tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post7050796379464532645..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Georges Simenon Updatemybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-87296216948022175722010-12-07T16:46:54.940-06:002010-12-07T16:46:54.940-06:00One wonders what Stieg Larsson's and J.K. Rowl...One wonders what Stieg Larsson's and J.K. Rowling's reputations will be in a few years. Not quite what, say, Simenon's or Hammett's or Dr. Seuss's is now, I'd guess.<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-3668066.post-2749966669634436832010-12-05T15:36:48.670-06:002010-12-05T15:36:48.670-06:00I just saw a box with Simenons + othr MY on it, wh...I just saw a box with Simenons + othr MY on it, while looking for something else. I'll bet all the unread Maigrait PBs are in there.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-32458723911856376502010-12-05T14:58:35.645-06:002010-12-05T14:58:35.645-06:00I'm reading his NOVEMBER right now. Strange li...I'm reading his NOVEMBER right now. Strange little book.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-31050872958405211842010-12-05T09:41:52.948-06:002010-12-05T09:41:52.948-06:00He certainly was happy tooting his own horn to the...He certainly was happy tooting his own horn to the max, but he did seem to really enjoy writing and living abundantly. I think he was quite a writer. I liked "The Little Saint" the best.Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511780835955994336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-11440335745737678522010-12-05T09:27:32.825-06:002010-12-05T09:27:32.825-06:00I think George reviewed PEDIGREE fairly recently (...I think George reviewed PEDIGREE fairly recently (he liked it). I haven't read it yet. I have read all of the Maigrets and a number of the non-series books.<br /><br />THE STAIN ON THE SNOW was the title I have for BLACK SNOW or whatever they are calling it now. (I've also seen THE SNOW WAS BLACK.) His books have been retitled a lot so be careful if you're going to read one.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-3108280910660667502010-12-05T09:10:10.350-06:002010-12-05T09:10:10.350-06:00I thought he was a "critics darling" eve...I thought he was a "critics darling" even when he was alive; but I guess someone who writes at the lightening pace that Simenon wrote can't be considered "good" or "literary" until he's been dead a couple of decades. I love the Maigret novels; the non-Maigret books are hit-or-miss for me.Debnoreply@blogger.com