tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post4753116693403252970..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Women on the Edge of a Deserved Revival: Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (2013), edited and introduced by Sarah WeinmanThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-68140195287744058462014-07-22T13:07:55.976-07:002014-07-22T13:07:55.976-07:00Oh, one other thing, John: so glad you agree about...Oh, one other thing, John: so glad you agree about promiscuous "noir" labeling! Great point about cozy labeling too. These days it seems like everything is either labeled "noir" or "cozy"--rather an over-simplification!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-37392687490235911852014-07-22T13:02:21.442-07:002014-07-22T13:02:21.442-07:00Keishon, use the search box up on the right for Ru...Keishon, use the search box up on the right for Ruth Rendell and you will definitely find some things. My blog posts tend to be pretty long and I've gotten a bit lazy about doing labels. I used to read her constantly in the 1990s and still enjoy going back to ones I've missed, or even rereading some. Great writer.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-17885727708953143982014-07-22T12:59:27.354-07:002014-07-22T12:59:27.354-07:00*A* Gentle Murderer, I should say!*A* Gentle Murderer, I should say!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-57461268015688019642014-07-22T12:49:30.769-07:002014-07-22T12:49:30.769-07:00Hi, John, I was using "sister" metaphori...Hi, John, I was using "sister" metaphorically--maybe I'd better make that clear in the piece! Like "sisters in crime," you know.<br /><br />I came up with the bright idea of reviewing Dorothy Salisbury Davis' The Gentle Murderer and Helen Nielsen's The Kind Man, but then I noticed you beat me to it some time ago!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-23824682882910770102014-07-22T12:29:31.938-07:002014-07-22T12:29:31.938-07:00I dislike the use of the term noir to describe any...I dislike the use of the term <i>noir</i> to describe any "dark crime fiction." It's getting to be as bad as that other catch-all adjective <i>cozy</i> (or cosy) to describe most retro-traditional detective stories. This is a fine in-depth review of Weinman's important volume. I have to confess (dare I publicly admit this?): I never got to reading the two novellas to the end and I also skipped over three other stories. Now I'll have to go back and finish the book. I see I've missed out on some of the best of the lot. Celia Fremlin is Ruth Rendell's sister?! How come I never knew that? Maybe I read it somewhere ages ago and simply forgot.<br /><br />And thanks for the link to my blog post. But you outshine me this time. Had I written mine after you I'd be directing everyone to read this much better review.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-90897716219856089762014-07-22T08:49:49.981-07:002014-07-22T08:49:49.981-07:00I love Ruth Rendell and I've read two of her b...I love Ruth Rendell and I've read two of her books thus far. I'll make sure to check out your archives. I loved A JUDGEMENT IN STONE. Brilliant book because she gives you the ending before the book even gets started and keeps you in suspense till the end. How she did that was amazing. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-31106156655065741882014-07-22T00:12:01.209-07:002014-07-22T00:12:01.209-07:00Hi Shane-Malcolm, so glad you are enjoying the blo...Hi Shane-Malcolm, so glad you are enjoying the blog. Just use the search box and chances are you will find something you might like! There's a good bit on Ruth Rendell, as I am a great fan of her. I definitely aim to avoid spoilers. Sometimes I fear I don't say enough about plot! Let's see, I've done Simisola and Asta's Book and Not in the Flesh I know. I'm planning to get to one of her newer ones soon.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-78872273012143376752014-07-22T00:07:38.318-07:002014-07-22T00:07:38.318-07:00Hi, glad you liked the review--and I'm sure yo...Hi, glad you liked the review--and I'm sure you'll like the book! Very much agree about Carr. I and others say more about him in Mysteries Unlocked, the essay collection dedicated to Carr's biographer, Doug Greene.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-44844310785594286802014-07-21T19:56:00.601-07:002014-07-21T19:56:00.601-07:00What a great review -- many thanks. As you say, mo...What a great review -- many thanks. As you say, most of the authors haven't really been forgotten, but most of them no longer receive the attention they deserve. I can see I'll have to speak sweetly to my wife about topics such as imminent birthdays and Christmas stockings . . .<br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the shout-out for John Dickson Carr. He seems to be grossly undervalued by many modern readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-245386543294645202014-07-21T18:49:28.609-07:002014-07-21T18:49:28.609-07:00I just discovered this blog today, and it's am...I just discovered this blog today, and it's amazing! This anthology sounds great. Can't wait to see if you have written much about Ruth Rendell, one of my favorites. Do you tend to avoid spoilers in this blog?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456047403368949966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-68252938205379356432014-07-21T15:57:55.923-07:002014-07-21T15:57:55.923-07:00Keishon, thanks for the comment and I totally agre...Keishon, thanks for the comment and I totally agree with you about Millar--one of my my very favorite crime writers.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-76014550375848252122014-07-21T15:56:48.219-07:002014-07-21T15:56:48.219-07:00Glad you liked, Moira, they are interesting writer...Glad you liked, Moira, they are interesting writers.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-49709783062130339272014-07-21T15:56:17.864-07:002014-07-21T15:56:17.864-07:00Thank you for the book, Sarah!Thank you for the book, Sarah!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-50655130570725892412014-07-21T09:16:19.196-07:002014-07-21T09:16:19.196-07:00Thanks very much, Curt!Thanks very much, Curt!Sarah Weinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661619408480044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-26310067205940211052014-07-21T09:10:16.469-07:002014-07-21T09:10:16.469-07:00Nice review Curt, thanks for all the info and insi...Nice review Curt, thanks for all the info and insight....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-71872449989225567572014-07-21T06:30:44.685-07:002014-07-21T06:30:44.685-07:00Thanks so much for this wonderful breakdown and re...Thanks so much for this wonderful breakdown and review. I bought the anthology a few months ago and will read it soon. Slightly off-topic, I discovered Margaret Millar earlier this year with BEAST IN VIEW her Edgar award winning novel. I loved her voice so much that I went out and bought quite a few of her books and you're right a few of the authors I recognize from your post are available today and are even digitized. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.com