tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411444666968255008.post2878241759759867362..comments2023-08-17T19:51:01.780+09:30Comments on Jamiewrites: The week that was #17Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15673076803280738814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411444666968255008.post-70310174188752191002010-06-08T18:05:01.521+09:302010-06-08T18:05:01.521+09:30Sadly, my library network (Norwood, Payneham and S...Sadly, my library network (Norwood, Payneham and St Peters) doesn't have 'A Drink Before The War' but it does have a couple of others so I'll see what they're like.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673076803280738814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411444666968255008.post-75186864747653363492010-06-08T12:35:36.829+09:302010-06-08T12:35:36.829+09:30I really love Dennis Lehane - I found Mystic River...I really love Dennis Lehane - I found Mystic River really challenging in its density and darkness, but ultimately an excellent read. I really like his Kenzie/Gennaro detective stories (but I am a well-known sucker for the unrequited love interest in fiction, so perhaps that's not surprising) - I don't remember Prayers for Rain as being outstanding but I do remember describing his first one (A Drink Before the War) as "detective fiction with a heart, a brain, and a social conscience". So maybe give that a shot if you go back to him. <br />Shutter Island was so flat out terrifying that I couldn't concentrate on whether it was any good or not. Sheesh.Jordan Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488069546633876880noreply@blogger.com