tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post3427801762678770092..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Snowdrift by Helene TurstenCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3466745517555578902020-12-14T19:00:07.638-07:002020-12-14T19:00:07.638-07:00Irene Huss has twin daughters in her books and in ...Irene Huss has twin daughters in her books and in the TV seeries. In o ne of the TV shows, she has to find and save one of them from sadistic kidnappers. I hadn't even thought of them as having passed adolescence since I hadn't seen that in the books or TV shows.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69364692244851517512020-12-12T23:40:37.221-07:002020-12-12T23:40:37.221-07:00Since I've never seen any film version of Turs...Since I've never seen any film version of Tursten's books (and I wouldn't mention it in a book review anyway), I'm talking about the character of Irene Huss in the Embla books. Irene works in the same unit as Embla although they usually work on different cases, and in <i>Snowdrift</i>, Irene Huss tells her co-workers that she's going to be a grandmother. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3742703487564649612020-12-12T20:41:17.670-07:002020-12-12T20:41:17.670-07:00Irene Huss is? Or the actress who plays her?
Wher...Irene Huss is? Or the actress who plays her?<br />Where is Irene Huss these days? In this new series?<br />If so, I'm surprised. Didn't know she'd reappear.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-2541985653295641512020-12-12T13:55:07.194-07:002020-12-12T13:55:07.194-07:00Since it has nothing to do with the plot, I'll...Since it has nothing to do with the plot, I'll let you know that Irene Huss is going to be a grandmother.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-22726149222869429952020-12-12T03:30:09.647-07:002020-12-12T03:30:09.647-07:00Irene Huss? News?
I like to read book reviews anyw...Irene Huss? News?<br />I like to read book reviews anyway. I did read the first one in this series and it wasn't interesting in my view.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-12250786085309667162020-12-11T00:56:24.410-07:002020-12-11T00:56:24.410-07:00Then I should probably go ahead and tell you Irene...Then I should probably go ahead and tell you Irene Huss's news because I know you don't care for this series.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-71597927620124103852020-12-10T21:42:39.642-07:002020-12-10T21:42:39.642-07:00I loved the Irene Huss character and the TV series...I loved the Irene Huss character and the TV series.<br />I read one of this series and thought "meh" plus there was<br />hunting, of which, I disapprove, unless people must hunt for food out of economic necessity, no other food supply or cultural traditions. And I don't eat meat either.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3990541104522087342020-12-10T13:47:31.869-07:002020-12-10T13:47:31.869-07:00I've had that happen before-- an author who wr...I've had that happen before-- an author who writes more than one series where I like one but not the other.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-19916331652584595652020-12-10T13:46:48.598-07:002020-12-10T13:46:48.598-07:00I do, too, which is one of the reasons why I'v...I do, too, which is one of the reasons why I've stuck with Embla for three books.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27005420015391393462020-12-10T11:32:06.115-07:002020-12-10T11:32:06.115-07:00True, some characters never quite measure up to wh...True, some characters never quite measure up to what we expect. Interesting, that Tursten has a character that you really like in another related series.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-29731664995095247952020-12-10T05:19:25.891-07:002020-12-10T05:19:25.891-07:00I know what you mean, Cathy, about characters you ...I know what you mean, Cathy, about characters you find hard to warm up to, even after a few novels. I've 'met' some of them, too. Still, Tursten does tell a good story, and I like the sense of local life she gives to her work. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com