tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post1245933544267659125..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Have Chris Hammer Covered!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-79972447863380791162022-03-16T00:06:20.755-07:002022-03-16T00:06:20.755-07:00One thing that growing up in a library taught me i...One thing that growing up in a library taught me is how to stack books so that there are no avalanches. ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67109973778029097462022-03-15T23:09:40.885-07:002022-03-15T23:09:40.885-07:00A gold mine and an avalanche. Must get to work re...A gold mine and an avalanche. Must get to work reading.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38657802065948304642022-03-12T13:44:21.185-07:002022-03-12T13:44:21.185-07:00I wouldn't want to purchase books from Austral...I wouldn't want to purchase books from Australia either. My copy of <i>Opal Country</i> came from the UK. And that library haul does sound like a gold mine!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-89755946835046981962022-03-11T17:24:00.629-07:002022-03-11T17:24:00.629-07:00OK. Have to see what the library has, as I don'...OK. Have to see what the library has, as I don't feel like purchasing books from Australia.<br />I do want to read the sequels to Scrublands eventually.<br />Just brought home 10 books from the library. A gold mine!Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-60188989542471669572022-03-10T23:40:21.767-07:002022-03-10T23:40:21.767-07:00There are three books with the character of Martin...There are three books with the character of Martin Scarsden in <i>Scrublands</i> which was book one. <i>Opal Country</i> features different characters, so you shouldn't have to read any other book first.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-19251766390420226622022-03-10T14:41:31.864-07:002022-03-10T14:41:31.864-07:00Is this the third book in the series with the char...Is this the third book in the series with the character from Scrublands? If so, I should read the second book. I did like Scrublands. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38350346399157826682022-03-10T14:39:52.986-07:002022-03-10T14:39:52.986-07:00No rise, just remarking on an interesting observat...No rise, just remarking on an interesting observation. It made me smile.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75769781802581531072022-03-10T14:38:34.905-07:002022-03-10T14:38:34.905-07:00Thanks so much for your input, Kathleen. I liked t...Thanks so much for your input, Kathleen. I liked that windmill and the more dramatic colors in the sky on the UK cover because, to me, they hinted that change was coming. The cleansing wind of the law was coming to Finnegans Gap.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-85538024012093770492022-03-10T14:01:39.256-07:002022-03-10T14:01:39.256-07:00Good gosh, what were they thinking in Australia? T...Good gosh, what were they thinking in Australia? Terrible title, boring photo.<br />The UK cover, besides being much more dramatic, also has an excellent tag line ("opals, bodies … Noting stays buried..."). It is very enticing and works, as for that reason alone I wanted to read the book. Your review later confirmed my interest.<br />Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358713487720508838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-45620498839114735862022-03-10T01:16:02.552-07:002022-03-10T01:16:02.552-07:00Good observations, Kate!Good observations, Kate!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-78222049126776786582022-03-10T01:15:15.180-07:002022-03-10T01:15:15.180-07:00I knew my observation would get a rise out of some...I knew my observation would get a rise out of someone.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-81912140451852760732022-03-09T21:13:57.929-07:002022-03-09T21:13:57.929-07:00I like Opal Country much better as the title, beca...I like Opal Country much better as the title, because it's more specific and evocative. Treasure and Dirt seems much more generic. <br /><br />I like the colors and font of the UK cover (though I'm another who has trouble making out the top blurb in this image), but I prefer the image from the Australian cover. The windmill on the UK cover is one that I associate more with Oklahoma or Texas, so it doesn't work as well with that title. But the image on the Aussie cover fits with my expectations for large stretches of their country, so I would expect it to match up to the story - and to my preferred title choice, too.Kate L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17044129739440995201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3255741236975860032022-03-09T19:34:35.522-07:002022-03-09T19:34:35.522-07:00What an observation? Masculine vs. feminine title?...What an observation? Masculine vs. feminine title?<br />Maybe people in Australia have so many huge areas of arid land in the sun that it inspired their cover. <br />Every time I read a book from Australia I get such a sense of vast areas of dry land with the sun beating down where one can perish in the sun and without water.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75039613595755739952022-03-09T13:44:54.569-07:002022-03-09T13:44:54.569-07:00What? We have a masculine title versus feminine ti...What? We have a masculine title versus feminine title? ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-22645247857089690572022-03-09T13:44:11.176-07:002022-03-09T13:44:11.176-07:00I think he's going to be an author you'll ...I think he's going to be an author you'll like, Jen.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-77148928375645688622022-03-09T13:43:39.623-07:002022-03-09T13:43:39.623-07:00It is. The proof will be out tomorrow. :-)It is. The proof will be out tomorrow. :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27949757395226782522022-03-09T13:42:50.445-07:002022-03-09T13:42:50.445-07:00I have a feeling that our diatribes on the subject...I have a feeling that our diatribes on the subject of book titles might be very similar!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-6485463225391317112022-03-09T12:27:16.698-07:002022-03-09T12:27:16.698-07:00I find myself preferring the UK cover but wishing ...I find myself preferring the UK cover but wishing it used the Australian title.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-4143194074253658592022-03-09T09:53:58.614-07:002022-03-09T09:53:58.614-07:00I, too, love opals. I haven't read Chris Hamm...I, too, love opals. I haven't read Chris Hammer, but I'm adding Opal Country to my list. Definitely the UK cover!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-65598845266930107492022-03-09T06:07:27.438-07:002022-03-09T06:07:27.438-07:00I like the title Opal Country better than Treasure...I like the title Opal Country better than Treasure and Dirt. Opal Country title would catch my eye and make me investigate it further. I did like Scrublands by Chris Hammer very much. Do want to read this book. I like the Australian cover the best. I can sense the desolation and heat the walker will encounter. Hope this book is good. Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-33551987840953923372022-03-09T05:10:29.738-07:002022-03-09T05:10:29.738-07:00Opal Country definitely wins my vote, Cathy! I'...<i>Opal Country</i> definitely wins my vote, Cathy! I'm not sure why that other title was even chosen (but then, you don't want my diatribe on the way book titles change for different countries' markets). The cover art on the UK cover is a lot more appealing to me, too.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-19975912006946360732022-03-09T00:52:43.136-07:002022-03-09T00:52:43.136-07:00I'd still like to know why Treasure and Dirt w...I'd still like to know why <i>Treasure and Dirt</i> won the day in Australia. Just one of those little curiosities that hover around my head like a gnat.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-16667571443529150782022-03-08T23:57:51.562-07:002022-03-08T23:57:51.562-07:00Definitely the British cover. Color combination i...Definitely the British cover. Color combination is very nice and the title is better. I like the placement of the author's name above the title, too.<br />I can't read what's at the top, but I find the cover compelling without that.<br />Can't wait to read your review. I liked Scrublands, although I htink we agreed that the ending was like a Cabot Cove situation with so many murders within s small population. I did like it though.<br /><br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.com