tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post7703844362991761106..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-49938748321512693912018-10-09T20:38:53.060-05:002018-10-09T20:38:53.060-05:00His first 3 books are available in one volume, ent...His first 3 books are available in one volume, entitled Berlin Noir.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032255643236792811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4331143860679926532018-04-24T11:31:30.887-05:002018-04-24T11:31:30.887-05:00Yes, even though I found it difficult to read at t...Yes, even though I found it difficult to read at times because of the attitudes of the characters, I think it was very true to the beliefs of the society in which they moved and had their being.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-836695501960278172018-04-24T11:11:52.240-05:002018-04-24T11:11:52.240-05:00I knew I had heard of Philip Kerr lately. How unfo...I knew I had heard of Philip Kerr lately. How unfortunate that he died so young. I liked your understanding that Kerr presents his characters in the context of their society at the time. I find it so annoying when readers assign our current "woke" standards to historical times. I mean, duh.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-26507169718873096022018-04-23T09:55:28.089-05:002018-04-23T09:55:28.089-05:00I just ran across a line referring to his death in...I just ran across a line referring to his death in the <i>Times</i> book review section. Apparently he had cancer.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24067288448694078862018-04-23T09:33:29.130-05:002018-04-23T09:33:29.130-05:00This sounds like a good one combining historical f...This sounds like a good one combining historical fiction and noir mystery. I didn't know Kerr had died recently.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com