tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post6221345746003577393..comments2024-03-29T04:16:17.318-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Home Before Dark by Riley SagerCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-56838321706443783472020-11-27T21:44:49.288-07:002020-11-27T21:44:49.288-07:00Brushes with Bundy and Gailmore? Yikes.Brushes with Bundy and Gailmore? Yikes.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-60581390957071502812020-10-10T17:28:19.162-07:002020-10-10T17:28:19.162-07:00Not all my reading is done to relax. Most of my tr...Not all my reading is done to relax. Most of my true crime reading was done when I went to college and found myself out of my petty crime/village environment and thrown into a big city landscape. It was also spurred on by having "brushes" with both Ted Bundy and Gary Gilmore. I read to understand. Now I'm in an even bigger city and have experienced crime firsthand. I no longer read it.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up about <i>The Quickening</i>.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82101714343585607742020-10-10T15:56:25.435-07:002020-10-10T15:56:25.435-07:00This does sound good. I do not like true crime,as...This does sound good. I do not like true crime,as I live in a big city and there is true crime. Crimes against women or children, in particular, are often sensationalized on local news, and I don't "relax" reading about these horrible crimes or getting into the minds of perpetrators. I think it's important to know why people kill, but I don't want to get into their minds or know the gory details. Ugh.<br />But this book sounds fine. Also, "The Quickening" by Rhiannon Ward, an English writer, is a Gothic mystery, set in 1925 England. The setting is an old mansion. There are eerie elements, and the protagonist is a woman photographer who ignores conventional mores. But it's not scary, but does have a touch of the paranormal.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-64770039904486996442020-10-10T15:06:46.155-07:002020-10-10T15:06:46.155-07:00This definitely isn't horror, and I think you&...This definitely isn't horror, and I think you'd like it. I hope you give it a try.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-71399311609337866382020-10-10T10:04:09.018-07:002020-10-10T10:04:09.018-07:00I think I'd like this one! I want a little sp...I think I'd like this one! I want a little spookiness, but not horror. Haven't found anything so far this season, although I've tried and abandoned a couple.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-11113246290490672212020-10-09T00:13:59.029-07:002020-10-09T00:13:59.029-07:00True crime can do that to a person. I used to read...True crime can do that to a person. I used to read a lot of it myself. That little tingle or feeling the hair stand on the back of my neck is about as scared as I get.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-28994161421088033702020-10-08T16:21:36.042-07:002020-10-08T16:21:36.042-07:00Sounds like fun. I lost the capacity to be scared ...Sounds like fun. I lost the capacity to be scared or horrified by books some time ago, and I've often wondered it's because I've now read to many true crime books based on things that really do horrify me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-63158132957807074792020-10-08T12:20:07.020-07:002020-10-08T12:20:07.020-07:00This was my first book by Riley Sager, but I'v...This was my first book by Riley Sager, but I've already bought another, so it won't be my last.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10368727782967828452020-10-08T12:18:07.074-07:002020-10-08T12:18:07.074-07:00You're welcome, Shelleyrae!You're welcome, Shelleyrae!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67997340556623952162020-10-08T10:24:15.421-07:002020-10-08T10:24:15.421-07:00I've really liked the books I've read by R...I've really liked the books I've read by Riley Sager. I have this one, but haven't read it so far. Thanks for reminding me that this is a good time to pick it up and give it a go. I suspect I will like it very much. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75953132388234631532020-10-08T04:22:28.267-07:002020-10-08T04:22:28.267-07:00Houses can have personalities, pasts, etc., just a...Houses can have personalities, pasts, etc., just as much as people do, I sometimes think. And it sounds like the house is one of the main characters here, Cathy - I love it. The spooky aspects of it sound intriguing, too. A good choice for this time of year!Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-2771331551594699272020-10-08T01:33:00.970-07:002020-10-08T01:33:00.970-07:00Hmm I think I’d be disappointed at the lack of par...Hmm I think I’d be disappointed at the lack of paranormal element. Thanks for sharing your thoughts shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-57794044151779319712020-10-08T01:19:09.053-07:002020-10-08T01:19:09.053-07:00I hope you get a chance to read and enjoy it, Kath...I hope you get a chance to read and enjoy it, Kathy. I used to be able to tolerate a higher level of "woo woo" than I can now, so I was very happy to see logic rule the day in this book.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-86298562345876128032020-10-08T01:04:17.612-07:002020-10-08T01:04:17.612-07:00I was thinking about this book when I read about i...I was thinking about this book when I read about it. The fact that it's eerie and yet not paranormal is a draw for me. Logical explanations draw me in.<br />Ever the great Sherlock Holmes could come upon the most unlikely murders in seemingly impossible circumstances and yet find a scientific explanation.<br />So, I will put this book on my list.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.com