tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post3589959769097533471..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Musings: The Leavenworth CaseAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-89314021434294485762011-08-02T15:32:00.052-05:002011-08-02T15:32:00.052-05:00Well, I did manage to finish it and it was pretty ...Well, I did manage to finish it and it was pretty engaging but convoluted does not begin to describe the ultimate murderer! Although I had my suspicions, but not from the clues, I admit. <br /><br />Did you read the foreward where this book was a text used in Harvard Law School? (or some Ivy League Law school back in the late 1800's). Evidently it was a fabulous case detailing the failure of circumstantial evidence to catch the perpetrator.Carrie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585975894624687972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-90422665474074641472011-07-13T07:31:13.565-05:002011-07-13T07:31:13.565-05:00Perhaps all the sensible people were very busy wor...Perhaps all the sensible people were very busy working to survive? I love the cover and you do make it sound fun despite the warnings.Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-24972389515713232632011-07-12T02:38:15.366-05:002011-07-12T02:38:15.366-05:00Sounds like a classic detective novel, perhaps a l...Sounds like a classic detective novel, perhaps a little more complex. Perfect for a logic lover like me!Ondrej from James Patterson Book Listhttp://mostpopularbooks.org/book-information/james-patterson-book-list/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51459576907087856422011-07-08T17:06:42.705-05:002011-07-08T17:06:42.705-05:00Haha, the Victorians were famous for their sensati...Haha, the Victorians were famous for their sensation novels! Sounds like it's very similar to the mysteries by Wilkie Collins and Dickens who I admit I have a weakness for, so I'll be checking this one out. Brilliant and hilarious review btw:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-91211303330350007282011-07-07T10:54:20.483-05:002011-07-07T10:54:20.483-05:00I know you didn't love it but this book still ...I know you didn't love it but this book still intrigues me, I guess because it's written by a woman. I guess I could try it, especially since it's not very long for a Victorian novel. Hilarious review!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-89169214248415091262011-07-06T07:47:37.714-05:002011-07-06T07:47:37.714-05:00Veronica - Sanctimonious is a great word for it! ...Veronica - Sanctimonious is a great word for it! I'm glad I managed to pique your interest even though this book wasn't for me.<br /><br />bookmagic - It's true! Those papers will always come back to haunt you!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-75131731938873481222011-07-06T07:05:17.661-05:002011-07-06T07:05:17.661-05:00I don't know how many times have burnt pieces ...I don't know how many times have burnt pieces of paper ave gotten me in trouble. Why I don't make sure they are completely destroyed? Probably because of my fainting spells.<br />Maybe these books should be re-written, updated and Jane Austen can be left alone because I do enjoy a good locked-room mysterybookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-74792170195234151102011-07-05T22:32:58.750-05:002011-07-05T22:32:58.750-05:00Ha! I'm definitely with Raych up above. It'...Ha! I'm definitely with Raych up above. It's the sanctimonious melodrama that makes me love them oh so very much, Fainting and all. In fact, I think I'll have to add this to my list. :)Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591336512230976977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-13833474935707456192011-07-05T20:56:02.708-05:002011-07-05T20:56:02.708-05:00Audra - They did! I bet it's because they cou...Audra - They did! I bet it's because they couldn't breathe in their clothes, so everything seemed dramatic.<br /><br />softdrink - Yes, I don't understand WHY corsets were so popular! Though, looking back, they were really quite symbolic of the period and women's roles in particular. But honestly... the fainting and the Swearing Before God just were too much for me. Everyone in the period could have greatly benefited from a chill pill or fifteen.<br /><br />Carrie - YES, if anything in the book needed more explanation, it was the dislike of Englishmen! Clearly, AKG had never experienced how SOOTHING the accent really is...<br /><br />Jenny - I should have known a trouble-maker like you would not take heed of my words of Dire Warning and would instead, just like a nonsensical Victorian heroine, plunge headfirst into the melodrama that is this novel. Don't say I didn't warn you!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-18132145716536620622011-07-05T19:18:59.828-05:002011-07-05T19:18:59.828-05:00I was giggling helplessly while reading your revie...I was giggling helplessly while reading your review because you're like, "This is absurd! What ridiculous people the Victorians were! Down with this book!", and the entire time I was thinking AWESOME YES YES YES AWESOME YES PLEASE AWESOME.<br /><br />I recognize all the faults you find in Victorians, but I find them awesome to the point of hysteria (on my part) (probably on theirs as well). They were so, oh gosh, the Victorians, they were just so full of hang-ups and they were all cracked-out crazy, and I feel awfully awfully fond of them. And all the things you listed in the first paragraph sound amazing. Adding this to my list! :DJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-57684223471059846762011-07-05T18:42:56.182-05:002011-07-05T18:42:56.182-05:00But it all sounds so entrancing when you write abo...But it all sounds so entrancing when you write about it. Locked doors! Indistinguishable characters! Mysteries! Exclamation points! They do tend to go on and on but they didn't have television or the internet to distract them. <br /><br />Clearly not liking Englishmen takes some explaining! How unlikely! :)<br /><br />Oh, I am so tempted to pick this up although it sounds exactly like the kind of book that intrigues me that I find impossible to finish reading.Carrie#Khttp://mymiddlenameispatience.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-49184543299865480702011-07-05T17:09:37.377-05:002011-07-05T17:09:37.377-05:00I don't have much patience with the Victorians...I don't have much patience with the Victorians, either. Especially the faininting. I just want to scream "get rid of the corset!!" And then slap them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-84682846684759170732011-07-05T15:11:48.090-05:002011-07-05T15:11:48.090-05:00Hilarious review -- I cracked up, even though I do...Hilarious review -- I cracked up, even though I do like AKG. But it's true -- the Victorians really mastered melodrama!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-59328669976177951462011-07-05T13:45:03.621-05:002011-07-05T13:45:03.621-05:00So it's the Victorians we have to blame for vi...So it's the Victorians we have to blame for villains feeling they always have to monologue and show everyone just how clever they've been, then!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-12734950223569728672011-07-05T11:00:00.392-05:002011-07-05T11:00:00.392-05:00Charlie - Haha, well with all the action and drama...Charlie - Haha, well with all the action and drama in it, it would be hard for it to sound boring, I guess!<br /><br />Zibilee - I'm glad at least the review was entertaining :-) It is a VERY dramatic book, for sure.<br /><br />raych - I can see where the appeal is because really, life seems so... even-keeled now, compared to life in those days ;-)<br /><br />Steph - Yes, when I was putting together the plot summary, I wondered how I possibly found it slow going when something happened every page!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-46626380588108832962011-07-05T10:13:01.989-05:002011-07-05T10:13:01.989-05:00Ha ha! Even if this book wasn't to your tastes...Ha ha! Even if this book wasn't to your tastes, it sure lent itself to a hilarious review! I don't read tons of Victorian fiction, but I admit this one sounds kind of fun, even if it is preposterous!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855744670509136619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-48586522309045885352011-07-05T10:09:18.967-05:002011-07-05T10:09:18.967-05:00Melodrama and stolen identities and stolen babies ...Melodrama and stolen identities and stolen babies and secret vows and all the attendant silliness is exactly why I love the Victorians, wordiness be damned. I totally get why people hate it and I think they are right to do so, but I love it unrelentingly.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-35833991079068570482011-07-05T09:31:17.944-05:002011-07-05T09:31:17.944-05:00I have to admit that even though you totally didn&...I have to admit that even though you totally didn't like this book, your review made me giggle because of all the disparate elements that were thrown together. A random hatred of Englishmen, and a lot of burned bits of paper? Hysteria and fainting, and lots of last minute confessions? It sounds so dramatic that it's silly, and I can't imagine that I would enjoy reading it. I did, however, really enjoy this review. It was very captivating and well written. Thanks, Aarti!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-67906148505888007652011-07-05T09:15:11.751-05:002011-07-05T09:15:11.751-05:00Yep, I'd echo the first comment, Ebenezer was ...Yep, I'd echo the first comment, Ebenezer was quite big. I can see why you didn't like it, and the confession sounds dull, yet the way you've described it has me interested, very well written review!Charliehttp://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-43962306282963697252011-07-05T08:46:13.364-05:002011-07-05T08:46:13.364-05:00Blodeuedd - Yes, I guess so!
Kailana - Yes, she&#...Blodeuedd - Yes, I guess so!<br /><br />Kailana - Yes, she's an American author who I don't think is very popular any more, but was popular in that period.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-42732033058079739952011-07-05T07:52:26.938-05:002011-07-05T07:52:26.938-05:00ah, yes, the joys of that time period... I have ne...ah, yes, the joys of that time period... I have never even heard of this author before, though.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-29486744565845550742011-07-05T03:40:10.856-05:002011-07-05T03:40:10.856-05:00Lol, I guess Ebenezer was the big name of that era...Lol, I guess Ebenezer was the big name of that era :)Yes not getting it eitherBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com