tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2115799635711485609..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Påskekrim – Norway’s crime weekendClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29651817830085277962014-04-30T18:41:27.423+01:002014-04-30T18:41:27.423+01:00I wish I could give you good news, then, but: Hint...I wish I could give you good news, then, but: Hinterland was brilliant, after a slowish start.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51545823168152202502014-04-30T10:02:08.382+01:002014-04-30T10:02:08.382+01:00Free chocolate? I'm in!
So wish we could see...Free chocolate? I'm in!<br /><br />So wish we could see Hinterland over here in the States, would love to see that program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26483027664817106302014-04-28T19:05:17.651+01:002014-04-28T19:05:17.651+01:00I'm right with you, Kathy. There should be det...I'm right with you, Kathy. There should be detective stories in the newspapers, lots of crime stuff on tv... Well yes, and books too. Maybe some free chocolate, distributed by the state? Meanwhile tonight, finally, the poor downtrodden rest-of-the-UK gets to start Hinterland, that Wales and even Norway have already seen. I have one special bottle of Belgian - in Poirot's honour - beer left to drink with it, on my birthday. (The beer's charmingly called Delirium Tremens, by the way...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27595110822099896612014-04-28T04:10:20.486+01:002014-04-28T04:10:20.486+01:00My take-away from this column, and from posts over...My take-away from this column, and from posts over the years at different blogs is that we need a Paskekrim in the States. I would love it, an excuse to squirrel away books and treats, not answer the phone and read to my heart's content. And no one could mind this because it would be an official time off and set aside for this purpose.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81655177357941798962014-04-27T14:03:10.451+01:002014-04-27T14:03:10.451+01:00To be fair, it is absolutely gripping and kind of ...To be fair, it is absolutely gripping and kind of justifies its slowness. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26761083975294500962014-04-24T11:15:16.073+01:002014-04-24T11:15:16.073+01:00Where to start? Nice images of fishnet stockings....Where to start? Nice images of fishnet stockings. I am partial to the one of Sophia Loren. The Easter Crime tradition sounds great, I am envious ... <br /><br />I have intentions of reading Karin Fossum, and have one of her books. Don't know when I will get to it, though. Sad that this first one is not so great. I always like to start at the beginning if I can.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17193169122678789592014-04-22T15:38:28.197+01:002014-04-22T15:38:28.197+01:00I read that also, but can't recall noticing wh...I read that also, but can't recall noticing when watching OFAH. <br />You tube has plenty of their - I nearly said hits, err stuff on there. Whenever I'm feeling nostalgic and want to annoy the kids I'll play a couple of their tracks. John Peel used to play them quite often but on reflection there maybe wasn't much he wouldn't give a bit of air-time to.<br />(Apologies to your foreign CiB followers, digression over)col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18764783202086833952014-04-22T15:30:18.763+01:002014-04-22T15:30:18.763+01:00Abbo missed out to "Twiggy" Branch on th...Abbo missed out to "Twiggy" Branch on the best-nickname prize, I reckon. I remember UK Decay being around, but I've never knowingly heard them. Wiki tells me Rodney Trotter used to wear one of their tshirts. [Foreign followers are now as mystified as the average CiB reader was when baseball got a going over the other week.]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42006675267252114702014-04-22T15:22:58.031+01:002014-04-22T15:22:58.031+01:00You're welcome. They come highly recommended b...You're welcome. They come highly recommended by people who know a lot more about crime novels than I do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39653531561903448022014-04-22T09:28:06.122+01:002014-04-22T09:28:06.122+01:00Digressing and no doubt boring the socks off you a...Digressing and no doubt boring the socks off you at the same time. Cerys Matthews is married to Steve "Abbo" Abbott, lead singer of Luton premier punk band UK Decay. I managed to see them a few times growing up in Luton. <br /><br />I'm unsure if he still fronts them, but there was a recent collaboration between them and the all-conquering Luton Town FC squad - releasing a charity record, promoting Luton and including a recording of the Barron Knights Classic from the 70's - "Hatters, Hatters What a Great Team." col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80856152489159479522014-04-22T09:17:09.232+01:002014-04-22T09:17:09.232+01:00Yes Col, a very interesting story. I heard about P...Yes Col, a very interesting story. I heard about Påskekrim by chance when Cerys Matthews had asked listeners to her radio show - on Palm Sunday - to tell her about Easter traditions. I thought someone was winding her up, at first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90216586836356298762014-04-22T09:16:23.451+01:002014-04-22T09:16:23.451+01:00Not read any of the books in this series - but tha...Not read any of the books in this series - but thanks for the intro (and the photo of la Loren)Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20295946136132792982014-04-22T05:42:34.082+01:002014-04-22T05:42:34.082+01:00I thought I read one of hers last year, but I'...I thought I read one of hers last year, but I'm getting my Karin's mixed up - it was Alvtegen that I read. Don't Look Back sits on the pile; it's doubtful I will read any more from her.<br /><br />Interesting about Norway and Easter, never knew that, cheers.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15328499219309428082014-04-21T19:56:56.967+01:002014-04-21T19:56:56.967+01:00I like the second Swedish version of Wallander, wi...I like the second Swedish version of Wallander, with Krister Henrikssen, not the first one with Rolf Lassgård - although I quite liked Lassgård as Sebastian Bergman. In the first Henrikssen season there's one called Mastermind (original Swedish title: Mastermind) that's one of the best single-ep crime thrillers I've ever seen. Most of the Henrikssen ones are not based on Mankell novels, but new ideas he suggested - so not exactly adaptations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17425200946448996982014-04-21T18:35:55.193+01:002014-04-21T18:35:55.193+01:00I can actually see several of Fussum's books a...I can actually see several of Fussum's books as TV adaptations. It would have to be done with care and most definitely with Ms. Fossum's active involvement; I'd hate to see the stories substantially changed. But with that proviso, I'd love to see it. And I think you have a solid point about the Wallander series (must say I like the Swedish version better). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46199451117763369132014-04-21T16:07:51.619+01:002014-04-21T16:07:51.619+01:00I did guess it would not be by chance that no one ...I did guess it would not be by chance that no one rushed to translate this one, when ten others had already been done. She's still writing them - there's one from last year, not issued in English as yet.<br /><br />I can't help imagining this book as a tv show, maybe a single 90 minute episode. I think it would work well: the characters are very recognisable without being stereotypes. The key works in the new Scandinavian wave of tv crime shows are all new, though: The Killing and The Bridge, for example, were devised and made for tv. In fact for the Danish team that created The Killing (and Borgen) that was their first rule: no adaptations. But arguably that whole strand was started by Wallander, a brilliant Swedish series adapted from Henning Mankell's books. (Kenneth Branagh's English language version is also pretty good.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18999614304774845162014-04-21T14:52:48.290+01:002014-04-21T14:52:48.290+01:00Yes, I think they really do improve as the series ...Yes, I think they really do improve as the series goes on. But then, I'm a fan, so my view is biased. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70732761494868130382014-04-21T13:02:04.224+01:002014-04-21T13:02:04.224+01:00Ah, nice to hear from a Fossum fan. Was I right to...Ah, nice to hear from a Fossum fan. Was I right to imply that the books improved after this first one?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74958272141035917272014-04-21T12:41:58.686+01:002014-04-21T12:41:58.686+01:00Moira - Thanks for hosting Colm.
Colm - I didn...Moira - Thanks for hosting Colm.<br /><br />Colm - I didn't know that about Easter, crime and Norway. Fascinating! I am, though, a big fan of Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer series, so it was good to see one of those novels featured here. I actually like that blunt, spare style of writing. On her, as the saying goes, it works. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com