tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post838562081280019833..comments2024-03-29T09:22:57.031+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Let Them Eat BabiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-27843436427376565822011-02-21T22:00:39.024+00:002011-02-21T22:00:39.024+00:00Good post; I am floored since there has been a ste...Good post; I am floored since there has been a steady interest in Irish mysteries, noir, etc. here in the United States. I think, in part, because the situation in Ireland reflects so much of what is happening here. And I'm not sure we are dealing with our situation very well, but we are really good at denial. the other thing that is so annoying is that crime, mysteries, etc. can't be as valuable as "literature." A lot of "literature" leaves me cold and seems self indulgent to me.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-75423541127811723932011-02-21T18:55:26.386+00:002011-02-21T18:55:26.386+00:00Looking forward to The Rage. If its as intense an...Looking forward to The Rage. If its as intense and angry as his Indo pieces then it'll be full on. As for the babies, they're damn chewy and best sprinkled with sugar rather than salt, so to speak. I bet Shirley Temple had the right amount of treacle for the commom palate.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-8235105479473418122011-02-21T15:11:33.258+00:002011-02-21T15:11:33.258+00:00It's interesting how even in the periods of th...It's interesting how even in the periods of the most prosperity there is still some poverty and the struggles that come with it, but people like T.N don't seem to notice it. And now, "a couple of friends have recommended," <i>Winterland</i> (a terrific book, by the way) but he hasn't actually bothered to read it.<br /><br />So, the problem isn't so much the creation of this kind of work, it's getting it to the most oblivious readers.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-71966825377948510832011-02-21T13:01:11.084+00:002011-02-21T13:01:11.084+00:00You rock, Mr Burke.
gbYou rock, Mr Burke.<br /><br />gbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-90956455451027197872011-02-21T10:55:12.145+00:002011-02-21T10:55:12.145+00:00Gene Kerrigan's latest, The Rage, also feature...Gene Kerrigan's latest, The Rage, also features the burst bubble of the Celtic Tiger. In fact, the economic situation is so tied to the narrative that it almost becomes a character in itself.Stuart Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883631620345577504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-22653365685404816652011-02-21T08:08:00.480+00:002011-02-21T08:08:00.480+00:00A Swiftian style satire is not beyond your abiliti...A Swiftian style satire is not beyond your abilities, Mr. Burke. Maybe you should reserve your title Baby Killers for that one.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com