tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post8737157510038235539..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: The Woman Who Married a Bear (1992) by John StraleyBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-77706884230422095552019-10-14T21:20:12.387-06:002019-10-14T21:20:12.387-06:00John: Thanks for the comment. I expect to read mor...John: Thanks for the comment. I expect to read more of Straley's books. I am glad to hear the characters develop during the series. Even though his role was limited in The Woman Who Married a Bear I was intrigued by Todd.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-78846579731284991392019-10-14T11:46:59.745-06:002019-10-14T11:46:59.745-06:00I read this entire series when these books first c...I read this entire series when these books first came out in the late 1990s. There were only four books then. I see now on various websites there are a total of seven books. He must have come out of "retirement" and written three more when I was doing other things. Have to catch up on those. I enjoyed the friendship between Cecil and Todd more than anything else in this debut mystery novel. Todd grew on me as I read more books in the series. The mystery plots are vaguely familiar to anyone who has read Hammett and his followers, but the Alaskan background is wholly original. This was my favorite of the batch. A runner-up as far as the plot goes is #4 - Death and the Language of Happiness.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-66844537163534525622019-10-12T00:31:10.086-06:002019-10-12T00:31:10.086-06:00Margot: Thanks for the kind words. Cecil if multi-...Margot: Thanks for the kind words. Cecil if multi-dimensional. The setting of coastal Alaska was so vivid. Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-18764473962308370682019-10-11T09:11:55.750-06:002019-10-11T09:11:55.750-06:00This sounds like an excellent book, Bill. Like you...This sounds like an excellent book, Bill. Like you, I prefer characters who are not completely self-involved and wrapped up in personal demons. I like it better when they acknowledge those demons, but cope and have more full-fledged personalities, if I can put it that way. The setting sounds very well-done, and so do the larger questions the story addresses. As always, an excellent review! Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-26898408267777563382019-10-10T23:01:34.272-06:002019-10-10T23:01:34.272-06:00Col: Thanks for the kind words. I think the series...Col: Thanks for the kind words. I think the series will intrigue you.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-66559586639902404182019-10-10T21:55:03.400-06:002019-10-10T21:55:03.400-06:00Great review, Bill very thoughtful. I have a few f...Great review, Bill very thoughtful. I have a few from this series on the pile, but haven't yet got to them. Time to remedy that, hopefully soon.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com