such gender bias on the US cover.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25412410516445670482016-08-17T11:22:49.709-07:002016-08-17T11:22:49.709-07:00I don't think the covers started out that way,...I don't think the covers started out that way, but I'm glad when they latched on to that concept.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-66339985343263576852016-08-17T07:50:27.900-07:002016-08-17T07:50:27.900-07:00My first (& immediate) reaction is to go with ...My first (& immediate) reaction is to go with the US cover. As you say, it's iconic. But what if that's the only reason I like it? <br /><br />I'd like the UK cover against just about anything other than that icon. I think there are clean lines, but enough details to keep me interested in looking at at it. (I love looking inside women's purses!) If UK readers aren't familiar with the US cover look, then that just might be the best choice there.<br /><br />BUT, I do admit - the chrome yellow and black beats the hot pink and green. Overall - I'm going with what's familiar - the giant "T"!Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-18274999424070679102016-08-17T04:47:46.092-07:002016-08-17T04:47:46.092-07:00I'm with you on this one, Cathy. I like the US...I'm with you on this one, Cathy. I like the US cover better, too. I suppose it's partly the simplicity, and partly that I'm accustomed to that look in the rest of the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com