tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post4571169725972947500..comments2024-03-29T04:16:17.318-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Smoke and Ashes by Abir MukherjeeCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-91251618912508713882019-06-01T13:56:19.165-07:002019-06-01T13:56:19.165-07:00Yes, I've seen that virtual tour.Yes, I've seen that virtual tour.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-529585661297026562019-06-01T13:55:53.928-07:002019-06-01T13:55:53.928-07:00I've seen it and crossed it a couple of times....I've seen it and crossed it a couple of times.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-34049019268612783352019-06-01T01:25:42.873-07:002019-06-01T01:25:42.873-07:00Errata: It's the Firth of Forth which goes int...Errata: It's the Firth of Forth which goes into the North Sea and many rivers feed into it.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27599141319589197442019-06-01T01:17:10.564-07:002019-06-01T01:17:10.564-07:00Yes. I loved reading Val McDermid's A Darger D...Yes. I loved reading Val McDermid's A Darger Domain because I was looking up the Fjord of Firth and the shore and the caves along it on the north side. It is gorgeous. And one can take a virtual tour of those caves, inhabited for years. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-13717721753304511262019-06-01T00:11:21.394-07:002019-06-01T00:11:21.394-07:00That's one reason why I track my reading on an...That's one reason why I track my reading on an online map. I often find myself zooming in to check out various areas, etc.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-65077192193866113542019-05-31T16:14:31.381-07:002019-05-31T16:14:31.381-07:00Yes, absolutely. I agree. What I learn from readi...Yes, absolutely. I agree. What I learn from reading fiction, including mysteries, and blogs is great. Want to learn something new every day and I do.<br />And I end up looking at maps, as I did with The Satapur Moonstone, books set in Scotland, including the Hebrides, England, Italy, etc. And also read about all kinds of things raised in the books.<br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87792131581189642662019-05-30T02:01:16.732-07:002019-05-30T02:01:16.732-07:00That's why I will never ever stop. I love to l...That's why I will never ever stop. I love to learn.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67278205021731413792019-05-30T02:00:39.378-07:002019-05-30T02:00:39.378-07:00It's a conspiracy, isn't it?It's a conspiracy, isn't it?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74523348553904280202019-05-29T13:56:16.490-07:002019-05-29T13:56:16.490-07:00Sorry, meant to put that comment in the new books&...Sorry, meant to put that comment in the new books' post comments.<br /><br />Anyway, I so love the feminism in the 1920s in Indian perspective. I do wonder what educated women thought then and those who could move ahead and break boundaries. Of course poor, peasant and urban working women were stuck. And the caste system did not help them.<br /><br />Very interesting as Perveen Mistry points out, the Zoroastrians do not have a caste system, although their divorce rules were not good. Oh, what we learn reading. <br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-34107179336122672512019-05-29T13:53:30.787-07:002019-05-29T13:53:30.787-07:00Oh my gosh. There goes the TBR list again. Mina, A...Oh my gosh. There goes the TBR list again. Mina, Atkinson, etc. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42619402351848387282019-05-29T10:25:26.875-07:002019-05-29T10:25:26.875-07:00Not the usual Britisher in the Raj era this Whyndh...Not the usual Britisher in the Raj era this Whyndham I think. <br />New series for me. Thanks for the review. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-57908418938467026172019-05-29T02:02:01.291-07:002019-05-29T02:02:01.291-07:00Wyndham isn't your usual stiff-upper-lip Briti...Wyndham isn't your usual stiff-upper-lip British male character. His viewpoint often runs counter to the status quo, and Mukherjee is an excellent writer. But I do know what you mean-- I love the Perveen Mistry books, too, and that female viewpoint has a lot to do with it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-47605211210171514772019-05-28T20:53:13.671-07:002019-05-28T20:53:13.671-07:00I'm not sure about this. I love reading a woma...I'm not sure about this. I love reading a woman's point of view on India in the early 1920s when the independent movement is beginning. So don't know if I'd like this from the viewpoint of a male writer and protagonist. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-43133148645783083062019-05-28T13:58:56.602-07:002019-05-28T13:58:56.602-07:00You and I are both drawn to settings, aren't w...You and I are both drawn to settings, aren't we? :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-16685881848593064132019-05-28T04:31:24.919-07:002019-05-28T04:31:24.919-07:00This really is an excellent series, isn't it, ...This really is an excellent series, isn't it, Cathy? I think Mukherjee does, indeed, do an excellent job of evoking the India of the times, and that's part of what drew me in in the first place. Sam Wyndham is an interesting character, too, which is always a plus for me. Glad you enjoyed this.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com