tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post3789601191462343181..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: O JERUSALEM (1999) by Laurie R. KingYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80741911242271141092016-12-14T10:27:57.332-05:002016-12-14T10:27:57.332-05:00After giving it some thought, it occurs to me the ...After giving it some thought, it occurs to me the title <i>The Beekeeper's Apprentice</i> is familiar, but I had no idea what it was about. It now sits sans cover, oddly, in my Kindle awaiting my attention. Thanks again! Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-78226450038567416992016-12-14T02:59:22.443-05:002016-12-14T02:59:22.443-05:00I'm reading up a storm, too. But for four yea...I'm reading up a storm, too. But for four years? Won't something cataclysmic happen soon so this nightmare will be over? I mean, four years of this? The comedians are having fun; I'm not.<br />And I'm eating a lion's share of comfort food (read "junk food," i.e., chocolate of any type).<br />I'll read O Jerusalem but not this year. I'm trying to finish up a Book Bingo and have to finish a few categories.<br />I did like The Beekeeper's Apprentice and The Monstrous Regiment of Women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-27564571969980233532016-12-13T18:57:46.960-05:002016-12-13T18:57:46.960-05:00Why you're very very welcome, Mathew. I'm ...Why you're very very welcome, Mathew. I'm surprised you've never heard of it. But envious too. Now you get to read it for the first time. THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE is listed on many many 100 Best Mysteries lists, including mine. Happy reading!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13884502349752250392016-12-13T11:48:20.678-05:002016-12-13T11:48:20.678-05:00GASP!! I'm rushing right out, or over, to Amaz...<i>GASP!!</i> I'm rushing right out, or over, to Amazon to get <i>The Beekeeper's Apprentice</i>!! I had not known of the Sherlock pastiches with Mary Russell! I am experiencing outrage at myself for being so unaware! Thank you, Yvette! Thank you thank you!!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59261832368284793582016-12-12T14:18:31.393-05:002016-12-12T14:18:31.393-05:00Holmes and Russell can be trusted to do the right ...Holmes and Russell can be trusted to do the right thing. Escapism is my new religion. I'm streaming shows on my computer and reading up a storm. It's the only way I'm going to get through the next four years. Oh, that and screaming: I TOLD YOU SO!!! from the sidelines. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14942679484545155382016-12-12T01:26:09.702-05:002016-12-12T01:26:09.702-05:00OK. I hope they don't take sides in this frau...OK. I hope they don't take sides in this fraught situation. <br /><br />Escapism is what I'm about now. Books, movies,chocolate, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25456329720335034792016-12-11T14:42:29.546-05:002016-12-11T14:42:29.546-05:00But this is perfect escapist literature, Kathy. Be...But this is perfect escapist literature, Kathy. Believe me, I wouldn't recommend it otherwise. Sure, bad things happen, but it's Holmes and Russell to the rescue! And so wonderfully written. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83016021460725705712016-12-11T14:40:54.685-05:002016-12-11T14:40:54.685-05:00Thanks, Tracy. This is one of my favorite books ev...Thanks, Tracy. This is one of my favorite books ever. You definitely should read this one next. I re-read THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE all the time, it also is at the top of my Favorites list.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12675016991008691912016-12-11T14:39:20.400-05:002016-12-11T14:39:20.400-05:00I haven't read THE FINAL SOLUTION, Todd. But I...I haven't read THE FINAL SOLUTION, Todd. But I may. Thanks for the reminder.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89004750565999321552016-12-11T14:38:36.420-05:002016-12-11T14:38:36.420-05:00Pesky reality, Richard. :) JUSTICE HALL is amazing...Pesky reality, Richard. :) JUSTICE HALL is amazing. BUT the crime at its center is so foul, so tragic that I have real trouble dealing with it. Hard to re-read. BUT I love the ending. Just right.<br /><br />And thanks for the kind words. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33866479077820863392016-12-11T05:33:03.094-05:002016-12-11T05:33:03.094-05:00I read the first two books in this series. I woul...I read the first two books in this series. I would read this one, but am afraid of the politics, and at this point, I don't want to read anything aggravating, what with this insane election and the House of Horrors about to be foisted upon millions of us who don't want it and millions who will be hurt by the roll-back of rights and benefits.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-92110730251303003142016-12-10T15:04:23.379-05:002016-12-10T15:04:23.379-05:00Great review, Yvette. I have only read the first i...Great review, Yvette. I have only read the first in the series. Maybe I will find this one and read it before I read A MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10272657141783986352016-12-10T13:37:12.822-05:002016-12-10T13:37:12.822-05:00I've been meaning to read King's series fo...I've been meaning to read King's series for years...I suspect I've recommended Michael Chabon's THE FINAL SOLUTION to you directly, but if I haven't, this review suggests to me that you'd enjoy it quite a lot. Another who makes more of Holmes than his creator chose to. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22440589316738374762016-12-09T19:55:02.714-05:002016-12-09T19:55:02.714-05:00I've been trying to get a comment in all day, ...I've been trying to get a comment in all day, but wrestling with the weather while getting to the Post Office to mail boxes of gifts to family and friends took forever.<br /><br />This is a series I like very much indeed. This is a very good one, though I may like JUSTICE HALL even better. A fine choice, and a very, very nice review. Well done.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49437805337503573382016-12-09T16:00:32.435-05:002016-12-09T16:00:32.435-05:00There are a few among the later novels which I did...There are a few among the later novels which I didn't enjoy as much, but still a very attractive and exciting series. I love the first few books especially. And I think THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE a classic. JUSTICE HALL broke my heart.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62465035123761930302016-12-09T15:58:29.633-05:002016-12-09T15:58:29.633-05:00You're welcome, Pat. I am glorying in my slave...You're welcome, Pat. I am glorying in my slavering groupie-ness. HA!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23996979295441995742016-12-09T15:40:41.590-05:002016-12-09T15:40:41.590-05:00i read this also, and , although i'm not as en...i read this also, and , although i'm not as enthusiastic as you are, i still greatly enjoyed it.... some of the later novels in the series get a bit beyond the pale, stylistically, but most will like them, i should think...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89219770155161893512016-12-09T12:22:32.725-05:002016-12-09T12:22:32.725-05:00I think you should glory in your slavering groupie...I think you should glory in your slavering groupie-ness. You certainly can't avoid it. King's books, and O Jerusalem in particular, are lovely to get lost in. Thanks. This is just what I needed.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com