tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post2486428360351288097..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Thinking about Sue GraftonBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-38091909661114971592018-01-13T22:09:18.403-06:002018-01-13T22:09:18.403-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. She was a gifted wr...Moira: Thanks for the comment. She was a gifted writer. I thought she was going to get to Z and I wondered whether she would continue with the alphabet theme as Harry Kemmelman did with Rabbi Small when he reached the end of the week.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-83140058006386954752018-01-13T15:11:41.621-06:002018-01-13T15:11:41.621-06:00Lovely tribute Bill - I feel very much as you do: ...Lovely tribute Bill - I feel very much as you do: sad for her death, disappointed she didn't get to Z. And enjoying the series very much as a whole, even if it was uneven. She will be sadly missed.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-5294559155816945342018-01-01T11:30:26.584-06:002018-01-01T11:30:26.584-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. It was good to h...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. It was good to hear from you. I believe you will enjoy "A" is for Alibi. Happy New Year to you and your family.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-18600363884476607562018-01-01T04:17:42.180-06:002018-01-01T04:17:42.180-06:00Nice tribute to Sue Grafton and her work, Bill. I ...Nice tribute to Sue Grafton and her work, Bill. I have never read her alphabet murders but I now plan to read "A" is for Alibi and take it from there. Happy New Year to you and all at home!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-52605332503483493752017-12-31T21:01:13.348-06:002017-12-31T21:01:13.348-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the kind words. I hope Sue knew...TracyK: Thanks for the kind words. I hope Sue knew in her lifetime how much her writing was appreciated. You have good reading ahead of you as go through the alphabet with Kinsey.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-38760194292524237242017-12-31T21:00:06.358-06:002017-12-31T21:00:06.358-06:00Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. I am glad we c...Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. I am glad we can remember the joy of the series better than the disappointments. Kinsey certainly was an independent woman.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-4656962449095285642017-12-31T14:27:28.776-06:002017-12-31T14:27:28.776-06:00Very nice post, Bill. I too was surprised at Graft...Very nice post, Bill. I too was surprised at Grafton's death. The tributes I have read have been very moving. I have only read through G is for Gumshoe but had planned to continue reading more of them now and then because the city she lives in is a version of Santa Barbara. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-6144375869026398732017-12-30T19:30:15.918-06:002017-12-30T19:30:15.918-06:00Like you I was not as enamoured with the later boo...Like you I was not as enamoured with the later books in the series as I was with the earlier ones Bill but as a reader I am still very grateful to all the enjoyment Sue Grafton provided me over the years. I loved discovering Kinsey in the early days...so very different to most of the women who appeared in crime fiction at that time (i.e. as dead bodies or as the subordinate to one or more blokes). As a young woman it was wonderful to read about a woman who had taken control of her own life...plus be involved in some great adventures...so I will always have a soft spot for Kinsey and her creator.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-43196960050702686282017-12-30T17:28:07.144-06:002017-12-30T17:28:07.144-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. Sue earned our res...Margot: Thanks for the comment. Sue earned our respect for a career dedicated to writing good crime fiction. There are but a handful of writers who keep a series going over 35 years.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-61158688312170867702017-12-30T17:18:49.818-06:002017-12-30T17:18:49.818-06:00This is an excellent post, Bill. I, too, applaud t...This is an excellent post, Bill. I, too, applaud the decision not to make Kinsey Millhone the 'star' of a TV series or film series. Somehow, I think the industry would have changed so much that it wouldn't have been the same series. Like you, I'd rather have my own image of Kinsey. I think Grafton was one of the few who could keep a series interesting over a long stretch of time, even if not every book was her best. I will miss her, and I wish she'd lived to see <i>Z is for Zero</i> published. That said, though, I respect her decision, and her family's, not to do a follow-on to complete that book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com