tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post1574648145952322165..comments2024-03-29T09:22:57.031+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: The Embiggened O # 3,109: That’s It, I’m RetiringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-38917479542454803462008-09-22T17:20:00.000+01:002008-09-22T17:20:00.000+01:00Obviously I haven't read whatever your book is cal...Obviously I haven't read whatever your book is called, but I did model my own I Predict A Riot on the Maupin style. Clearly nobody can tell.....Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433332584935362768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-91726428492318038902008-09-22T13:18:00.000+01:002008-09-22T13:18:00.000+01:00Thanks a mill, folks - and yeah, the Frederic Brow...Thanks a mill, folks - and yeah, the Frederic Brown reference is a nice one, but I didn't think anyone else was still reading him ... happy days. Bateman? Don't even try to buy a copy ... the cheque bounced so high the last time I got a nose-bleed just watching it go. <BR/><BR/>Erm, Deborah? Are we sure about the Maupin comparisons? Vodka-shots, sure, I can handle that ...<BR/><BR/>Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-11958963291634835012008-09-22T11:16:00.000+01:002008-09-22T11:16:00.000+01:00All the best on the Big O's big day, Declan. Readi...All the best on the Big O's big day, Declan. Reading and relishing. Each short chapter is like a shot of ice-vodka. Why not more (stylistic) comparisons to Armistead Maupin?Deborah Lawrensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882043247450468229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-84713381528020153482008-09-22T09:11:00.000+01:002008-09-22T09:11:00.000+01:00Good luck with the book - anything I can do to hel...Good luck with the book - anything I can do to help, let me know, apart, obviously, from buying one.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433332584935362768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-10676725923610847142008-09-22T07:32:00.000+01:002008-09-22T07:32:00.000+01:00You should be flattered by the Frederic Brown comp...You should be flattered by the Frederic Brown comparison, an astute comment on Mr. Jakubowski's part. I called <I>The Big O</I> funny and compassionate, if I recall right. Brown's superb novel <I>The Fabulous Clipjoint</I> has those qualities, too, with two appealing protagonists and a coming-of-age story that salvages the reputation of that debased genre. I recommend it. <BR/>==============<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-64108128924089042372008-09-22T04:02:00.000+01:002008-09-22T04:02:00.000+01:00I've got mine on pre-order with my local whacky ha...I've got mine on pre-order with my local whacky hardboiled shack, the Poisoned Pen. Congrats, Dec!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827652636843928373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-38406562258079861282008-09-21T21:20:00.000+01:002008-09-21T21:20:00.000+01:00The Big O will fly if those damn yanks have any se...The Big O will fly if those damn yanks have any sense and like their writing sharper than a tack. Herr Burke, you have nothing to fear, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. And remember your entourage when the going gets good. Mine's a speedball... <BR/>Bobby the RookieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-28590818096800477652008-09-21T20:07:00.000+01:002008-09-21T20:07:00.000+01:00Forget about Bruen and Leonard,it's the Fredric Br...Forget about Bruen and Leonard,it's the Fredric Brown reference that wins it for me,expecially because it's not a name that gets dropped around very often.<BR/>I bought the translation of his collected sci-fi short stories when I was in high school and fell in love.<BR/>He wrote mysteries and science-fiction and,while some were written in haste in order to pay the bills,when he was on song,boy was he good!<BR/>Now I'm really itching for my copy!<BR/>bye<BR/>MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-74693738492414334852008-09-21T19:55:00.000+01:002008-09-21T19:55:00.000+01:00Much obliged, folks ... yeah, it was a nice shot i...Much obliged, folks ... yeah, it was a nice shot in the arm. God bless Maxim Jabukowski ... Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-61318705539496337522008-09-21T19:33:00.000+01:002008-09-21T19:33:00.000+01:00Fair play to ye. I'll lift a Sunday night beer to ...Fair play to ye. I'll lift a Sunday night beer to you and The Big O!<BR/><BR/>gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-43123872342755289262008-09-21T19:12:00.000+01:002008-09-21T19:12:00.000+01:00...What he said, well done! I'll have that brandy......What he said, well done! I'll have that brandy myself, seeing as you won't be needing it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-88838908011538825632008-09-21T18:49:00.000+01:002008-09-21T18:49:00.000+01:00Maybe we should call our little October expedition...Maybe we should call our little October expedition, "The Farewell Tour."<BR/><BR/>Congrats, well deserved.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com