tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post8261468711675745095..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday's Forgotten Books: MONKEEWRENCH by P.J. TracyYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-64867586407932782832011-11-19T13:24:42.183-05:002011-11-19T13:24:42.183-05:00Dee: Yes, definitely. But I guess it's not eas...Dee: Yes, definitely. But I guess it's not easy working this way. I believe the mom lives in Minnesota and the daughter lives in California. Still, with computers and all, you'd think it wouldn't be all THAT hard. But I'm guessing.<br /><br />Writers have to work at their own pace or else we get inferior work.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22088977166068293072011-11-19T08:35:20.868-05:002011-11-19T08:35:20.868-05:00Hi - I love this series and have the same complain...Hi - I love this series and have the same complaint you do - they do not write fast enough.Deenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-84904515205426747822011-11-18T19:49:41.668-05:002011-11-18T19:49:41.668-05:00Oh for sure, Kathy. Some of the dialogue is hilari...Oh for sure, Kathy. Some of the dialogue is hilarious.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60681944253613937202011-11-18T17:46:09.661-05:002011-11-18T17:46:09.661-05:00And the P.J. Tracy team has a sense of humor, too....And the P.J. Tracy team has a sense of humor, too.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1070605157456076482011-11-18T14:42:31.382-05:002011-11-18T14:42:31.382-05:00Pat: It's terrific. The writing, by the way, i...Pat: It's terrific. The writing, by the way, is seamless.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20106635005152265122011-11-18T14:23:06.864-05:002011-11-18T14:23:06.864-05:00This sounds like an intriguing book, Yvette. I nev...This sounds like an intriguing book, Yvette. I never heard of a mother and daughter writing team either. That fact, in itself, is very interesting!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16986989712274503762011-11-18T14:13:39.057-05:002011-11-18T14:13:39.057-05:00Kathy: I kind of guessed it was you. :)Kathy: I kind of guessed it was you. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-45984792023432832652011-11-18T14:12:28.902-05:002011-11-18T14:12:28.902-05:00No, not at all, John. I'm the last person in t...No, not at all, John. I'm the last person in the world to want to read some computer game rabid tale, believe me. Of course there's talk of computers and games, the Monkeewrench gang is central to the story, but nothing overdrawn or over-labored. Trust me.<br /><br />This is a great thriller. You shouldn't miss it. You will thank me for recommending it. I promise.<br /><br />This is one case in which the book lives up to its initial hype.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10171353982202154822011-11-18T14:11:45.787-05:002011-11-18T14:11:45.787-05:00That yahoo mail was by me, Kathy.
My email sudden...That yahoo mail was by me, Kathy.<br /><br />My email suddenly changed itself and everything it does, so I don't know how this happened. There are poltergeists in this system, I know.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-61694690846328652972011-11-18T14:10:40.228-05:002011-11-18T14:10:40.228-05:00No. I don't know of more mother/offspring-wri...No. I don't know of more mother/offspring-writing teams.<br /><br />However, P.J. Parrish and Perri O'Shaughnessy are writing teams of two sisters.<br /><br />Nicci French is the writing name of two spouses who write thrillers together. (There are more of these teams out there.)<br /><br />Kudos to teams of relatives writing together.yahoo mail.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25604486170847790592011-11-18T13:33:56.701-05:002011-11-18T13:33:56.701-05:00Ricahrd maybe thinking of THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG b...Ricahrd maybe thinking of THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG by Edward Abbey. But it's not a mystery, it's a satire about some eco-terrorists trying to stop the damage to the envrionment of the Southwest by sabotaging construction sites and building projects. A cult novel classic.<br /><br />I have this buried in a box soemwhere. Picked it up at a book sale years ago, but the video game aspect of it has kept me away from it. I'm not a fan of techno-thrillers. Is it techno geeky? Lots of lectures on swoftware and what not?J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73734501947200358982011-11-18T11:31:01.681-05:002011-11-18T11:31:01.681-05:00Richard: Possibly. I've never heard of it, but...Richard: Possibly. I've never heard of it, but as we all know, there's very little new under the sun. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75601110543737664722011-11-18T11:28:41.422-05:002011-11-18T11:28:41.422-05:00Wasn't there another mystery with the same tit...Wasn't there another mystery with the same title? Or perhaps, now that I look at the spelling, it was MONKEYWRENCH, or MONKEY WRENCH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87194541514401967552011-11-18T11:06:08.618-05:002011-11-18T11:06:08.618-05:00Thanks for that tip, Kathy. I've always admire...Thanks for that tip, Kathy. I've always admired the duo. <br /><br />There's only one other mother/offspring writing team I've ever heard of - that I can remember anyway - and that's Charles Todd, writing the Inspector Rutledge mysteries.<br /><br />Do you know any more?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4931851279997732202011-11-18T09:58:34.184-05:002011-11-18T09:58:34.184-05:00Loved the book, love the series. Can't wait f...Loved the book, love the series. Can't wait for the next one.<br /><br />And their website contains some good interviews and background on the two authors.kathy d.noreply@blogger.com