tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post3843516700510407240..comments2024-03-29T07:10:56.925-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: The Last Resort by Marissa StapleyBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-70812580077654446992020-07-21T21:15:28.687-06:002020-07-21T21:15:28.687-06:00Col: Thanks for the comment. I agree many books ar...Col: Thanks for the comment. I agree many books are built around relationships. In this book there is an intense focus on marital relationships.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-73665597446917565622020-07-20T03:11:11.921-06:002020-07-20T03:11:11.921-06:00Bill, I think a lot of books are built around rela...Bill, I think a lot of books are built around relationships, maybe not quite to the same extent s this one though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-7549700782590418172020-07-19T13:32:29.603-06:002020-07-19T13:32:29.603-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Sometimes I reach ...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Sometimes I reach out from what I usually read because of challenges or shortlists for Awards. I would not have read The Last Resort if it had not been on the Arthur Ellis Shortlist for Best Novel in 2020. I would be interested in your reaction if you read it.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-86964220789132725662020-07-19T12:01:48.068-06:002020-07-19T12:01:48.068-06:00Although this is a mystery, it is not the type I u...Although this is a mystery, it is not the type I usually read. It sounds like it could be a good read, though. The author's other books seemed to be aimed at women, without the mystery element.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62852549623788917392020-07-18T22:48:09.492-06:002020-07-18T22:48:09.492-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think a few twea...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I think a few tweaks would have made it a better book. The premise was instriguing.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20947263386008357642020-07-18T16:58:05.485-06:002020-07-18T16:58:05.485-06:00That's a very interesting point, Bill. When a ...That's a very interesting point, Bill. When a relatoinship is failing, it is, as you say, rarely just one person's doing. Usually it's the interactions. I prefer it when stories reflect that reality. Still, it sounds like a solid premise for a story. And I do like a resolution that gets me thinking, and that focus on relationships is interesting. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com