tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post837803127897449941..comments2023-09-13T05:19:36.302-07:00Comments on Helen's Book Blog: Review and Give-Away: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (Tom Franklin)Helen's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-75961624643340732672011-06-14T07:01:01.444-07:002011-06-14T07:01:01.444-07:00Ryan--Thanks for visiting! The author really did a...Ryan--Thanks for visiting! The author really did an outstanding job on the men, I agreeHelen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-91831771872424131772011-06-13T20:04:50.421-07:002011-06-13T20:04:50.421-07:00I couldn't agree with you more, the charactesr...I couldn't agree with you more, the charactesr were front and center in this book, the mystery was the background. I loved both elements but it was a joy to read about these two men and how their lifes how traveled seperate but pretty similar paths as far as emotionally. Great review.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-43479230953659248232011-06-01T13:53:36.357-07:002011-06-01T13:53:36.357-07:00Heather--Such an interesting thought to re-read a ...Heather--Such an interesting thought to re-read a book now that one knows what's going on! Thank you so much for hosting the TLC tours, they're greatHelen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-26973864041996045602011-06-01T10:48:51.551-07:002011-06-01T10:48:51.551-07:00It's funny, but sometimes when I finish a book...It's funny, but sometimes when I finish a book like this I immediately want to reread it because it's only at the end that I feel like I understand everything, which makes me want to read it all again with that understanding in mind. (Does that make sense?!)<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed it in the end. Thanks for being on the tour.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-84213264451042558132011-05-30T09:37:33.020-07:002011-05-30T09:37:33.020-07:00Amy--I think the author did really well with the f...Amy--I think the author did really well with the friendship/relationship of the two main characters, both when they were young and later when they were adults. It cannot have been easy to have an inter-racial friendship in 1960s Mississippi though I am sure it did happen.Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-20745354427007561372011-05-29T14:15:38.499-07:002011-05-29T14:15:38.499-07:00I enjoy mysteries, too, and I'm always looking...I enjoy mysteries, too, and I'm always looking for good, unusual, creative ones. One of the things I like about this book and which intrigues me is the friendship between the two men at the crux of the novel. So many of the books I read are about female relationships or men & women. You mentioned you liked the reality of the men's friendship and that excited me because I enjoy characters who are well-developed and real. It's interesting that these men have very different backgrounds yet are similar in many ways and therefore drawn to each other. I'm interested to read about their friendship and its relation to the mysteries in the story.<br />Thank you for a great review and for the giveaway. I'm listing this book on my tbr list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-30946972817764950412011-05-27T05:31:12.190-07:002011-05-27T05:31:12.190-07:00Mostraum--I do love a good mystery/crime book. Goo...Mostraum--I do love a good mystery/crime book. Good luck in the give away!Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-45933073502583987842011-05-27T03:59:52.656-07:002011-05-27T03:59:52.656-07:00This looks really interesting. I have just got bac...This looks really interesting. I have just got back into reading some crime after being fed up with it for a while, I love getting tips about crime stories that are a bit different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-5007178633948415402011-05-25T13:36:27.989-07:002011-05-25T13:36:27.989-07:00Marce--Good luck in the drawing for this book. It ...Marce--Good luck in the drawing for this book. It truly is an intriguing one!<br /><br />Bookfool--Mississippi...that must have been quite a move and how funny that you are still there after 25 years! We just never know where life will take us. Poison ivy... we have poison oak, which I think is similar in its ickynessHelen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-38551878116114651342011-05-25T12:51:24.714-07:002011-05-25T12:51:24.714-07:00I generally avoid books set in the South because i...I generally avoid books set in the South because it's not escapism to read about the place you live (I'm in Mississippi) but I'm very curious about this one. Incidentally, it <i>was</i> quite a culture shock moving here. My family moved to Mississippi from Oklahoma and I can honestly say it took years for me to adjust, then I kept convincing myself I didn't have to make myself at home because we weren't going to stay . . . and here we are, 25 years later and it's home, now. I just wish it didn't have so much poison ivy.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-83879038124440908952011-05-25T10:10:07.551-07:002011-05-25T10:10:07.551-07:00Great review, I totally got the beginning, middle,...Great review, I totally got the beginning, middle, end, it all coming together and enjoying it more, I am intrigued more now.<br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity to win.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-56609200312678832272011-05-25T08:37:34.666-07:002011-05-25T08:37:34.666-07:00Beth--This was definitely a "southern" b...Beth--This was definitely a "southern" book so I think you'd like it<br /><br />Aths--I don't know how the audio would be since I am not a good audio book person<br /><br />Lola--It was so much more than a mystery!Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-84808259453259313172011-05-25T07:49:50.076-07:002011-05-25T07:49:50.076-07:00I loved the depth of this book. It was so much mo...I loved the depth of this book. It was so much more than just a mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-2272483066180092492011-05-25T07:32:29.665-07:002011-05-25T07:32:29.665-07:00What a coincidence! I just picked this audio cd ye...What a coincidence! I just picked this audio cd yesterday! But like you, I assumed it was more a mystery than a character-focused study. I usually don't do character-oriented books on audio - it makes for hard listening, so I'm rethinking that I should pick this on print.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268744587166874784.post-35354373142279908592011-05-25T07:05:01.125-07:002011-05-25T07:05:01.125-07:00This has been on my radar for awhile now. I have h...This has been on my radar for awhile now. I have heard so many great things about this book and I love to read books set in the South. Thanks for the great review and giveaway.Beth(bookaholicmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04829694494490831936noreply@blogger.com