tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post4857952422996725821..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: HIDE & SEEK, Ian RankinKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-58520491362319165142010-05-01T13:20:29.028+09:302010-05-01T13:20:29.028+09:30Once again I'll admit, at risk of being expell...Once again I'll admit, at risk of being expelled from the crime fiction fraternity, to never having read a Rebus novel. And I'm never going to. I unfortunately came across the TV show before the books and hated it so much that when I tried to read one of the books I only got a few pages in - I had the horrid TV bloke in my head and he wouldn't get out.<br /><br />I do have THE COMPLAINTS in my TBR pile thoughBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-42699013589478213352010-05-01T10:17:45.600+09:302010-05-01T10:17:45.600+09:30I did feel cheated in a way Margot. I suspect some...I did feel cheated in a way Margot. I suspect some of the stuff culled in the abridgement was the "thinking stuff" - you know how Rankin carefully places his plots in contemporary Edinburgh - there wasn't much of that there. There was not enough of the "brain dwelling" stuff. It was nearly all action/thrillerKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-9501938130219214842010-05-01T09:49:33.309+09:302010-05-01T09:49:33.309+09:30Kerrie - Nice review, as ever. I'm glad you di...Kerrie - Nice review, as ever. I'm glad you didn't feel cheated by listening to the abridged version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com