tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post4576788897455691839..comments2024-03-28T08:14:48.882-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Steam Pig by James McClureCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69437842880469984752012-02-18T01:10:03.890-07:002012-02-18T01:10:03.890-07:00Good luck, Barbara!Good luck, Barbara!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87175514554650419492012-02-17T09:22:06.229-07:002012-02-17T09:22:06.229-07:00Thanks for the tip, Cathy. I doubt if I'll be...Thanks for the tip, Cathy. I doubt if I'll be able to understand either but I'd like to try. I've tried in vain to trace him.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10965835086981722712012-02-17T00:22:14.701-07:002012-02-17T00:22:14.701-07:00Yes, I agree-- that title gives me a completely di...Yes, I agree-- that title gives me a completely different idea of what type of book it is!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-56643935360970257512012-02-17T00:21:30.795-07:002012-02-17T00:21:30.795-07:00I would find him almost impossible to understand, ...I would find him almost impossible to understand, Barbara. Another book that you might want to try is Malla Nunn's A Beautiful Place to Die. She grew up in southern Africa during apartheid and writes an excellent mystery set in South Africa during the 1950s.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-53204244973573445952012-02-16T17:12:15.927-07:002012-02-16T17:12:15.927-07:00When I read the title of this one, I had a complet...When I read the title of this one, I had a completely different book in mind--a kind of zany middle grade romp!<br /><br />The actual book sounds fascinating, but certainly a challenge.<br /><br />(Stephanie @ RIASS)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393219358332207801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38257170979105865752012-02-16T12:38:56.716-07:002012-02-16T12:38:56.716-07:00I absolutely must read this series. Dave's gr...I absolutely must read this series. Dave's grandfather was a mining engineer in So. Africa, came here long enough to marry and have 3 children, and then returned to Africa and the apartheid system he admired. Perhaps this kind of book might help me understand him.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-46103622407412202892012-02-16T11:28:26.371-07:002012-02-16T11:28:26.371-07:00They undoubtedly will be, but you never know. McCl...They undoubtedly will be, but you never know. McClure had to tread a very fine line as he was writing them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-88576644428131793572012-02-16T11:27:35.621-07:002012-02-16T11:27:35.621-07:00He really did. I think I was mentally calling him ...He really did. I think I was mentally calling him "Slick" as I read this book! :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84032182206102666572012-02-16T10:30:31.764-07:002012-02-16T10:30:31.764-07:00Hopefully they'll be fleshed out more as the s...Hopefully they'll be fleshed out more as the series progresses.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38232101752532440772012-02-16T05:40:40.115-07:002012-02-16T05:40:40.115-07:00Cathy - Oh, this does sound worth the read! In a t...Cathy - Oh, this does sound worth the read! In a time like apartheid, one had to be very careful about the kind of social commentary one made, but it sounds as though McClure got it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com