tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post2032688736511951064..comments2024-03-28T04:19:41.117-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Locked Room by Elly GriffithsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-73577605919592970212022-03-31T00:38:48.771-07:002022-03-31T00:38:48.771-07:00Yep!Yep!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8036981205288188832022-03-30T20:47:30.752-07:002022-03-30T20:47:30.752-07:00Me, too. Love it. And he is not a philanthropist, ...Me, too. Love it. And he is not a philanthropist, prefers to buy companies, newspapers and travel to outer space.<br /><br />And Mackenzie Scott just gave $232 million to Planned Parenthood, on top of her many other excellent donations.<br /><br /><br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38931078292116416072022-03-30T00:48:26.338-07:002022-03-30T00:48:26.338-07:00I love what the former Mrs. Bezos is doing with he...I love what the former Mrs. Bezos is doing with her divorce settlement.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-47242204964129065492022-03-29T14:29:50.098-07:002022-03-29T14:29:50.098-07:00True, true.
And look at how much the CEOs are earn...True, true.<br />And look at how much the CEOs are earning who deny raises to the employees. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75814577079138480452022-03-29T01:07:42.185-07:002022-03-29T01:07:42.185-07:00I see a few shades of red when I hear the term &qu...I see a few shades of red when I hear the term "stock portfolio." How much evil has been done in order to keep stock portfolios nice and fat? And do I really want to know?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-28888389128421572302022-03-28T22:59:12.459-07:002022-03-28T22:59:12.459-07:00Absolutely. Agree with your every word.
When prof...Absolutely. Agree with your every word.<br /><br />When profits are involved, the health of the workers and, in many cases, communities, is ignored.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69884955926003558002022-03-28T00:53:00.025-07:002022-03-28T00:53:00.025-07:00What is infuriating is that the women who worked a...What is infuriating is that the women who worked at the radium dial factories were told over and over and over again that there was nothing wrong with radium.<br /><br />As I said in my review, I can cut these companies some slack when no one knew how dangerous radium was, but once they knew, they didn't want to lose those lovely profits, and when the lies and coverups began, I turned into a figurative hanging judge.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84696710014024722832022-03-27T22:35:01.494-07:002022-03-27T22:35:01.494-07:00Yes. Those poor women thought since the radium glo...Yes. Those poor women thought since the radium glowed, they used it as make-up, even drank it. It's so maddening that they didn't know of its dangers in real life as Kate Moore explains, but also as depicted in this very lovely novel.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-12640767077213948572022-03-27T12:00:54.231-07:002022-03-27T12:00:54.231-07:00You should because Zorrie fits right in with them....You should because Zorrie fits right in with them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82378200190622901672022-03-25T21:19:33.248-07:002022-03-25T21:19:33.248-07:00As the oldie song says, "I will survive!"...As the oldie song says, "I will survive!" Lots to read here, even some nonmysteries. I am reading a novel entitled "Zorrie," about a woman farmer in Indiana, beginning in the Depression. For a time, she worked at a radium factory, and she and the other women used radium as make-up, decorations, etc., because it glowed. No idea of its dangers. I thought of your book review of Kate Moore's book about the "radium girls." Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25385325755601951382022-03-25T00:47:51.407-07:002022-03-25T00:47:51.407-07:00I would offer to send you my copy but I have no cl...I would offer to send you my copy but I have no clue how soon I'd be able to get it to you. Things are a bit fraught here at the moment.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-40771324972463932272022-03-25T00:46:34.443-07:002022-03-25T00:46:34.443-07:00You could probably hear me gasp from there. Yikes!...You could probably hear me gasp from there. Yikes! This is one of the few series I make sure I'm completely caught up on.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-35738689285427075802022-03-25T00:45:51.504-07:002022-03-25T00:45:51.504-07:00I think a lot of writers don't disclose much a...I think a lot of writers don't disclose much about the real criminal early on, but that doesn't mean I discount that first scenario. In Griffiths' case, she introduced the criminal rather early on, but she was so sneaky about it that the clues flew right under my radar.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-4555912712959459822022-03-25T00:43:35.108-07:002022-03-25T00:43:35.108-07:00It is.It is.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-89614548312204109672022-03-25T00:43:09.099-07:002022-03-25T00:43:09.099-07:00Now it's going to be scary if you tell me she ...Now it's going to be scary if you tell me she was an archaeologist, too!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-6681693594528920822022-03-25T00:42:38.679-07:002022-03-25T00:42:38.679-07:00Yes, they do deserve that, and much more besides. ...Yes, they do deserve that, and much more besides. <br /><br />I agree with you about the way Michael Connelly handles Covid in his latest Ballard mystery. Very well done.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87326813985094588842022-03-25T00:41:08.129-07:002022-03-25T00:41:08.129-07:00Yes, I think we'll be seeing it more and more,...Yes, I think we'll be seeing it more and more, and I'm finding that I like seeing each writer's "take" on it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-7033500012997036892022-03-25T00:40:25.575-07:002022-03-25T00:40:25.575-07:00The Postscript Murders is a good'un, too. (No ...<i>The Postscript Murders</i> is a good'un, too. (No surprise there.)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-17441484452303296912022-03-24T17:44:07.034-07:002022-03-24T17:44:07.034-07:00Great review but it didn't make your top books...Great review but it didn't make your top books of 2022.<br />So the plot thickens on the personal front. Hmmm.<br /><br />Still haven't purchased it from Amazon UK as I'm a bit intimidated by a few things, including not knowing the cost for shipping and conversion to dollars. And also thinking I have well over the number of books I can read until the library has this one.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-45804154531389397222022-03-24T13:15:14.585-07:002022-03-24T13:15:14.585-07:00I really need to catch up with this series. I thin...I really need to catch up with this series. I think I'm four, maybe five books behind now! Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-21590753897417370002022-03-24T11:29:31.156-07:002022-03-24T11:29:31.156-07:00Just curious...do you find yourself now disregardi...Just curious...do you find yourself now disregarding the first scenario that sets up the potential criminal because it seems that it's almost always not that person who actually did it? I love the side plots but it seems like most crime novelists don't disclose anything leading to the real criminal that early on...or maybe it's just the ones I read most that write that way.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-32521969607366045342022-03-24T10:47:00.099-07:002022-03-24T10:47:00.099-07:00I also love learning about the details of people&#...I also love learning about the details of people's lives in different parts of the world or just in a different place than I live. Learning how people coped with lockdown is very interesting. Sounds like Elly Griffiths did this well. Locked room mysteries are some of my favorites. Overall, sounds like a great read!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351923715238237269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-20613088789341878392022-03-24T09:50:44.329-07:002022-03-24T09:50:44.329-07:00I should definitely read these books since I actua...I should definitely read these books since I actually knew a Dr. Ruth Galloway!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3185210303751043582022-03-24T08:02:29.778-07:002022-03-24T08:02:29.778-07:00Oh, I am so happy to hear your thoughts on this ne...Oh, I am so happy to hear your thoughts on this new Ruth book. I'll wait until summer to read it after publication here, but...again, thanks for the review. Something so wonderful to look forward to. And, yes, I've been one who has not been completely happy with some of the ways COVID has popped up in books. That being said, seems like this one is done well. Kind of depends on the author and the treatment of the last couple of years. I was fine with how Michael Connelly included it in his latest book. One more thing - I am so happy to hear that the medical community and care people were clapped for each week. They certainly deserve it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-2860252879887666442022-03-24T04:08:44.475-07:002022-03-24T04:08:44.475-07:00Well, it's hard to go wrong with an Elly Griff...Well, it's hard to go wrong with an Elly Griffiths novel, Cathy, so I figured you'd love this one. And I have to say, I like the way she's woven Covid into the story. My guess is, a lot of authors will be doing that as time goes by, and it's interesting to see how it's done. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com