tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post8103363747568768429..comments2024-03-28T13:45:59.554-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Body in the Castle Well by Martin Walker: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-20652776081423403892020-02-13T10:27:06.110-06:002020-02-13T10:27:06.110-06:00Yeah, my love affair with Bruno has definitely coo...Yeah, my love affair with Bruno has definitely cooled.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91076211512611284412020-02-13T08:42:37.202-06:002020-02-13T08:42:37.202-06:00Two out of five for Bruno? Oh my! Too bad the food...Two out of five for Bruno? Oh my! Too bad the food and the scenery weren't enough, but it gets old, same hooks book after book.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17484044357056356662020-02-09T13:53:44.765-06:002020-02-09T13:53:44.765-06:00Yep!Yep!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-64068167368448030612020-02-09T13:05:47.189-06:002020-02-09T13:05:47.189-06:00It seems Bruno will have a long rest in your house...It seems Bruno will have a long rest in your house!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-16011606396967057342020-02-06T09:33:02.859-06:002020-02-06T09:33:02.859-06:00Perhaps if I had read this as a standalone it woul...Perhaps if I had read this as a standalone it would have seemed fresh, but since I had read the previous books in the series, not so much.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68558665901666385352020-02-06T08:01:34.723-06:002020-02-06T08:01:34.723-06:00Yeah it sounds like Bruno needs a rest and I will ...Yeah it sounds like Bruno needs a rest and I will not be reading this one. I can't stand when author just rehash plots over and over with only little things changed here and there. The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57318155995321184512020-02-04T12:08:29.935-06:002020-02-04T12:08:29.935-06:00A good start is certainly important to keep the re...A good start is certainly important to keep the reader interested and reading. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-16497195666502468602020-02-04T10:44:06.057-06:002020-02-04T10:44:06.057-06:00This sounds like something that I will NOT read......This sounds like something that I will NOT read... I totally get the feeling when you're irritated and nitpicking, I had the same with my recent read After The Flood.<br />At some point I just get annoyed with everything and everyone and the book ends up getting a low score.<br /><br />I believe a good start is half the work!Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-80560394815493644442020-02-04T10:25:38.223-06:002020-02-04T10:25:38.223-06:00I don't like it either but I can possibly tole...I don't like it either but I can possibly tolerate it if it serves some purpose in the plot, but this was just casual, offhand cruelty which no one remarked upon. It was as if this is the normal way people behave in the Perigord.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48449345074295734282020-02-04T08:41:13.346-06:002020-02-04T08:41:13.346-06:00Oh no too bad for Bruno. Might need a break. I ha...Oh no too bad for Bruno. Might need a break. I have trouble when animals are mistreated in books ... and no one in the story cares. Ugh!thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-85777660050364024222020-02-03T09:45:53.144-06:002020-02-03T09:45:53.144-06:00I've read a lot of series over the years and I...I've read a lot of series over the years and I have experienced this before. Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum comes to mind, in which the characters never changed, never grew, were always stereotypes. I had to give up on that one, too. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25410054528886570562020-02-03T09:41:31.256-06:002020-02-03T09:41:31.256-06:00That's my plan. There are too many good and in...That's my plan. There are too many good and interesting books out there to spend time with something one doesn't enjoy.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32072522024548954952020-02-03T06:31:59.184-06:002020-02-03T06:31:59.184-06:00Apparently some very long running series stay imag...Apparently some very long running series stay imaginative and entertaining. However, after a lot of books. I can see an author can run out of ideas and become stale. Too bad that sounds like the case here. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32554463619856252342020-02-03T05:27:48.333-06:002020-02-03T05:27:48.333-06:00I think your score of only two probably means that...I think your score of only two probably means that you WILL give Bruno a rest!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com