tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post6514680012697201834..comments2024-03-28T06:13:30.421-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Cross by Ken BruenCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-70336308491399220792011-03-10T23:33:52.268-07:002011-03-10T23:33:52.268-07:00Margot-- You're welcome!
Mike B.-- Well... no...Margot-- You're welcome!<br /><br />Mike B.-- Well... not in Cross! ;)<br /><br />Joe-- Jack Taylor books are very powerful and can be emotionally wrenching. I love the phrase "institutional evilification"!<br /><br />Dorte-- I didn't think you would, although you're "missing out"! ;)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82771409472537395142011-03-10T13:27:47.565-07:002011-03-10T13:27:47.565-07:00Hardboiled + that first line? I don´t think I´ll a...Hardboiled + that first line? I don´t think I´ll add this one to the list :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-5498486293597310422011-03-10T10:34:32.905-07:002011-03-10T10:34:32.905-07:00Don't you love the words "institutional e...Don't you love the words "institutional evilification"? I might as well have come out and said it, "the corruption of the church."Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25507646605838356092011-03-10T10:32:31.176-07:002011-03-10T10:32:31.176-07:00When a new book's in the offing, I look forwar...When a new book's in the offing, I look forward to a new Jack Taylor more than books in any other series I read. Jack Taylor books aren't easy to read. But, for me, at least, they are powerful.<br /><br />I also see them as saying something deep about the institutional evilification of Christianity.Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-33309603118857446752011-03-10T07:03:51.459-07:002011-03-10T07:03:51.459-07:00Dark, depressive and incredibly readable. Bruen...Dark, depressive and incredibly readable. Bruen's Jack Taylor is Sam Spade...on drugs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424815186426016691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10590499735691472982011-03-10T05:45:58.896-07:002011-03-10T05:45:58.896-07:00Cathy - Isn't it interesting how characters ca...Cathy - Isn't it interesting how characters can engage one like that? It takes a deft hand to make a characters like Jack appealing enough that we want to know what happens to him. Thanks very much for the recommendation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com