tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6593623994239073042..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: What I've Been ReadingLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28202163036333994932015-02-27T18:15:59.835-05:002015-02-27T18:15:59.835-05:00Leigh, I think some of the novels attributed to hi...Leigh, I think some of the novels attributed to him were based on his ideas, but actually written by someone else. River of Death read as if MacLean had written it himself imho, but I have to agree it wasn't MacLean at his best.<br /><br />Eve and Herschel, my wife finds Koontz too descriptive for her taste while I find that I enjoy the majority of his work. Naturally, taste is a personal thing -- which often seems to mean 'more hotdogs for me!' lol<br /><br />Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50109063369911738352015-02-27T15:24:44.560-05:002015-02-27T15:24:44.560-05:00I looked up River of Death, apparently MacLean'...I looked up River of Death, apparently MacLean's last novel. Reviews find it disappointing, saying his latter novels show an author in alcoholic decline, River of Death a shadow of his earlier novels. Still, Alistair MacLean left a great legacy.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86830903639771714822015-02-27T13:11:46.027-05:002015-02-27T13:11:46.027-05:00Eve, I'm with you on Koontz. But it has been ...Eve, I'm with you on Koontz. But it has been awhile and I might give him another try.<br /><br />Thanks for the list, Dixon.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16043611577509676842015-02-27T09:56:26.490-05:002015-02-27T09:56:26.490-05:00To be honest, I've never liked Koontz' sty...To be honest, I've never liked Koontz' style. Don't know why, it leaves me cold. (OBviously, I'm in a minority). On the other hand, I like Ross Macdonald and Lew Archer, but never read The Blue Hammer - I'll have to rectify that.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74970663718499162172015-02-27T00:23:47.381-05:002015-02-27T00:23:47.381-05:00I enjoy all those authors, Dixon.
I'm working...I enjoy all those authors, Dixon.<br /><br />I'm working on an SS article that touches on Alistair MacLean. I thought I'd read all of MacLean, but for the life of me I can't recall the title River of Death, which I have to look it up. I like most of his novels except his first, HMS Ulysses, or anything set in California. But I have to go back and reread a few.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com