tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post901773059519854079..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Exchanging Emails with Sam Wiebe on Dave WakelandBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71933760539472438202018-05-09T07:24:22.787-06:002018-05-09T07:24:22.787-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. Sam is as thoughtfu...Moira: Thanks for the comment. Sam is as thoughtful in his email as he is in his books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20443510455085556582018-05-09T07:23:38.916-06:002018-05-09T07:23:38.916-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. It was not a sur...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. It was not a surprise to me Bluebird, Bluebird was the winner. It would have taken an exceptional book to have won in place of it.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-70304767848461756102018-05-07T15:02:30.668-06:002018-05-07T15:02:30.668-06:00Very interesting exchange, with good points from b...Very interesting exchange, with good points from both of you.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-25306696882401283122018-05-07T00:25:35.516-06:002018-05-07T00:25:35.516-06:00And whether or not you were on the cruise, the Edg...And whether or not you were on the cruise, the Edgar Best Novel award was given to Attica Locke for Bluebird, Bluebird.<br /><br />I am so glad to see that. That is such a well-written book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-16851939603268183242018-05-03T19:44:39.273-06:002018-05-03T19:44:39.273-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I can almost accep...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I can almost accept Sam's presence that violence is inherent in detective crime fiction. My caveat is there are detectives such as Nero Wolfe for whom violence is not inherent to the story beyond the murder at the heart of the mystery.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-24423605930240181332018-05-03T12:44:25.241-06:002018-05-03T12:44:25.241-06:00This is really interesting. Thank you, both. The q...This is really interesting. Thank you, both. The question of how much violence is 'too much' is a fascinating one, and I think it depends in part on the character, as is clear here. But it also depends on the reader's individual perception. For me, the essential question is: does the violence (or anything else, really) serve the story? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com