tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post6405260577100346022..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Miami Noir: The Classics Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53378800707885620172020-10-30T12:19:54.290-05:002020-10-30T12:19:54.290-05:00It just keeps getting better and better. I've ...It just keeps getting better and better. I've been buying some of those wonderful Library of America books again, and they average three or four novels per book, so my list is fast approaching the infinite level now. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31150412989833183972020-10-30T12:16:46.939-05:002020-10-30T12:16:46.939-05:00'Cause you didn't already have enough book...'Cause you didn't already have enough books on your TBR list to read? ;DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12836580795724314172020-10-30T12:15:28.435-05:002020-10-30T12:15:28.435-05:00Noir is definitely not for everyone, Nan, but I fi...Noir is definitely not for everyone, Nan, but I find the stories to be at least a bit nostalgic, sort of a throwback to those old black and white movies from the forties and fifties I still love so much.<br /><br />Sorry to hear that things are not going well for you guys. We steadily add to our case load, somewhere around 7 or 8 thousand new cases a day in Texas still, with no hint of a slowdownSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60400684502667621472020-10-30T12:11:45.057-05:002020-10-30T12:11:45.057-05:00The classic stories are quite an education in the ...The classic stories are quite an education in the history of the genre, Lark. I've added a couple of series to my list of those I want to look into, and several authors that deserve a longer look.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10517959349967928952020-10-30T12:10:43.389-05:002020-10-30T12:10:43.389-05:00Tampa Bay Noir might be more suited, Cath. It'...Tampa Bay Noir might be more suited, Cath. It's all relatively new stuff, and lots of fun. The "classics" collections do read a little differently than the other books in the series.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32017676335381899622020-10-30T11:49:06.364-05:002020-10-30T11:49:06.364-05:00I think noir isn't my thing, but wanted to che...I think noir isn't my thing, but wanted to check in to see how you are doing with this awful rise in cases everywhere. We doubled in a week. Me, not doing so well.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56115365980791301272020-10-29T15:41:53.798-05:002020-10-29T15:41:53.798-05:00I've never seen any of these books, but what a...I've never seen any of these books, but what a fun way to group stories like these together. And I love that they've included older stories written back in the fifties along with newer ones. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79135555767232241842020-10-28T18:29:15.083-05:002020-10-28T18:29:15.083-05:00I shall definitely have to look into these Akashic...I shall definitely have to look into these Akashic anthologies. Miami Noir might not be for me but I expect others might. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com