tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post469569847793992689..comments2023-10-05T03:37:45.040-04:00Comments on Life in the Thumb: 'Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter' by Tom Franklin (TLC Tour Book)Stacihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-71872115387036569272011-06-16T21:35:58.707-04:002011-06-16T21:35:58.707-04:00I really liked this book a lot; the characters and...I really liked this book a lot; the characters and setting were so well done. The only downside for me was that I felt the ending was a bit too tidy.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-38346320246498439822011-06-07T15:13:46.080-04:002011-06-07T15:13:46.080-04:00I hadn't really given this book a second thoug...I hadn't really given this book a second thought until your review. You've made it sound so good!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-45745824344491874862011-06-06T08:44:39.372-04:002011-06-06T08:44:39.372-04:00Fantastic review, Staci! TBG and I really liked th...Fantastic review, Staci! TBG and I really liked this one too.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-42618915480859128112011-06-05T17:42:01.439-04:002011-06-05T17:42:01.439-04:00i do enjoy southern lit, especially when it has a ...i do enjoy southern lit, especially when it has a dark twist! tlc never steers me wrong when i review for them so i'll keep this one on my radar for summer reading!nat @book, line, and sinkerhttp://booklineandsinker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-65261768445933281832011-06-05T17:30:46.958-04:002011-06-05T17:30:46.958-04:00The only time I've heard MASH used is when we ...The only time I've heard MASH used is when we 'mash' potatoes lol but hey I'm mashing the buttons and leaving a comment. This sounds like one for me, thanks for great review Staci :)Teddyreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553244883194436385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-79440994629312693032011-06-04T22:15:08.513-04:002011-06-04T22:15:08.513-04:00I loved this book, I can say no more but that peop...I loved this book, I can say no more but that people should read it.bookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-84242181326728255512011-06-03T22:28:24.481-04:002011-06-03T22:28:24.481-04:00Oh yes - I am familiar with mash as a verb used ot...Oh yes - I am familiar with mash as a verb used other than with potatoes. I love the speech of the South. I hail from there but never got to grow up amongst it.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-66262197084603024832011-06-03T20:05:38.452-04:002011-06-03T20:05:38.452-04:00A favorite book for me...I, too, felt the settings...A favorite book for me...I, too, felt the settings and the cadence of the times. Loved that part, and also how the story took me back there.<br /><br />Thanks for the review.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-15745860621927831532011-06-03T17:50:39.775-04:002011-06-03T17:50:39.775-04:00I liked the mashing buttons! Great review!I liked the mashing buttons! Great review!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906154987526522696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-69642444445532112742011-06-03T11:47:21.466-04:002011-06-03T11:47:21.466-04:00HA! I literally just heard the term "mash&qu...HA! I literally just heard the term "mash" in Faithful Place (French)! Isn't that funny when that happens? The setting is Dublin, Ireland.Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-54605582152749463012011-06-02T19:51:49.847-04:002011-06-02T19:51:49.847-04:00I like that too--mashing buttons. Nice Review.I like that too--mashing buttons. Nice Review.kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534720190613729973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-80644771867164388122011-06-02T17:52:16.010-04:002011-06-02T17:52:16.010-04:00Great review...guess I'll be keeping my eye ou...Great review...guess I'll be keeping my eye out for this one, too. *sigh*<br /><br />About to mash the button now...Ellen Booraemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-15110227054378887012011-06-02T16:25:28.016-04:002011-06-02T16:25:28.016-04:00I've seen quite a few reviews for this one and...I've seen quite a few reviews for this one and I definitely need to get my hands on a copy.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-58991898643112883972011-06-02T09:22:55.936-04:002011-06-02T09:22:55.936-04:00Looks great. And now I know a bit of southern sla...Looks great. And now I know a bit of southern slang :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-4525208798275049962011-06-02T01:35:44.359-04:002011-06-02T01:35:44.359-04:00I was hooked from the excerpt you offered! also, m...I was hooked from the excerpt you offered! also, my mil (from Okla) uses mashed all the time. Thanks for joining in!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-50106048747735501712011-06-02T00:10:58.668-04:002011-06-02T00:10:58.668-04:00This book has my name written all over it! So glad...This book has my name written all over it! So glad you enjoyed it! Great review too! Now I'm gonna 'mash' the button and publish this comment!! LOL ;)Lisa (Southern Girl Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03749744167773202007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-68921537346177367782011-06-01T20:22:32.730-04:002011-06-01T20:22:32.730-04:00I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed this one so ...I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed this one so much. I actually had this book checked out from the library but let it go back unread. Now I'm wishing that I hadn't :)samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-17810944675609846262011-06-01T19:59:43.194-04:002011-06-01T19:59:43.194-04:00I'm on the fence on this one. I like Southern ...I'm on the fence on this one. I like Southern fiction and mysteries. It just seems a bit too dark for my "happily-ever-after" book list. Love the new word.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-26740100348181494372011-06-01T19:10:18.662-04:002011-06-01T19:10:18.662-04:00I've wanted to read this one ever since I hear...I've wanted to read this one ever since I heard the title. And even though I knew about it and heard people speak highly of it, your review is the first I've read. Now I can really say it sounds like something I would enjoy. Great review!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652392729923383591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-84442395660693930112011-06-01T14:40:43.847-04:002011-06-01T14:40:43.847-04:00I've got the audio version loaded on my ipod.....I've got the audio version loaded on my ipod... looking forward to it even more now!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-91452218148228086922011-06-01T13:52:34.766-04:002011-06-01T13:52:34.766-04:00"mash" sounds like a fun word but I thin..."mash" sounds like a fun word but I think I'd get confused quite often (not being from the South, the only time I use "mash" is in reference to a potato ...)<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for being on the tour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-54756467621088789502011-06-01T13:48:49.911-04:002011-06-01T13:48:49.911-04:00This has been on my list for ages. A lady from my ...This has been on my list for ages. A lady from my book club was going to pitch it for this year's list and I was looking forward to it because that means that I'd get to read it for sure. But then she didn't pitch it! So now it's on my "to read" list again. <br /><br />The mash thing is funny. I work on the university webpages and we have to always keep accessibility in mind, for those readers who are impaired so we can't use words like "click" or "press" all we can use is SELECT. Mash wouldn't fly. LOL.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-29694185611520647172011-06-01T12:01:23.228-04:002011-06-01T12:01:23.228-04:00I was wondering what this book was about. Thanks ...I was wondering what this book was about. Thanks Staci for the wonderful review! I love it when books transport to another place. Time to mash some buttons at work now :)Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-22294447311070552552011-06-01T10:05:31.640-04:002011-06-01T10:05:31.640-04:00Glad you liked it, Staci! I like your genre descr...Glad you liked it, Staci! I like your genre description: Southern Fiction on the dark side. :)Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434452527977390355.post-18314555308819915902011-06-01T09:42:15.541-04:002011-06-01T09:42:15.541-04:00OK, I'm not sure I've ever in my life said...OK, I'm not sure I've ever in my life said "mash" the doorbell. Not sure I've mashed anything except potatos. Lifelong Southern girl here, if you consider Texas the South. It is and it isn't I guess. Partly South, partly Southwest, partly just a "whole other country". LOL<br /><br />However, I am a little "long in the tooth" (heard that expression before?), so, maybe it's something new. :-)<br /><br />OK, I have heard really, really good things about this book. I want to suggest it for my mystery group for later in the year. It's won some awards. And...it's on my list, along with a million others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com