tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post5374193673253456863..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 238: She Woke to Darkness / Brett Halliday (Dell 867)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-15805548788637279412009-06-17T00:06:50.363-07:002009-06-17T00:06:50.363-07:00Note that the men are "men" but the wome...Note that the men are "men" but the women are "girls". Sigh!Canaducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-25468044623563691532009-06-16T08:13:52.389-07:002009-06-16T08:13:52.389-07:00Wait, she gives her keys to one guy and then leave...Wait, she gives her keys to one guy and then leaves with another? How do they get into her apartment? That's just awfully confusing.Ms Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223271325518466032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-37604291570332510822009-06-12T14:43:20.210-07:002009-06-12T14:43:20.210-07:00Reminds me of the time I was reading a Clive Cussl...Reminds me of the time I was reading a Clive Cussler book (why?? why was I reading Clive Cussler??) and his hero, Dirk Pitt (TM) was rescued by...Clive Cussler!<br /><br />And yes, I always wake to darkness during the work week. I also have this same look as I stumble around searching for the coffee pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-12157196478486889632009-06-12T13:50:03.299-07:002009-06-12T13:50:03.299-07:00Maybe Brett was dipping into the world to be one d...Maybe Brett was dipping into the world to be one day known as the Mary/Larry Sue. The bane of those who read fan fiction.JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-68692916885655677112009-06-11T11:00:36.995-07:002009-06-11T11:00:36.995-07:00Oh, no! Mike Shayne is "relentless as a conc...Oh, no! Mike Shayne is "relentless as a concrete mixer." <br /><br />Um, wait...what? <br /><br />I wasn't aware concrete mixers were known for their relentlessness. I learn something new every day.Cassandra Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598870155141757917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-14987215845308660812009-06-10T20:33:38.582-07:002009-06-10T20:33:38.582-07:00I hope Ms '80s Fashion Model knows a good lock...I hope Ms '80s Fashion Model knows a good locksmith, as it sounds like she ends up losing a lot of keys.<br /><br />(And she must also be a real lightweight if only takes three drinks to get her tanked.)Tulsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-17722980989863527962009-06-10T17:52:17.076-07:002009-06-10T17:52:17.076-07:00Tough, concrete-mixer-type guys do not "fancy...Tough, concrete-mixer-type guys do not "fancy" anything.<br /><br />The punctuation, the wayward semi-colon, the scary tranny in the bottom pic: AIEEEEEEEEEE!Alixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-29226762267440009702009-06-10T17:38:49.428-07:002009-06-10T17:38:49.428-07:00* Check out those evergreen socks on the dead guy!...* Check out those evergreen socks on the dead guy! (I think his mother DIDN'T dress him.) Or maybe he's asleep to darkness after a huge bender.<br /><br /><br />* p. 123 - Since Brett Halliday wrote this novel, but apparently left the duplicating office with the original manuscript, perhaps shows he was attempting to create a rare "limited edition" by subterfuge and slight of character. <br /><br />I could see it now: --- "He Stole to Fame, Mike Shayne's 86th Case"!Dirt Digglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388327861018868413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-15023107939091142562009-06-10T16:20:16.008-07:002009-06-10T16:20:16.008-07:00Is it me, or is that first caricature Humphrey Bog...Is it me, or is that first caricature Humphrey Bogart? <br /><br />Wow, nothing like naming a character after oneself. <br /><br />"What should I name him? Hmmm...I know!..." <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />__________________________________________<br />http://coverjunkie.blogspot.com/Nicole "Gidget" Kalsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812924528578021534noreply@blogger.com