tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post682621568233053067..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: BlockbusterLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62365878573719262612011-12-18T15:43:14.737-05:002011-12-18T15:43:14.737-05:00As a former resident of North Carolina's Outer...As a former resident of North Carolina's Outer Banks, the Charleston coast has always been of great interest to me as well. So I've tried to read Conroy's books - and have always wanted to shake him and say " get disciplined, you!" I read South of Broad recently and though I admit he is brilliant - his material needs weeding... Thelma StrawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26839415728515260052011-12-17T11:15:51.453-05:002011-12-17T11:15:51.453-05:00Blockbuster. A category crime novel – usually fort...Blockbuster. A category crime novel – usually forty thousand words too fat – breaking for the big money. —Donald E. Westlake.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22774163659336508062011-12-17T08:58:47.791-05:002011-12-17T08:58:47.791-05:00Liz, as a South Carolian, Conroy's books and r...Liz, as a South Carolian, Conroy's books and reviews are always of interest to me. You're so right about what I considered a cop-out on the suicide. Through the years, I've dealt with more suicides than I think is average for a person to experience. In fact, I've wondered if there's something in me that chooses friends who are prone to suicide. The ones I've known have never been instantly forgiven. In several cases, they ruined many lives, especially of children whose parents took that way out. Thanks for a very good read this AM.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com