Comments on: Sunday Salon

By: Smallworld Reads

Smallworld Reads — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:38:23 +0000

You mean I might not be the ONLY person in the world to not love OUTLANDER? I kept reading it and thinking, “OK, everybody loves this. When does it become irresistible?” For me, never.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:14:36 +0000

Ann – definitely yes. That is definitely interesting and she does go into detail about how the case inspired a great deal of detective fiction, as did Detective-Inspector Whicher. That’s part of why it’s a much more interesting social study than it is a mystery – it influenced so much for its time and books are a part of that.

JLS – I was quite happy! I finished Outlander last night, so my review should be coming up soon. I still didn’t manage to fall in love with it, but I liked it.

By: JLS Hall

JLS Hall — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:39:46 +0000

Wow, six ARCs in two days – what riches!

I’ve been tempted to try “Outlander” a few times, but always put off by its chunkster
length. At the rate I read, it would take me all year to finish. I’ll have to check back
for your review.

By: Ann (Table Talk)

Ann (Table Talk) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:50:35 +0000

As I understand it from the reviews I’ve seen one of the most interesting aspects of Summerscale’s book is the way in which that particular case has influenced detective fiction with writers developing ideas from the way in which that murder was solved. Have you found this to be the case?