--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAN00008 Date: 06/18/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 05:44pm \/To: JOAN TUCKEY (Read 3 times) Subj: Julie Smith -=> Quoting Joan Tuckey to DOROTHY REYNOLDS <=- JT> Somehow I didn't enjoy "House of Blues" as much as others by Julie JT> Smith. Which of hers was about a bbs called "The Town"? Or have I confused her with some other author? I read one awhile back that was set in New Orleans and was VERY disappointed in it. It wasn't one big thing that bothered me, it was a whole bunch of little things, most of which I can no longer remember. Frankly, I tried to forget the book as a whole... -but- Now, this has nothing to do with anything but it bugged me, nevertheless, the whole time I was reading the book. Throughout the book, "voodoo" was spelled "voudou". Do you suppose someone goofed with some software's "Search and Replace" feature? I was born & raised in Metairie, one of the suburbs that borders the city of New Orleans. I have NEVER seen the word spelled "voudou". Guess I'm just pickin' nits, but I had to tell someone. Sorry, Joan... you were elected. I feel so much better to have gotten that out of my system. Patsy ... Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change! --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAN00009 Date: 06/18/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:01pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Test -=> Quoting Suzze Tiernan to All <=- ST> I'm still not sure if my mail is getting out, as I posted a message ST> about it a week ago and have got no replies! ST> Anyone hear me? We hear you out here in the bush.... Bush, Louisiana that is! Sorry about the lack of response. Maybe we were all concentrating on our reading and didn't hear your question? Patsy ... Failure is not defeat... until you stop trying. --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAN00010 Date: 06/18/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:05pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Disclosure -=> Quoting Fred Runk to Delores E Rowe <=- FR> Total chaos!! Dexter's DAUGHTERS OF CAIN, Peters' BROTHER CADFAEL'S FR> PENANCE, THE ALIENIST by Caleb Carr, Marth Grimes' RAINBOW'S END, FR> DISCLOSURE by Michael Crichton, John Le Carre's THE RUSSIA HOUSE and FR> THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, plus numerous SF titles, general FR> fiction, and non-fiction. FR> I have a bad habit of buying more than I can read--or input far FR> exceeds output. Better than not buying enough to keep yourself in reading material, Fred! I've been relying on the library for the last year or so, due to a series of financial setbacks such as unexpected medical bills. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise, though, as I read some treasures I wouldn't have come across had I continued to buy recent releases. Just last week, after a fellow bbser made the recommendation, I attended our local library's monthly book sale. They sell used (but most are in good condition) books, and their prices range from 50 cents to $2.00, with most books at the lowest end of the scale. I came home with 6 mysteries and I only spent $3.75. Most are well-known authors. I got a Joan Hess book and a Rex Stout, among others. It was fun! Anyway, among the titles you listed, I am only familiar with Michael Crichton's DISCLOSURE, but I wanted to say that I really did enjoy it. I hope you do, too. I saw the movie, also, but as is usually the case when comparing a book to a film, the film left something to be desired. Happy Reading! Patsy ... "Last week I..no it was last year..wait that wasn't me." Steven Wright --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAP00000 Date: 06/19/96 From: MARILYN PRIBUS Time: 09:19am \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Absolute Power (thumbs down) I'd read some good reports on Absolute Power and got a reserve at the library. I couldn't last longer than a chapter and a half. Maybe the story was "riveting" but the writing was so dreadful. A major complaint (but not the only one) the main character didn't do a whole lot; his body parts did. "His muscular arms grasped her limb..." "His eyes roved around the crowded room" (mental picture of two eyes scurrying around the room like mice) "His ears caught the sound of the door opening." YUK! Why not say, He grabbed her leg. He looked around the room, He heard the door open. Maybe, in fact, =probably= it seemed worse than it was because I'd just reread a Gail Godwin. She writes with such grace. Lynn --- Maximus 2.01wb * Origin: >> Ubik: Not whodunnit... << (1:203/289) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAP00001 Date: 06/19/96 From: MAUREEN GOLDMAN Time: 08:32pm \/To: DELORES E ROWE (Read 3 times) Subj: reading matter... On (18 Jun 96) Delores E Rowe wrote to Fred Runk... DE> YUK!!! The main reason I left Phoenix was the HEAT!! I don't missit a DE> bit! DE> However, I think I must have done a bit of a Rip Van Winkle on Monday DE> night....Monday was nice,but yesterday and today it hardly got into the DE> sixties and it was down to 36 last night! I think I woke up at the end DE> of October!! :> Are you in the Pacific NW, too? Right now, the weather is dandy, with nice cool nights and pleasant days. I am doing very little reading. However, I've started on a mystery by James Melville, A SORT OF SAMURAI, which is a present-day police procedural based in Kobe. The characters are good, lots of stuff about how people interact in Japanese society. There's an earthquake during a holiday which causes the main detective's married daughter and her family to move in with him and his wife. The body of a foreigner is found in a business office due to the wailing of an unhappy dog .... and that is as far as I've gotten. It was written in 1981 and sure sounds like an early book in a series. ... Confusion not only reigns, it pours. --- PPoint 1.88 * Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAP00002 Date: 06/19/96 From: MAUREEN GOLDMAN Time: 08:43pm \/To: PATRICIA FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: Julie Smith On (18 Jun 96) Patricia Ferrara wrote to Joan Tuckey... PF> Now, this has nothing to do with anything but it bugged me, PF> nevertheless, the whole time I was reading the book. Throughout PF> the book, "voodoo" was spelled "voudou". Do you suppose someone PF> goofed with some software's "Search and Replace" feature? I was PF> born & raised in Metairie, one of the suburbs that borders the PF> city of New Orleans. I have NEVER seen the word spelled oudou". My French-English dictionary says that voodoo is "vaudou" in that language. So ... Cajun French? Creole? (I am fluently monolingual, so I'm just guessing.) It sounds like the sort of thing that was intended to provide local flavor. Unfortunately, this sort of thing seldom goes down well with people who actually know an area. I sure feel that way about L.R. Wright's series. I heard a while ago that Barbara Hambly is working on a series to be set in late 19th century New Orleans. She is primarily a fantasy writer, so we can assume voodoo will play a part. I could be wrong, but I think that her detective character may even be a practitioner. ... "He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue."--Swift --- PPoint 1.88 * Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAP00003 Date: 06/20/96 From: DENNIS MCCUNNEY Time: 12:09am \/To: RAJIV JAMES (Read 3 times) Subj: stephen.r.lawhead ** From RAJIV JAMES to FRED RUNK on 14 Jun 96 22:05:00 ** stephen.r.lawhead RJ> FRC/I'm familiar with the name, although I've never read any of his RJ> works. A FRC/good place to ask would be the SF conference, which might RJ> be available FRC/somewhere in your neighborhood. I know I've seen RJ> others discussing FRC/Lawhead's works there. RJ> Thanx for the info. But I think Lawhead's workds are mostly RJ> mystic/medieval fiction. Won't it be off-topic in the ScienceFiction RJ> conference. Lawhead is considered to write Arthurian fantasy, and fantasy is on-topic in the SF conference. --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: * BlueDog BBS * (212) 594-4425 * NYC FileBone Hub (1:278/304) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAQ00000 Date: 06/20/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 05:52pm \/To: MARILYN PRIBUS (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Absolute Power (thumbs down) -=> Quoting Marilyn Pribus to All <=- MP> "His muscular arms grasped her limb..." Did the poor woman only have one limb? MP> "His eyes roved around the crowded room" MP> (mental picture of two eyes scurrying around the MP> room like mice) Hehehehe! MP> "His ears caught the sound of the door opening." MP> YUK! MP> Why not say, He grabbed her leg. He looked around the room, MP> He heard the door open. Yuk is right! Thanks for the warning! I'll steer clear of that one! MP> Maybe, in fact, =probably= it seemed worse than it MP> was because I'd just reread a Gail Godwin. She writes with MP> such grace. Gail Godwin? I'm not familiar with that name. Does she write mysteries? If so, I'll have to look for her books... Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAQ00001 Date: 06/20/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:03pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Cajun French -=> Quoting Maureen Goldman to Patricia Ferrara <=- MG> My French-English dictionary says that voodoo is "vaudou" in MG> that language. So ... Cajun French? Creole? (I am fluently MG> monolingual, so I'm just guessing.) I suppose it's possible, but somehow I doubt it. While I descend from a long line of cajuns on my mother's side, I don't claim to know a whole lot about cajun history or even folklore since I was not raised in true cajun country. I WAS raised on cajun cooking, though... MG> It sounds like the sort of MG> thing that was intended to provide local flavor. Unfortunately, MG> this sort of thing seldom goes down well with people who MG> actually know an area. I sure feel that way about L.R. Wright's MG> series. I'm not familiar with the L.R. Wright series. Where do you live? (I checked your message's origin line but it's no help without looking up the node address.) MG> I heard a while ago that Barbara Hambly is working on a series MG> to be set in late 19th century New Orleans. She is primarily a MG> fantasy writer, so we can assume voodoo will play a part. I MG> could be wrong, but I think that her detective character may MG> even be a practitioner. Well, she can get a lot past me when it comes to 19th century New Orleans, or any place else for that matter. I'm no historian. ... I think. Therefore I thwim. --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DAQ00002 Date: 06/20/96 From: STEPHANIE SHAPTER Time: 08:53pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Test -=> Quoting Suzze Tiernan to All <=- ST> I'm still not sure if my mail is getting out, as I posted a message ST> about it a week ago and have got no replies! ST> Anyone hear me? Hello? I hear you loud and clear in Fort Worth, TX!! Stephanie ... When your chocolate bar melts in the fridge... You're in Texas! --- Where Friends Meet!! * Origin: * The Recovery Nest * Burleson,TX * 817-447-1619 * (1:130/911)