tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post9160268702117703424..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: More GREEN STREETS Reviews: Yay! (And Nay. From Fay)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-36812224708372572752011-06-28T17:42:53.550+01:002011-06-28T17:42:53.550+01:00Dec, Congrats on yet another fine published work....Dec, Congrats on yet another fine published work. Every time I pop in here you seem to have a surprise waiting for me. Keep it up and pretty soon I'll have to admit that I am impressed. ;) I hope you and the family had a wonderful spring and that the summer is gentle to all of you.<br /><br />Best,<br />JoshJosh Schrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962399653280903290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-29845707441879646212011-06-27T08:59:00.630+01:002011-06-27T08:59:00.630+01:00Isn't Fay's schtick that he doesn't re...Isn't Fay's schtick that he doesn't really like anything? Generally that's what his TV column was about. And for the most part he was on the money until he lost all credibility by bigging up the 'comedy' of David McSavage.<br /><br />Read the review in the ST - badly thought out, with so many straw men you have to wonder what his agenda is, if it's not just the usual Fay schtick of hating everything (which seems to be tied in with the ST's editorial/review stance on Irish culture).<br /><br />The book wouldn't have been published at all if the essays were as badly and lazily written as Fay's review.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-84258035973270361982011-06-26T22:43:37.279+01:002011-06-26T22:43:37.279+01:00Declan, I know the negative reviews always go deep...Declan, I know the negative reviews always go deeper than the positive ones, but I wouldn't trouble yourself over this one. If David Park says it's good, it's good. Enough said.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-78108158527969038142011-06-26T19:32:08.902+01:002011-06-26T19:32:08.902+01:00Like it or not, Irish crime fiction has become a f...Like it or not, Irish crime fiction has become a force to be reckoned with, and your book does a lot to show why. I get put off by reviewers who are guilty of pretensions themselves and then put the books they review in that category. "Green Streets" is fairly unique in my viewpoint and interesting, and a pleasure. There is something going on-a lot of our crime shows in the US are featuring Irish actors, their accents intact. There is no doubt in my mind that Irish fiction has made an impact, and it is spreading.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-32714065907097118962011-06-26T16:55:28.214+01:002011-06-26T16:55:28.214+01:00"... A genre that's grown too big for its..."... A genre that's grown too big for its gumshoes," is clever.<br /><br />And I like the line about the "big secret," and I'd say that crime is central to that secret. Well, crime, hypocrisy, deceit - all that stuff that the genre is mostly about may actually give us some insights into our world.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-65969978385195389912011-06-26T15:27:31.932+01:002011-06-26T15:27:31.932+01:00Frank - Not sure if it's myself or Liam Fay th...Frank - Not sure if it's myself or Liam Fay that's guilty of trivia, but I'd argue otherwise in both cases. <br /><br />Ayo - I honestly don't know if Liam Fay reads crime fiction, although he seems to be well-acquainted with the names involved, certainly. Besides, the book should stand up on its own merits, and not depend overly much on the reviewer's knowledge of the topic. Is he jealous? I very much doubt it.<br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-67443524153695675182011-06-26T14:59:25.335+01:002011-06-26T14:59:25.335+01:00Does he actually read crime fiction himself? As mu...Does he actually read crime fiction himself? As much as he is entitled to his own views I personally sense that he seems to be rather put out. Could it be jealousy?Ayo Onatadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182517367944292315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-85126684161749188532011-06-26T13:47:02.847+01:002011-06-26T13:47:02.847+01:00As John Banville wrote: "Summoned, one shuffl...As John Banville wrote: "Summoned, one shuffles guiltily into the department of trivia..."@frankamcgrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172806678745818817noreply@blogger.com