tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3523278410468755198..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Trespasser by Tana FrenchClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51901574793978042782016-11-19T23:23:37.564+00:002016-11-19T23:23:37.564+00:00Just take it as local colour...Just take it as local colour...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60101590639994285272016-11-19T05:36:15.851+00:002016-11-19T05:36:15.851+00:00I don't know what all of the Irish vernacular ...I don't know what all of the Irish vernacular means, but I'm managing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89250311850874705622016-11-18T09:49:55.920+00:002016-11-18T09:49:55.920+00:00So glad you got a copy and are enjoying it! These ...So glad you got a copy and are enjoying it! These books have the true authentic magic, and I agree with all you say. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68106692480898392622016-11-18T06:51:04.694+00:002016-11-18T06:51:04.694+00:00Well, I'm immersed in the Murder Squad in The ...Well, I'm immersed in the Murder Squad in The Trespasser. My gosh, how superior is Tana French's writing to so much other crime fiction out there. I can't stop reading it.<br /><br />In fact, I told a friend tonight whom I saw at an event that I had to get home to crack open the book.<br /><br />I'm only one-third of the way through it. Most of the book so far is set in the police precinct. But what brilliant dialogue French writes among the cops and their thoughts, Antoinette's real, unabridged thoughts about the other cops and the suspect. It's brilliant stuff.<br /><br />I wish my father, the one who introduced me to Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe, etc., could have read this book -- and Fred Vargas' mysteries -- to see superb writing by women. And a lot of others, too, of course, but this dialogue just blows me away.<br /><br />And, yes, if anyone doesn't like cursing and crass language, forget it. But some of it is just spot on and hilarious. <br /><br />I'm nearly losing the plot with this dialogue and inner thoughts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51084853374167706142016-11-11T21:08:53.073+00:002016-11-11T21:08:53.073+00:00When we lived in the US my children had a friend c...When we lived in the US my children had a friend called Caitlin (must have been born in around 1990)but other people found that unusual then. Fashions in names are so fascinating aren't they? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75593312381303381572016-11-11T21:06:28.845+00:002016-11-11T21:06:28.845+00:00They are just unputdownable, and I don't know ...They are just unputdownable, and I don't know how she does it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-86580946899757668052016-11-11T03:55:38.691+00:002016-11-11T03:55:38.691+00:00The actress in the "Moon Boy" show was a...The actress in the "Moon Boy" show was also called Aoife. I had to google to hear the pronunciation.<br /><br />Caitlyn is very popular now in the US and has been for a while. Irish names in general seem to be popular. I knew a Japanese-American family in high school, and all three kids had Irish first names.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2374707897296002122016-11-11T03:53:20.912+00:002016-11-11T03:53:20.912+00:00Those are my three favorites, too, Kathy! I've...Those are my three favorites, too, Kathy! I've loved her books since "In the Woods." Wonderfully moody with great characters and a strong sense of place.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30280712912724661442016-10-04T14:19:35.517+01:002016-10-04T14:19:35.517+01:00Honestly, I'd have thought she'd be right ...Honestly, I'd have thought she'd be right up your street... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43584954127884204782016-10-04T14:19:15.393+01:002016-10-04T14:19:15.393+01:00I had a friend who was helping in primary school, ...I had a friend who was helping in primary school, and was asking a little girl to spell out her name. At first she thought the girl must have got it completely wrong, because it was that very name, Aoife. But she waited, and got the point...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9294738256888917612016-10-04T06:21:06.479+01:002016-10-04T06:21:06.479+01:00Nope.Nope.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72362201188432878632016-10-04T01:41:07.599+01:002016-10-04T01:41:07.599+01:00And I just heard from a friend that his son's ...And I just heard from a friend that his son's partner is named Aoife, which coincidentally, is the first name of the actor, Aoife MacMahon, star of the TV series "Random Passage." And again, it's pronounced differently than it's spelled, another Gaelic name.<br />How nice -- and my name is so boring an Irish name, but having done research, I discovered that it was originally Caitlyn. A much rarer name than mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24430636499578450902016-09-30T09:10:25.303+01:002016-09-30T09:10:25.303+01:00Yes sorry, I meant to give you a phonetic spelling...Yes sorry, I meant to give you a phonetic spelling! You are of course right, and those Gaelic names can have very different pronunciations from the way they look. Hence, I suppose, the varied spellings.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1110799250209413332016-09-30T07:24:24.839+01:002016-09-30T07:24:24.839+01:00Oh, about Aislinn. I looked at the name and then ...Oh, about Aislinn. I looked at the name and then heard the pronunciation online. It's another name that must be from Gaelic where the spelling and pronunciation in English aren't the same.<br />It seems to be pronounced "Ashlinn," which is lovely.<br />Irish names are so interesting, like Sinead and Siobham, among others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75552909206332629442016-09-28T10:53:05.032+01:002016-09-28T10:53:05.032+01:00It doesn't seem to matter too much, though I a...It doesn't seem to matter too much, though I am doing in order now! I was offered this one in review and absolutely wasn't going to refuse.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63281326364824875262016-09-27T22:51:06.521+01:002016-09-27T22:51:06.521+01:00It will be a long time before I get to this one, b...It will be a long time before I get to this one, but glad to hear that you and others enjoy this series of books. I do have to get back to it soon. It seems that it doesn't matter much what order you read them in but since I have #2 and #3, those will be the next ones.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28190120495069252602016-09-25T22:54:18.015+01:002016-09-25T22:54:18.015+01:00Look for tomorrow's entry Kathy, and see how m...Look for tomorrow's entry Kathy, and see how my resolution to ration out the other books went! I can see I'm going to rip through them all and be waiting for the next one.<br />Aislinn (which can be spelled in many ways) has always been a popular Irish name. I have relations called that... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28427420934996930912016-09-25T12:30:25.095+01:002016-09-25T12:30:25.095+01:00Yes, I must agree on Tana French. Open book, turn...Yes, I must agree on Tana French. Open book, turn pages, don't stop reading until one is finished -- maybe eat a meal or two and sneak in a little sleep. But read it in a rush in a weekend. That's my strategy with her other books and Fred Vargas' and a few others.<br />I can't wait. Haven't been disappointed yet although I thought a few needed edited down duplication,, especially A Broken Harbor. But I'll take it, take any of the Murder Squad books and run with them.<br />I liked In the Woods, The Likeless and Faithful Place the best. But I'm game for all she writes.<br />And a question: IS Aislinn a common Irish name now? I keep seeing it in books and reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65160559856036981592016-09-25T11:55:08.356+01:002016-09-25T11:55:08.356+01:00Yes - the same books don't work for everyone, ...Yes - the same books don't work for everyone, but for me Tana French is solid gold.<br />I read a lot of Wheatley when I was a teenager, and particularly liked the Duke de Richelieu books, so I wonder if I read the Golden Spaniard then. Whatever, I have just downloaded it to my Kindle! I'll find out if it seems familiar... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60465329425438425752016-09-25T10:09:29.811+01:002016-09-25T10:09:29.811+01:00Oh dear, it looks like I'm going to have to lo...Oh dear, it looks like I'm going to have to look out for these books as well. I've seen the name on the bookshelves before, but nowadays there are so many paperbacks with identical looking covers on sale that it's hard to decide what to go for. It's useful to get recommendations.<br /><br />I know exactly what it's like to have to reach the end of a book. Some years ago I was reading a Dennis Wheatley thriller called THE GOLDEN SPANIARD. Over the previous few days I had been reading it in a fairly leisurely manner, but the pace hots up incredibly in the last quarter of the book, and instead of reading a chapter before going to sleep I had to read the whole damn before I could go to sleep. It was about three in the morning when I finished, and I felt like death the next day, but at least I knew how it came out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9864017148738057792016-09-22T18:04:53.725+01:002016-09-22T18:04:53.725+01:00I think she's marvellous Margot, one of the be...I think she's marvellous Margot, one of the best new-to-me authors I've discovered this year. I'm looking forward to reading all her books, but don't want to rush through them too soon... do you know that feeling?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63559983326742079362016-09-22T18:03:59.686+01:002016-09-22T18:03:59.686+01:00That's funny Prashant! Kindle can be misleadin...That's funny Prashant! Kindle can be misleading, though after considerable use I now feel I have something of a feel for how much a Kindle screen represents (don't hold me to that though...)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34985901133045513622016-09-22T12:46:59.017+01:002016-09-22T12:46:59.017+01:00Isn't it great when a book has you racing thro...Isn't it great when a book has you racing through it, Moira? And Tana French certainly has the skill to do just that. Along with everything else, I like her writing style, too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17444206771225178142016-09-22T12:38:47.071+01:002016-09-22T12:38:47.071+01:00Moira, sometimes I, too, race through ebooks/Kindl...Moira, sometimes I, too, race through ebooks/Kindle on my tab only to find I haven't read more than half a dozen pages. Page numbers in an ebook can be deceptive. Prashant C. 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