tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post1134912736901830651..comments2024-03-27T14:12:10.978-07:00Comments on Carstairs Considers....: Book Review: Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs. Pollifax #13)Mark Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-91812295327027322772016-09-04T20:27:31.231-07:002016-09-04T20:27:31.231-07:00Welcome. Glad you found me via Goodreads.
Farrel...Welcome. Glad you found me via Goodreads.<br /><br />Farrell makes it sound like he was responsible for Mrs. Pollifax going to Africa and meeting Cyrus. He was in that book, but he wasn't really involved with getting her there in the first place. But it's a worth noting in passing kind of thing.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-73080599035950896912016-09-04T19:50:16.732-07:002016-09-04T19:50:16.732-07:00The interview with Dorothy Gilman is at the end of...The interview with Dorothy Gilman is at the end of book 14 (Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled). I found it somewhat poignant in light of the fact that she was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimers. Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-26163904898332466302016-09-04T19:45:48.338-07:002016-09-04T19:45:48.338-07:00(found this blog entry via goodreads)
Continuity ...(found this blog entry via goodreads)<br /><br />Continuity error? Do tell! (I just listened to this, having read it initially 7 years ago.) <br /><br />I consider this a "cozy spy / intrigue" series, having only previously encountered the term "cozy" with reference to mysteries. One thing I appreciate about it, which you mention in your review, is how it is contemporary with respect to the political situation of the time. The series stretches from Cold War era concerns, through the hijacker terrorist era, and into Middle Eastern politics. But yet Emily only ages a few years :^)Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-89415444653030634432016-08-19T19:44:20.709-07:002016-08-19T19:44:20.709-07:00Oh yeah-that's the girl on the plane i think (...Oh yeah-that's the girl on the plane i think (sorry, it's been awhile, and I don't remember the order of the books)<br /><br />The race against time series was a young adult adventure series by JJ Fortune. I used to read (and still am) that. Another good 1980s adventure series was Micro Adventure. I think it is the first thing Megan Stine of Goosebumps wrote (she wrote a few of the books) Those were cool because they had programs you could type into your Commodore 64 and they'd really run! As much as I like the computers of today, they are too complex. Back then, a primary school kid like myself could design simple videogames (or at least input them)<br /><br />And if there are any kids reading this, the Commodore 64 was called that because it had 64k of RAM (Yes, Kilobytes)! And before you laugh, the system cost over $1000CAD back then, and had 10 times the processing power of the supercomputer that NASA had to put man on the moon in 1969 (that only had 6300 bytes of RAM)Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-32610418424457798802016-08-19T19:28:55.132-07:002016-08-19T19:28:55.132-07:00I've never even heard of the Race Against Time...I've never even heard of the Race Against Time series.<br /><br />No definite plans on what old series, if any, I'll tackle next. However, I still have one more Mrs. Pollifax book to go. I hope to get to that this year.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-29932773466185194812016-08-19T19:27:46.769-07:002016-08-19T19:27:46.769-07:00I tried an audio version and I didn't care for...I tried an audio version and I didn't care for it. I prefer the version of Mrs. Pollifax I hear in my head, I guess.<br /><br />Different time and different country. That is another draw to the series, isn't it?Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-74423089962679634312016-08-19T19:26:43.929-07:002016-08-19T19:26:43.929-07:00It's more than alright. Certainly a lot of fu...It's more than alright. Certainly a lot of fun. It's just not the best the series has to offer.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-7590345873948218842016-08-19T19:26:10.405-07:002016-08-19T19:26:10.405-07:00One of my first cozies as well.One of my first cozies as well.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-53995868521554671112016-08-19T19:25:49.356-07:002016-08-19T19:25:49.356-07:00The earlier ones are better, but all of them have ...The earlier ones are better, but all of them have their moments.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-45014095693296935212016-08-19T14:40:19.741-07:002016-08-19T14:40:19.741-07:00Thanks again for all your reviews!Thanks again for all your reviews!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-30561069541654099232016-08-19T14:39:54.055-07:002016-08-19T14:39:54.055-07:00As Emma says, the audios are OUTSTANDING! I have t...As Emma says, the audios are OUTSTANDING! I have them all-I digitised my old cassettes. I forget which book, but one of these includes an interview with Dorothy Gilman-she's REALLY a trip!<br /><br />I think my only complaint is that Farell didn't marry the girl he had such a tendre for in the last book with him in it (I forget her name-she was a young CIA agent that always argued with him)<br /><br />Thanks for the review, Carstairs! I am currently rereading my Race Against Time series from the 80s. I'd ask you to review them, but they are so rare that i doubt you have a copy, and I doubt many of your readers will have heard of the books. So, any new series you plan to cover next?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-35867381013937161972016-08-17T07:53:14.812-07:002016-08-17T07:53:14.812-07:00Mrs Pollifax is one of my favorite series. I have ...Mrs Pollifax is one of my favorite series. I have devoured it, and actually have listened to them all. The narrator, Rosenblat, is fantastic. exactly the voice I would imagine for Emily! I like the fact that each book takes place in a different country (that's actually I started reading them), with important elements connected to that countryEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-41217058383354542012016-08-16T15:15:49.800-07:002016-08-16T15:15:49.800-07:00I suppose after 13 books it would be hard to keep ...I suppose after 13 books it would be hard to keep things super exciting... Sounds like it's still alright though.fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-63603345341688911422016-08-12T05:42:01.493-07:002016-08-12T05:42:01.493-07:00One of the first adult cozy series that I read. Lo...One of the first adult cozy series that I read. Loved these books. Thanks for the memories.Doward Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140614709784851268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-76313120258645275712016-08-12T05:21:06.696-07:002016-08-12T05:21:06.696-07:00Just sent the first one to a friend's mom. She...Just sent the first one to a friend's mom. She called and is enjoying it so much. I haven't re-read the later ones as often as the earlier, but I may have to squeeze this one in.holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.com