tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4670522559427634505..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Two Birthday Candles, one Swedish MatchLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78685670858481011192013-09-18T12:51:20.922-04:002013-09-18T12:51:20.922-04:00Leigh, I'm not sure "Victorian writing&qu...Leigh, I'm not sure "Victorian writing" is the problem here. Seems to me, Russian writers just tend to enjoy digression. I kept thinking <i>This is like reading Tolstoy,</i> while working through the story. LOL<br /><br />--DixDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7115065738386872142013-09-16T09:46:05.860-04:002013-09-16T09:46:05.860-04:00Leigh, I looked up TL,DR. Here ya' go:
http://...Leigh, I looked up TL,DR. Here ya' go:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn%27t_readAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76137146710714743992013-09-15T19:31:38.563-04:002013-09-15T19:31:38.563-04:00Yes, Janet, exactly right.
ABA, thank you! The Vi...Yes, Janet, exactly right.<br /><br />ABA, thank you! The Victorian writing's a bit much to read, but think how much work I put into translating! (sure, sure)<br /><br />Elizabeth, I think the genre has evolved considerably, although some television presentations are thin on linking clues to solutions.<br /><br />Louis, this is all your fault, you know! (grin)<br /><br />Anon… It's going to take this detective a while to figure that out!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44734947335159025742013-09-15T18:23:40.805-04:002013-09-15T18:23:40.805-04:00Writing mysteries certainly wasn't Mr. Chekhov...Writing mysteries certainly wasn't Mr. Chekhove's forte, and he probably couldn't get published as a writer of mysteries in any magazines today.Louis A. Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563842429688123421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51077778840378080182013-09-15T17:57:50.977-04:002013-09-15T17:57:50.977-04:00Oy vey. It was obvious from the beginning that the...Oy vey. It was obvious from the beginning that they had no real reason for concluding the man had been murdered. Have we gotten smarter, or is it just that the mystery story has developed a lot since Chekhov's day?Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68664642309348017812013-09-15T17:53:05.810-04:002013-09-15T17:53:05.810-04:00TL,DRTL,DRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35587062069323273362013-09-15T16:16:07.363-04:002013-09-15T16:16:07.363-04:007500+ words - you made us work for our piece of bi...7500+ words - you made us work for our piece of birthday cake today, Mr Lundin.<br />Interesting, but can't say Mr Chekhov is ever likely to climb to the top of my reading list.<br />(Clever heading, by the way.)A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61594879302610134342013-09-15T14:07:53.412-04:002013-09-15T14:07:53.412-04:00Well, didn't that just turn a mystery tale on ...Well, didn't that just turn a mystery tale on its head. This may have been the first Chekov story I've read. Sherlock Holmes he's not!Janet Starrnoreply@blogger.com