tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post5546909726141794973..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: The Calling by Inger Ash WolfeKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-51474394501093940732010-09-20T22:25:15.957-04:002010-09-20T22:25:15.957-04:00Just finished this and have to disagree that Hazel...Just finished this and have to disagree that Hazel is a character soley made up of back pain and drinking -I enjoyed the empathy she had with the killer and the victims - a common ground. Felt that the internal police politics slowed the story slightly but the personal relationships and sense of place were terrific. Imaginatively gruesome and worth reading in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-49390135023811567472008-06-09T18:38:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:38:00.000-04:00Just finished this last night, and feel much the s...Just finished this last night, and feel much the same. After hearing so many "couldn't put it downs" from early reviews, was surprised at how long it took me to warm to it. Also, twigged to the final victim VERY early in the book. Hazel was less interesting to me than Wingate - drinking and back pain don't fully define a character.<BR/><BR/>I find the early Elizabeth George novels MUCH better. (Last two were a bit disappointing, but only in comparison to the genius of her previous).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-46020592863032267992008-04-24T17:57:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for this great review. I am hankering to wr...Thanks for this great review. I am hankering to write a mystery/crime something or other, so this is very helpful. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I am sorry that I've been such a slacker in A Curious Singularity. Following it, but not participating. Hopefully, I'll get back into the swing.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-36961353575643097892008-03-04T07:17:00.000-05:002008-03-04T07:17:00.000-05:00Have you read any of Elizabeth George's mysteries?...Have you read any of Elizabeth George's mysteries? I wonder how it compares with those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com