tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post1605669003833165855..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Black Water Rising by Attica LockeBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-33324394721243677862018-01-07T22:54:19.280-06:002018-01-07T22:54:19.280-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I would have respo...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I would have responded sooner but did not realize Blogger was arbitrarily sending some comments to Spam. Grrrr!<br /><br />Unless you are in a big firm financial success is unlikely for a young lawyer. It takes time to build a clientele and establish a reputation. As set out in the book a significant number of lawyers never do better than getting by financially.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-34019301063188505402017-12-30T16:35:36.870-06:002017-12-30T16:35:36.870-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. I do not believe yo...Moira: Thanks for the comment. I do not believe you will regret being pushed. "Bluebird, Bluebird" will be an early read for me in 2018.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-53822907274718584952017-12-30T08:32:49.147-06:002017-12-30T08:32:49.147-06:00I have long been intending to read something by At...I have long been intending to read something by Attica Locke, perhaps this is the push I needed.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-77533806553414522502017-12-24T17:23:40.272-06:002017-12-24T17:23:40.272-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. With family home...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. With family home yesterday we opened presents and "Bluebird, Bluebird" was there. I will soon be reading it.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-92221917859002054712017-12-22T23:58:29.846-06:002017-12-22T23:58:29.846-06:00I do hope that Santa's elves packed "Blue...I do hope that Santa's elves packed "Bluebird, Bluebird," in their sleigh for you.<br /><br />My 7-year-old neighbor just told me he got an email from Santa. I told him I was amazed to hear that Santa is now high-tech, and soon he'll be texting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20412262998606688152017-12-21T23:33:33.361-06:002017-12-21T23:33:33.361-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. If Santa finds m...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. If Santa finds me a good boy I am hoping he will bring me "Bluebird, Bluebird" for Christmas.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-68152081114963776732017-12-21T05:16:51.903-06:002017-12-21T05:16:51.903-06:00I like Attica Locke's writing, but the best on...I like Attica Locke's writing, but the best one to me is her latest book, "Bluebird, Bluebird," set in East Texas. It's powerful and moving and the characters are so complicated and well-developed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-88518606120082390332017-12-18T06:07:36.977-06:002017-12-18T06:07:36.977-06:00Thanks, Bill, for your thoughts on this. I'm g...Thanks, Bill, for your thoughts on this. I'm glad you thought this was a strong start. I agree with you that the book gives insights into life for black Americans in the early 1980s. One thing I also liked about the novel was that it highlighted the class differences of Houston society of the time. Porter is a smart lawyer, but he's not one of those wealthy attorneys who are on retainer by even wealthier clients. I think his financial situation more closely resembles a lot of lawyers who are trying to build a career. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com