tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4639051383978928894..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Book Review - A Trick of the Light by Louise PennyDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69195689058837144382012-02-10T13:22:04.210-07:002012-02-10T13:22:04.210-07:00I adore these books, and recommend them to any mys...I adore these books, and recommend them to any mystery lover I run into. Definitely start at the beginning if you can -- the character growth through the series is lovely, and I miss them when I finish each book.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098053101225847936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54747192431778329092012-01-30T21:03:38.305-07:002012-01-30T21:03:38.305-07:00Thanks, Linda. I wonder if I will get a thank you ...Thanks, Linda. I wonder if I will get a thank you note from Louise when she sees the bump in sales. Or do best-selling authors even pay attention to numbers? LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18684495860475889522012-01-30T19:12:30.046-07:002012-01-30T19:12:30.046-07:00Wow! Now I want to read the book. Great post, Mary...Wow! Now I want to read the book. Great post, Maryann.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13438580784286701512012-01-30T15:39:20.768-07:002012-01-30T15:39:20.768-07:00Helen, it's been a while since I started a ser...Helen, it's been a while since I started a series, too. There are so many that it is hard to keep up. I don't know how some readers and reviewers read so many in one month. I average three to four books a month, but wish I could read more.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25967701622848451022012-01-30T15:00:56.287-07:002012-01-30T15:00:56.287-07:00This sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing ...This sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing it with us.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60460205304865788182012-01-30T12:34:51.657-07:002012-01-30T12:34:51.657-07:00Sounds like a great mystery book and author. It...Sounds like a great mystery book and author. It's been a while since I started reading a mystery series.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11033957463677516902012-01-30T11:50:14.376-07:002012-01-30T11:50:14.376-07:00Great review. Sounds like a very good book. It'...Great review. Sounds like a very good book. It's fun reading an entire series to get the nuances, just like when I watch Seinfeld and some of the references carry over to other episodes, and those in the know appreciate them.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885472833094930724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27160539399147391792012-01-30T10:25:21.274-07:002012-01-30T10:25:21.274-07:00I would read this series from the beginning, mostl...I would read this series from the beginning, mostly because of character development from book to book, and changing relationships between characters. As Maryann points out,there are layers upon layers in Louise Penny novels.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61339662986200884172012-01-30T07:43:43.488-07:002012-01-30T07:43:43.488-07:00It is easy to read each book as a stand-alone, but...It is easy to read each book as a stand-alone, but there are sub-plots that carry from one book to the other. For instance, there is reference to a previous incident where several officers got shot and the officers carry that trauma into this story. These series with evolving characters always remind me of episodic television. Each week there is a new central story, but the personal stories of these characters can be strung along for a season, or more.<br /><br />I do plan to start the series from the beginning and get to know these people better.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77225768825875576902012-01-30T00:33:06.674-07:002012-01-30T00:33:06.674-07:00Would you recommend starting with the first book i...Would you recommend starting with the first book in the series, Maryann, or did you find it easy enough to follow <i>A Trick of the Light</i> as a standalone?Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com