tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post6514294159266986417..comments2024-03-19T00:47:28.350-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Stranded!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67473236417637079402017-08-11T16:29:31.681-07:002017-08-11T16:29:31.681-07:00Yes! A good lesson: Always have books stashed som...Yes! A good lesson: Always have books stashed somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42457287510997843732017-08-09T01:52:44.608-07:002017-08-09T01:52:44.608-07:00Which is a very sensible thing to do!Which is a very sensible thing to do!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-43754590245022641672017-08-08T21:42:53.432-07:002017-08-08T21:42:53.432-07:00Yes, true.
I must add that while Aaron Falk is ...Yes, true. <br /><br />I must add that while Aaron Falk is hooking up a hammock for me, I'd be going back to the shipwrecked boat to find my books so I could read on that island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-88021638712865131162017-08-07T23:48:24.876-07:002017-08-07T23:48:24.876-07:00Of the two, I think I'd prefer Aaron. That &qu...Of the two, I think I'd prefer Aaron. That "no complaining" goes a long way with me!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-37210400778149175272017-08-07T23:47:37.842-07:002017-08-07T23:47:37.842-07:00Ugh. Sounds like someone I'd stay on the other...Ugh. Sounds like someone I'd stay on the other side of the island from!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-66094630447625811952017-08-07T23:46:39.125-07:002017-08-07T23:46:39.125-07:00I believe The Poisoned Pen will be recording the e...I believe The Poisoned Pen will be recording the event. If it is, I'll include the link with my recap.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-35943049019109045182017-08-07T22:15:52.672-07:002017-08-07T22:15:52.672-07:00Omigosh, what a question to ponder.
I'd be st...Omigosh, what a question to ponder.<br /><br />I'd be stuck on the island with Manon Bradshaw, a police detective created by Susie Steiner. <br /><br />Now, if I'd been stuck with her after the first book, Missing, Presumed, I'd be annoyed. She was not taking care of herself at all and acting in self-defeating behavior.<br /><br />However, in Persons Unknown, she has gotten her act together more or less and is determined to have a child and to save her adopted son. And she does whatever she can in both goals.<br /><br />So, I think I'd be OK on that island with her. She would know how to get things done and how to try to get help. There wouldn't be healthy food because she eats poorly, the British equivalent of fast food. But because we'd be on an island, perhaps on a tropical island, I'd count on a lot of fruit and plants. She'd be looking for take-out dinners.<br /><br />She'd be a good conversationalist if she didn't complain too much, as she is interesting. Her children would have to be with her so that's another consideration. Would I need to help? <br /><br />It would be interesting and complicated, with much thought needed by both of us.<br /><br />Now, if I had to be stranded on an island with the previous protagonist, Aaron Falk, star of The Dry, I think that would work out. He's goal-oriented, resourceful and thoughtful. He'd find food, rig up what's needed, try to find help, and be good at conversation,without complaining. He'd just get the job done, and I could relax, enjoy the scenary, and not worry about a thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84874450905282479642017-08-07T16:18:21.857-07:002017-08-07T16:18:21.857-07:00Hope you enjoy the author event, that's one I&...Hope you enjoy the author event, that's one I'd love to see! And I agree, Maggie is very resourceful and would be a great companion in a situation like that!holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-66346478536109489462017-08-07T16:17:11.738-07:002017-08-07T16:17:11.738-07:00I just finished A Study In Scarlet Women by Sherry...I just finished A Study In Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas and to be honest, don't know if Charlotte Holmes would be the most chatty partner to be stranded with. In fact, I wonder if she would think I was worthy enough!holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87380200115964867282017-08-07T09:24:49.224-07:002017-08-07T09:24:49.224-07:00So am I, and there are days when I would love to k...So am I, and there are days when I would love to kick some alien butt! Might have to check this book out. Thanks!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-63775990889639847812017-08-07T09:23:25.849-07:002017-08-07T09:23:25.849-07:00If all goes well, I'll be seeing MacNeal at Th...If all goes well, I'll be seeing MacNeal at The Poisoned Pen Saturday. I'm looking forward to it. <br /><br />I think you're right about Maggie. She'd be a good'un to be stranded with!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51952075601683505512017-08-07T09:22:08.956-07:002017-08-07T09:22:08.956-07:00I know what you mean. I don't think I'd re...I know what you mean. I don't think I'd relish being stranded with her, especially if she started talking about mixing up my wardrobe. ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67062253951736623302017-08-07T06:50:25.730-07:002017-08-07T06:50:25.730-07:00I finished Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Scie...I finished Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Science fiction. When people turn 75 they can enlist in the Galactic military and fight aliens in defense of Earth colonies out in space. The main character is John Perry and he is quite interesting. Good book and I'm getting old enough to consider enlisting.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-35582057647492009062017-08-07T06:05:21.271-07:002017-08-07T06:05:21.271-07:00I should have mentioned that the book was written ...I should have mentioned that the book was written by Susan Elia MacNeal.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-22996023264394248582017-08-07T06:02:07.577-07:002017-08-07T06:02:07.577-07:00I would be on the island with Maggie Hope as I jus...I would be on the island with Maggie Hope as I just finished Mr. Churchill's secretary. The time period of the book was 1940 and Maggie was a young woman who just finished at Wellesley and ready to start on her PHD at MIT.<br /><br />She went to London to sell her grandmother's house. So I would hope when we are this island she would be the age she is in the book and not a rolled forward 2017 age. She would be close to 100 and would probably need special care. I am thinking too deeply about this.<br /><br />Anyway, I think she would be a fascinating island companion with her tales about Winston Churchill and the experiences of living in London during WWII. I believe she and I would be compatible. She lives with a group of young women in her grandmother's home and seems easy to get along with. She is very resourceful and an excellent problem solver so I think if you had to be stranded, she would be a good character to be with.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-49655587165571715762017-08-07T04:13:51.352-07:002017-08-07T04:13:51.352-07:00I'm not sure how well that would work out for ...I'm not sure how well that would work out for me, Cathy. I just finished re-reading Cara Black's <i>Murder in the Marais</i>, 'starring' Parisian PI Aimée Leduc. Don't get me wrong; she has courage, she's smart, and she's resourceful. But she's a real city person. Hmmm.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com