tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post2551367814437188859..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Nobody Move, This Is A Review: CELL 8 by Roslund & HellströmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-48007688373670764962011-11-10T23:45:49.938+00:002011-11-10T23:45:49.938+00:00Seana, thanks. That is, assuming I get around to w...Seana, thanks. That is, assuming I get around to writing one, which lately, isn't the case.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-74677675039140898112011-11-09T04:04:57.267+00:002011-11-09T04:04:57.267+00:00Give it a go, Glenna. Maybe you'll disagree.
...Give it a go, Glenna. Maybe you'll disagree.<br /><br />I'll read your review.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-66767670321843853902011-11-09T04:02:13.762+00:002011-11-09T04:02:13.762+00:00Declan, I'm disappointed to hear this since I&...Declan, I'm disappointed to hear this since I've been looking forward to Cell 8 after reading Box 21 and 3 Seconds. It sounds to be too ordinary to be honest.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-87550458684004046172011-11-08T19:20:49.064+00:002011-11-08T19:20:49.064+00:00No, it's still there, Maxine. Which is good, b...No, it's still there, Maxine. Which is good, because we wouldn't want to play the role of censors, would we?<br /><br />Karlsson might come after us.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-26323057259628106722011-11-08T18:59:59.414+00:002011-11-08T18:59:59.414+00:00Am I blind or has the "middle class" bit...Am I blind or has the "middle class" bit gone?! I was going to reply to your reply but my memory isn't that great.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-20450284789202332752011-11-08T18:55:20.220+00:002011-11-08T18:55:20.220+00:00Of course, it's a much more open question in t...Of course, it's a much more open question in the U.S. where it's still the law and in fact the majority of Americans support it. Predictably, I do not, but my mom did, and she rather enjoyed exasperating her daughters and the liberal church congregation she belonged to with her stance.She would have been a good model for the opposing view character, actually, because you could never have made her out to be a villain.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-31969668741814101892011-11-08T18:12:07.648+00:002011-11-08T18:12:07.648+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Declan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-49803195669540386222011-11-08T18:11:42.483+00:002011-11-08T18:11:42.483+00:00Hi Seana -
Well, there's nothing like preachi...Hi Seana -<br /><br />Well, there's nothing like preaching to the choir if you want to be popular, certainly. <br /><br />If the novel is about sparking a debate about the death penalty, surely a story in favour of it (or a strong character advocating it) would prompt more of a reaction? <br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-23385398282522440632011-11-08T17:54:50.620+00:002011-11-08T17:54:50.620+00:00I see that you aren't angling for the Nobel Pr...I see that you aren't angling for the Nobel Prize anytime soon. <br /><br />Although that middle-class stood out for me too, I appreciate the clarification and take your larger point. It would have been better to take a more difficult scenario if you're going to write a novel shaming the death penalty. <br /><br />Strangely, though, I have a feeling this isn't going to hurt Roslund and Hellström's sales any...seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-20313565715447129982011-11-08T16:14:39.401+00:002011-11-08T16:14:39.401+00:00Hi Maxine -
To be fair, what I've said is &qu...Hi Maxine -<br /><br />To be fair, what I've said is "the kind beloved of a certain kind of middle-class writer and reader". <br /><br />And there is 'a certain kind' of writer whose concerns are exclusively those of the middle-class, and the same goes for readers. I'm talking about those who like to write and read prescriptive fiction in order to have their opinion of the world confirmed, rather than challenged.<br /><br />I'd imagine that most writers and readers of crime fiction are either middle-class, or aspiring to it, myself included. And you're right: most writers don't write prescriptive fiction, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning here. <br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-19048865202844788992011-11-08T14:16:18.204+00:002011-11-08T14:16:18.204+00:00Most of the review is fair (I've read this boo...Most of the review is fair (I've read this book and my review is waiting to come out at Euro Crime) though it seems you haven't read the previous books (eg you call Anni Gerns's wife instead of colleague/partner). <br /><br />But Declan, why in a pertinent and on-topic review, have you taken a gratuitous swipe at "the middle classes", with no evidence. I suppose I must be middle class by your definition, but I certainly hate being the reading recipient of moral lecture (I also hated the very similar The Chamber by John Grisham). And you accuse the middle class authors of liking writing moral lectures, hardly! Here for example, one of the RH authors is an ex-convict ex-criminal, hardly middle class! And the other is a journalist like you.) <br /><br />Similary, many authors whom I have met at festivals and so on seem pretty middle class, and do not write moral lectures in their crime novels.<br /><br />Your critique of the book is spot-on, though you give away almost the whole so-called story. Pity that the unsubstantiated swipe against many readers and authors spoilt it.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com