tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post8991478516614343615..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: The Black Stage by Anthony GilbertClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43665771468979140372015-05-04T20:47:23.014+01:002015-05-04T20:47:23.014+01:00I agree completely Bev - she has this great charac...I agree completely Bev - she has this great character but seems determined to under-use him, ration him out. Can't think why - as you say, he really cheers things up when he arrives. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64078162040332685352015-05-04T20:46:33.350+01:002015-05-04T20:46:33.350+01:00Yes I think it would do for that, and you're r...Yes I think it would do for that, and you're right not to have too great expectations for a big surprise. Definitely has some entertainment value though. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72075505774428052512015-05-04T20:23:13.886+01:002015-05-04T20:23:13.886+01:00I read this one a couple years ago (and another a ...I read this one a couple years ago (and another a few years before that). I thought it decent, but my overall feeling on Gilbert's books is that she didn't bring Crook into the action soon enough in either one. I thought her stories much more lively and interesting once he got involved.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45833884547733948712015-05-04T20:10:21.213+01:002015-05-04T20:10:21.213+01:00Strangely enough I am just listening to "The ...Strangely enough I am just listening to "The Black Stage" in my MP3 player when I'm exercising -- I haven't reached the end yet but I can already see where it's going and I agree with you substantially. The victim does everything possible to encourage everyone in the house to murder him as quickly as possible and then goes downstairs in the middle of the night, seemingly accompanied by all the suspects who leave their rooms at five-minute intervals. Bah. I have, though, been enjoying the pen portrait of the victim's fiancee who causes so much trouble simply because she is too lazy to lift a finger to tend to her financial affairs. I'm not hoping for much in the way of a surprise ending, but it's better than nothing at all to distract me from the treadmill ;-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60075181112646161402015-05-04T11:20:26.499+01:002015-05-04T11:20:26.499+01:00No, really not for you Col, although I'm sure ...No, really not for you Col, although I'm sure you have a pretty quilted dressing gown of your own. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58983780227380946152015-05-04T11:20:03.261+01:002015-05-04T11:20:03.261+01:00I really want to like them, it's such a pity t...I really want to like them, it's such a pity they just miss....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26394105113237392772015-05-04T08:34:30.347+01:002015-05-04T08:34:30.347+01:00Not on the piles, and not rushing to add him eithe...Not on the piles, and not rushing to add him either. Hope the next one is better.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48999602035225883582015-05-03T23:39:08.857+01:002015-05-03T23:39:08.857+01:00The one book I have read by Anthony Gilbert left m...The one book I have read by Anthony Gilbert left me cold... or at least not very excited. But I have read some good reviews of the author's books. So I will wait too and see what you liked about your latest read. (I hope it isn't the one I read... A Case for Mr. Crook, which had a wonderful cover.)TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2416196345945292572015-05-03T20:24:47.869+01:002015-05-03T20:24:47.869+01:00Just the right decision Sergio...Just the right decision Sergio...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52648236159769540952015-05-03T20:24:17.668+01:002015-05-03T20:24:17.668+01:00I think you might be right, and I feel she was ont...I think you might be right, and I feel she was onto something, and was entertaining and imaginative, but this book certainly didn't live up to its possibilities, and that's a shame.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36817568385282595652015-05-03T14:28:56.298+01:002015-05-03T14:28:56.298+01:00Look forward to reading you NEXT Gilbert review th...Look forward to reading you NEXT Gilbert review then as i'd like to find a good place to start - thanks Moira. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2154656907685272262015-05-03T13:14:09.682+01:002015-05-03T13:14:09.682+01:00This one sounds like a bit of a case of unfulfille...This one sounds like a bit of a case of unfulfilled promise, Moira. I do like that setup (the shot in the dark) and the context, but if the rest of the story doesn't carry it though, that's disappointing. Interesting point about the class differences and the way 'Gilbert' dealt with that . Perhaps it was a case of awkwardness (i.e. 'I'm supposed to be more egalitarian, but I don't even know quite what that is, let alone how to write it')? Just guessing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com