tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post4567135226088501846..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Believing the Lie by Elizabeth Georgejenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-58859375020979785202012-04-24T12:27:26.038-05:002012-04-24T12:27:26.038-05:00Anne-- I don't know! It took me a while to re...<b>Anne</b>-- I don't know! It took me a while to really appreciate Helen, but just when I was enjoying their relationship--bam! I almost quit reading the series then.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-43287307403871627282012-04-24T10:18:07.239-05:002012-04-24T10:18:07.239-05:00I am really out of touch with this series, which i...I am really out of touch with this series, which i used to follow faithfully. Wonder why she would kill off Helen after all the work in getting them together in the first place! :-)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110821218504320156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-16314016580344794252012-04-13T09:34:05.476-05:002012-04-13T09:34:05.476-05:00Kim - I certainly don't remember having the an...<b>Kim</b> - I certainly don't remember having the antipathy for Deborah in the earliest books, but for the last few years, I've found her a completely unsympathetic character. I haven't found the mysteries as interesting either, but the digressions to include so much of the personal relationships are a distraction that doesn't help.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-56372626517259368972012-04-13T09:27:45.995-05:002012-04-13T09:27:45.995-05:00Jenclair:
That is a good question. I read the fi...Jenclair:<br /><br />That is a good question. I read the first 8 or 9 books but remember really enjoying the first 5 or 6 and then becoming less interested. The back story of the relationships between Lynley, Helen, Simon, Deborah, and Havers were well played and as the books went on that was lost, for me anyway.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029895022186304294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-49170222321773521612012-04-13T07:29:35.552-05:002012-04-13T07:29:35.552-05:00Kim - I'm wondering if I should go back and r...<b>Kim</b> - I'm wondering if I should go back and read some of the earlier book for comparison. What changed so much over the years, the books or me?jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-27256307055243430962012-04-13T05:08:56.750-05:002012-04-13T05:08:56.750-05:00Agree with you completely on all points. I can'...Agree with you completely on all points. I can't read this series any more.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029895022186304294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-72386520845479558352012-04-12T08:24:24.038-05:002012-04-12T08:24:24.038-05:00Kay - I quit Cornwell several years ago; tried one...<b>Kay</b> - I quit Cornwell several years ago; tried one of her books since then and remembered why I quit!<br /><br />I'll continue with George's next one, but not so eagerly! :\<br /><br /><b>Carolina</b> - I've been reading her for a long time, and yes, maybe the series has run out of steam. I always enjoy Barbara Haver's eccentricities, though.<br /><br /><b>Sam</b> - George's books have been hit or miss with me for a while now, but I keep hoping!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-60050679862896442552012-04-12T07:02:32.130-05:002012-04-12T07:02:32.130-05:00I've gotten a couple of books behind on this s...I've gotten a couple of books behind on this series but I still enjoy George's work...at least up to where I am. The last two are both on my shelf, paitently waiting for me to get around to them, because I buy them when they first come out. Something about 600+ pages, though, does not inspire me to start reading a mystery.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-15363028910716023752012-04-12T05:32:56.399-05:002012-04-12T05:32:56.399-05:00I haven't read her yet but the book I got - fo...I haven't read her yet but the book I got - for the Sake of Elena or something like that - is an older one, so I hope it will be quite good. <br />Some series are so long, maybe this one has run out of steam?Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-39674917472215147092012-04-11T17:12:37.660-05:002012-04-11T17:12:37.660-05:00Aren't her books getting longer and longer and...Aren't her books getting longer and longer and longer too? What's that about? I'm so behind on this series. Maybe 5 books back or so. I know about Helen. Can't decide whether to quit this one entirely. I may. So many other series out there. I've quit Patricia Cornwell and both the Kellerman's. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com