Elizabeth George

[Virginia]

On 6/13/2023 at 8:58 AM, itsmeagain said:

Anyone read a Banquet of consequences? Definitely one of Elizabeth's best books. Good action, keeping me guessing, great descriptive skills by our author, who knows such a great deal about English life in modern times. 

I've read it a few times and it is definitely one of her best! And the ending was NOT what I was expecting!

[itsmeagain]

On 6/16/2023 at 3:52 PM, Virginia said:

I've read it a few times and it is definitely one of her best! And the ending was NOT what I was expecting!

Am a teeny bit confused about certain aspects of the ending. The role played by a particular individual, am unclear about. Am probably a bit dumb... 😅

[Virginia]

On 6/18/2023 at 3:00 PM, itsmeagain said:

Am a teeny bit confused about certain aspects of the ending. The role played by a particular individual, am unclear about. Am probably a bit dumb... 😅

Not dumb at all! I didn't catch it til my second reading. Read the last chapter again and look for the conversation between the therapist son and his estranged wife. 

[itsmeagain]

1 hour ago, Virginia said:

Not dumb at all! I didn't catch it til my second reading. Read the last chapter again and look for the conversation between the therapist son and his estranged wife. 

I think I get it.... 🤣

[itsmeagain]

Careless in Red, just battled my way through and it is extremely poor in my book.

What oh what has happened to  Tommy..??.

Who, oh who, are these libido obsessed older , alcohol dependent, lecherous women..?

Where's  Babs..?

Who killed the boy..?

Nah 

Poor poor stuff.

Edited December 13, 2023 by itsmeagain

[Madeleine]

Just seen on Facebook that they're rebooting, ie remaking with younger actors, the Inspector Lynley series.

[Virginia]

On 10/25/2024 at 10:07 AM, Madeleine said:

Just seen on Facebook that they're rebooting, ie remaking with younger actors, the Inspector Lynley series.

Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about it. The previous version was a big disappointment, character-wise. Casting aside, Linley was a despicable human in the way he treated Havers. In the books, you could see his reasoning for some of the things he did, but translated onto the screen all I could do was thoroughly dislike the man. I could kind of see Havers in her onscreen version but I would have loved for more of her quirky personality to show thru. I will give it a look, though. 

[Madeleine]

I expect the reboot will be politically correct!

[itsmeagain]

4 hours ago, Virginia said:

Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about it. The previous version was a big disappointment, character-wise. Casting aside, Linley was a despicable human in the way he treated Havers. In the books, you could see his reasoning for some of the things he did, but translated onto the screen all I could do was thoroughly dislike the man. I could kind of see Havers in her onscreen version but I would have loved for more of her quirky personality to show thru. I will give it a look, though. 

Yeah. Not a pop tart in sight on screen. I think Elizabeth has a fixation with pop tarts, making Barbara virtually live solely on these sweet creations.