tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post6980807479582496637..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: A Childish Sense Of HumourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-26231968903023968362011-10-12T11:46:02.863+01:002011-10-12T11:46:02.863+01:00Hearing Lee Child speak once when he was quite arr...Hearing Lee Child speak once when he was quite arrogant about a number of things, and witnessing his offhand way with a signing request, I've long held a dislike for him and - possibly unfairly - for his books.<br /><br />One of the things he claimed was that he'd gone to a completely normal English school. I recently visited the school, and if he thinks that's normal... Well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-22963032861387687422011-10-09T15:44:57.563+01:002011-10-09T15:44:57.563+01:00I just finished The Affair and really enjoyed it. ...I just finished The Affair and really enjoyed it. I did think Child's humor came out more in this one, but I've always thought the Reacher books were funny in that dry humor way I enjoy in a lot of authors I read.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-39461731641164464322011-10-09T13:22:24.560+01:002011-10-09T13:22:24.560+01:00I've read several Child books, and found humor...I've read several Child books, and found humor in all. He's not Carl Hiaasen, or even Elmore Leonard, but there's a dry wit in his books that keeps them from becoming run of the mill violent thrillers.,Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com