tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post410726147920264571..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Why do you read crime fiction?Kerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-82082743046529344442011-02-18T22:41:25.259+10:302011-02-18T22:41:25.259+10:30Wow! I didn´t even know I was in a contest - what ...Wow! I didn´t even know I was in a contest - what a great offer :D <br /><br />Well, I´d certainly love something by Peter Temple. "Truth" and the Jack Irish books are on my wishlist (I have only read the first one). But just tell me if you had something else in mind.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-39949269855535348252011-02-18T09:15:13.633+10:302011-02-18T09:15:13.633+10:30Dorte, congratulations on being commenter #6000 on...Dorte, congratulations on being commenter #6000 on my blog. I had decided I would give this person a prize! Is there an Australian novel you would like a copy of?Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-72403572286513063422011-02-18T03:37:01.859+10:302011-02-18T03:37:01.859+10:30Good plots, characters and setting are what pull m...Good plots, characters and setting are what pull me in - and an important reason is that if I read ´literary novels´ in my spare time, I can´t help coming up with analysis questions all the time :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-54797875117135117332011-02-17T19:50:24.335+10:302011-02-17T19:50:24.335+10:30Being a puzzle enthusiast and a mathematician as w...Being a puzzle enthusiast and a mathematician as well, I read crime novels for the mystery, first and foremost. I can't stand books where a twist is pulled out of thin air, without any hint of foreshadowing - I want a mystery or thriller where I'm simultaneously surprised and thinking that I should have spotted it (but didn't). That tends to put my interests in the Golden Age of detective fiction - as evidenced in my blog - but hopefully I can be illuminated as to modern authors that can also pull of the same trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-15256421695876005022011-02-17T19:25:27.294+10:302011-02-17T19:25:27.294+10:30I read mysteries for many of the same reasons you ...I read mysteries for many of the same reasons you have. When I began reading them years ago, the stories just pulled me in. And I liked the whodunnit puzzles.<br /><br />Now I read for many reasons, and enjoy a variety of crime fiction; that is true, the books available vary greatly, especially now with so much global translations.<br /><br />I do avoid violent, gory books. I had to skip through some of Larsson's Millenium trilogy to avoid this, but enjoyed the books anyway.<br /><br />And I don't like psychological suspense much or anything verging on horror or ghost stories.<br /><br />I do like good character development, snappy dialogue, interesting plots, politics or good insights about life or people, humor--and good writing.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-50709999383052096342011-02-17T17:20:41.225+10:302011-02-17T17:20:41.225+10:30Kerrie, my reasons are pretty much the same as you...Kerrie, my reasons are pretty much the same as yours. I like to escape. Essentially they are adult fairy stories,at least the cosy ones.<br /> Extreme violence I avoid. I only have to walk out my front door to see that - on a daily basis. So I read to relax and also explore human behaviour and folly.<br />Cheers,<br /> BrianBrian Kavanaghhttp://beekayvic.tripod.comnoreply@blogger.com