tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post1456024516450065679..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Shaking Hands with the DevilBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-70569132339938461212014-02-03T22:32:38.981-06:002014-02-03T22:32:38.981-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Because of the pro...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Because of the prominent involvement of the Canadian military in leadership of the UN force in Rwanda our nation has always had strong feelings on how the conflict there was handled.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-21204753019341420072014-02-03T22:30:49.728-06:002014-02-03T22:30:49.728-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. Those in charge ...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. Those in charge at UN Headquarters failed the peacekeeping soldiers in Rwanda. We can only hope they never hesitate in a comparable future situation.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71938804281234345152014-02-03T22:11:33.015-06:002014-02-03T22:11:33.015-06:00Bill, this was a very interesting post, on topics ...Bill, this was a very interesting post, on topics I have don't know a lot about. I will look into the books and authors you have mentioned.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60334769923807110062014-02-03T06:01:25.896-06:002014-02-03T06:01:25.896-06:00Bill, thanks for a most interesting post. I felt d...Bill, thanks for a most interesting post. I felt depressed just reading about the conflict between the Tutsis and Hutus during the Rwandan genocide, so I cannot even fathom what our soldiers go through during peacekeeping and other military operations.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60938994843690634132014-02-02T21:26:23.532-06:002014-02-02T21:26:23.532-06:00Jayne: Thanks for the kind words. I have read many...Jayne: Thanks for the kind words. I have read many insightful explorations of social issues in crime fiction. As I rarely read literary fiction I cannot comment on that genre's involvement in social issues. Biased as I am, I think legal mysteries have delved into many important real life legal issues in ways that are far more interesting than non-fiction analyses.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-75826369129061399072014-02-02T21:22:39.273-06:002014-02-02T21:22:39.273-06:00Barbara: Thanks for the comment. I am going to go ...Barbara: Thanks for the comment. I am going to go looking for Honour Among Men. When our soldiers are sent into areas where a form of civil war is underway they are forced to deal with stressful and wrenching problems which they, too often, cannot solve under their mandate. Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-28635852386491540902014-02-01T22:27:23.469-06:002014-02-01T22:27:23.469-06:00Excellent post, and these novels you mention are g...Excellent post, and these novels you mention are good examples of oft-dismissed genre fiction that explore real-world social problems, maybe not as their main objective, but still shedding light for readers into the problems faced by these and other members of our society whose are still too often overlooked or outright dismissed by policy-makers.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671899653158663965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-26951599965270803212014-02-01T17:30:27.160-06:002014-02-01T17:30:27.160-06:00Our soldiers have been through so much. Even when ...Our soldiers have been through so much. Even when the mandate is supposedly "peacekeeping", the reality on the ground is often anything but. My mystery Honour Among Men (written before the current high-profile coverage) dealt with PTSD among our peacekeepers in the Balkans. Romeo Dallaire, in person and through his book, was the inspiration for that book.Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-22636550520677491092014-02-01T16:38:06.861-06:002014-02-01T16:38:06.861-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I have met 2 young...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I have met 2 young officers still suffering from their time in Afghanistan. I expect you have met former soldiers in the classes you teach.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-61769452229748614782014-02-01T16:36:29.863-06:002014-02-01T16:36:29.863-06:00Moira: Thanks for the kind words.Moira: Thanks for the kind words.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-50216583403955083492014-02-01T06:53:41.069-06:002014-02-01T06:53:41.069-06:00Bill - I couldn't agree more. There is so much...Bill - I couldn't agree more. There is so much mental damage caused by war. It's one of war's most awful and lasting effects I think. And I'm not surprised that you find similarities among characters. The military of each country is its own culture, and certain events have impacted that culture. So it's only natural that you would see some commonalities. A really interesting post, for which thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-40806736030441441002014-02-01T02:49:10.552-06:002014-02-01T02:49:10.552-06:00I probably won't read either book, but that wa...I probably won't read either book, but that was a really interesting and thoughtful post, Bill.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com