tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post77326903841166115..comments2024-03-29T04:16:17.318-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Have M.C. Beaton Covered!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75418122245431536682018-01-27T01:34:39.428-07:002018-01-27T01:34:39.428-07:00It would be downright cruel to give you a gift car...It would be downright cruel to give you a gift card to The Poisoned Pen and then expect you to come here to use it. No, about 95% of that bookstore's business is online, so you'd be safe. Now all I have to do is get in gear for a contest!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-33562534407419624692018-01-26T21:24:07.647-07:002018-01-26T21:24:07.647-07:00I knew from looking at the covers that you would p...I knew from looking at the covers that you would prefer the UK version - as do I,for the same reasons. <br /><br />So of course I'd be interested in a contest! (As long as I can use the gift certificate online ...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431306874256373252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8865311755675165962018-01-24T08:27:48.255-07:002018-01-24T08:27:48.255-07:00I know it's silly to think this way, but place...I know it's silly to think this way, but places like the one on the UK cover just shouldn't be the scenes of violent deaths.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-9330017217862449262018-01-24T08:26:47.364-07:002018-01-24T08:26:47.364-07:00Just in case you think I'm talking to myself, ...Just in case you think I'm talking to myself, Kathleen told me I could share her comment that I received via email:<br /><br />"I agree with you totally. The US cover is way to busy, especially with the embossed look to the main font. Putting the title in red barely makes it stand out from the crashing waves. There is simply nothing to focus on or to entice you to pick it up. <br /><br />The UK cover is wonderful: clean, clear, and simple. This one makes the title stand out and I want to read it to find out how a nurse could end up dead in such a quiet setting, which of course if what a title and cover should do.<br /><br />Love the idea of a contest!"Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51282959824092849422018-01-23T00:30:12.232-07:002018-01-23T00:30:12.232-07:00You made me think with your comment. I realized th...You made me think with your comment. I realized that I don't look for something murderous or menacing in crime fiction covers. I think that's because some of the most horrendous deeds ever committed have been done in lovely, peaceful settings.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-46528298344401696032018-01-23T00:28:35.699-07:002018-01-23T00:28:35.699-07:00Sounds like I might have to start coming up with a...Sounds like I might have to start coming up with a good test of all y'all's skills....Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-79660076129882617172018-01-23T00:27:58.503-07:002018-01-23T00:27:58.503-07:00Good point. I wouldn't think they were either!...Good point. I wouldn't think they were either!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-31647598414451672412018-01-23T00:27:31.570-07:002018-01-23T00:27:31.570-07:00I knew that PP gift card would get a response! LO...I knew that PP gift card would get a response! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87779101785283753582018-01-22T22:43:27.755-07:002018-01-22T22:43:27.755-07:00Neither cover would grab me. Although the British...Neither cover would grab me. Although the British cover is less busy, I don't get a feel for anything murderous or menacing; nothing shows that it is crime fiction (unless my eyesight fails me here).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15696385940268787802018-01-22T16:49:11.904-07:002018-01-22T16:49:11.904-07:00I like the UK cover. The US cover does look too bu...I like the UK cover. The US cover does look too busy.<br /><br />Trying to guess which cover you like sounds like it would be fun.Pepper Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088936125225559789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-22517912309068836072018-01-22T15:59:52.127-07:002018-01-22T15:59:52.127-07:00I like them both, but they are definitely two diff...I like them both, but they are definitely two different "feels." I think it would depend on my mood as to which one I'd choose, but I wouldn't immediately guess they were the same book. Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768987070515984309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25573256263142624912018-01-22T11:43:26.634-07:002018-01-22T11:43:26.634-07:00Add me to the UK side. Much better. I've not...Add me to the UK side. Much better. I've not ever read a Hamish book. Read several of the Agatha books, but got tired of her. I have the 3rd series - the historical one. I think I read all 4 books. And if you want to make us guess, I'll play along. If you just want to send me a PP gift card, that will be OK too! LOL LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30162803034585064612018-01-22T10:39:13.943-07:002018-01-22T10:39:13.943-07:00I have a feeling that the US cover designer(s) wou...I have a feeling that the US cover designer(s) would think we're both nuts.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-88572593780977586872018-01-22T10:37:56.118-07:002018-01-22T10:37:56.118-07:00Hamish is one of those characters who's hard t...Hamish is one of those characters who's hard to forget.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-91993586582868024992018-01-22T08:53:08.569-07:002018-01-22T08:53:08.569-07:00BUSY is right: that was the first word that came t...BUSY is right: that was the first word that came to my mind when I looked at the U.S. cover.<br /><br />I also prefer the U.K. cover - and I like it even more than you do. In fact, I think it's just about perfect.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-20495766511184317832018-01-22T05:28:52.316-07:002018-01-22T05:28:52.316-07:00I'm with you, Cathy. The UK cover is the one I...I'm with you, Cathy. The UK cover is the one I'd choose, no question. And it's great that there's a new Hamish Macbeth out there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com