tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post4592496656299935287..comments2024-03-27T14:12:10.978-07:00Comments on Carstairs Considers....: Armchair BEA: Beyond the BordersMark Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-3549429858336211122014-05-29T21:57:27.660-07:002014-05-29T21:57:27.660-07:00I was really good.I was really good.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-33347076936934761012014-05-29T20:21:30.959-07:002014-05-29T20:21:30.959-07:00Thanks for sharing some of your faves! The Murder ...Thanks for sharing some of your faves! The Murder on Bamboo Lane sounds like a fascinating read.Alisha (MyNeedToRead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14185092893064416351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-28240973062540245062014-05-29T15:26:34.375-07:002014-05-29T15:26:34.375-07:00It can when done right. The book I mentioned was ...It can when done right. The book I mentioned was certainly done right - it added an interesting layer to things without being preachy or in your face about it.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-83019994321954397932014-05-29T14:39:13.035-07:002014-05-29T14:39:13.035-07:00It's great to see that there are mystery serie...It's great to see that there are mystery series that are opening up our borders -- there's no reason that sleuths can't be as diverse as police forces. That must bring out more interesting ways of looking at things and pieces of culture around us that most of us are blind to. Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)http://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-80188182533402825072014-05-29T08:14:47.501-07:002014-05-29T08:14:47.501-07:00You do have a point about what I read. On the oth...You do have a point about what I read. On the other hand, how many people really get involved in solving murders, much less catch multiple killers? There are different levels to realistic fiction, I guess.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-63291184003541785132014-05-29T06:34:48.435-07:002014-05-29T06:34:48.435-07:00I read 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' and by t...I read 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' and by the end it had reduced me to tears. I knew some women had it hard, but the beautiful prose just really brought it so close to home! I feel that, having read some of your reviews, you read a lot of "real" fiction in which you see actual people behaving realistically, rather than the exaggerated YA romance etc. which just doesn't seem to ring true!<br />Great post :)<br /><a href="http://universeinwords.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/armchair-bea-beyond-borders.html" rel="nofollow">My Beyond Borders post</a><br />Juli @ Universe in WordsJuli Rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367150240867758577noreply@blogger.com