tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post506927270450908522..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: An Echo of Murder by Anne Perry and The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. Mckillipjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-21059902313591911842017-09-07T05:52:33.524-05:002017-09-07T05:52:33.524-05:00I can remember getting ready to go to work and hea...I can remember getting ready to go to work and hearing the story on NPR. I was pretty much stunned. She had not started the Monk series at the time, but I had read several of the Pitt books. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-28186836803465765062017-09-06T15:52:23.211-05:002017-09-06T15:52:23.211-05:00I usually enjoy Anne Perry's books but sometim...I usually enjoy Anne Perry's books but sometimes I have a hard time ignoring her personal past. I wonder if I'm rewarding "bad behavior." Several books in the Pitt series involve sexual abuse, which makes me wonder even more about her back story.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-154622839348077372017-09-05T18:38:30.841-05:002017-09-05T18:38:30.841-05:00That is interesting. I never knew it was a favorit...That is interesting. I never knew it was a favorite with so many other authors. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-45985144668304650192017-09-05T07:24:19.961-05:002017-09-05T07:24:19.961-05:00If you read Ann Perry's Monk books, it would b...If you read Ann Perry's Monk books, it would be best to begin with The Face of the Stranger, the first in the series. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-69248599270576262162017-09-05T07:22:05.468-05:002017-09-05T07:22:05.468-05:00I started with the Pitt series, but then found I l...I started with the Pitt series, but then found I liked the Monk books better, partly because Monk remembers so little and doesn't like the man he discovers he was before the injury and partly because I like Hester's feistiness. This was not my favorite in the series, but some of the issues have current interest.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-65873821223497995382017-09-05T07:18:59.624-05:002017-09-05T07:18:59.624-05:00I always find it interesting to see which books ha...I always find it interesting to see which books have had enduring influence on other authors. I've enjoyed other books by McKillip, but this is the first time I've read The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. This one book influenced so many fantasy authors!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-639390862019632302017-09-04T22:38:30.177-05:002017-09-04T22:38:30.177-05:00Both authors I'm not familiar with but both so...Both authors I'm not familiar with but both sounds like an interesting read based on your reviews. :) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-81796365089091133502017-09-04T15:11:43.449-05:002017-09-04T15:11:43.449-05:00I never got into the Monk series, although I did e...I never got into the Monk series, although I did enjoy the Inspector and Charlotte Pitt series for a number of years. I stopped reading the series when they became too political. Maybe one of these days I'll give the Monk series a try.<br /><br />McKillip is an author I would like to try, but haven't gotten around to yet. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-56973918097867806752017-09-04T14:17:33.090-05:002017-09-04T14:17:33.090-05:00I think it's that combination of McKillip'...I think it's that combination of McKillip's lovely prose and her ability to create characters that I care about that keeps me coming back to her books. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com