tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post142024019648722799..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Books I Done Got Dis WeekendNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-14614855285109039022012-01-20T04:29:17.513-05:002012-01-20T04:29:17.513-05:00That's a very good point, Windswept: I haven&#...That's a very good point, Windswept: I haven't really blogged about the Modesty Blaise novels properly, the odd mention here and there aside. I did know Peter O'Donnell a little, from my time working at Titan Books on the Modesty strip collections. I've made a mental not to myself to do some Blaise blogging soon.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-66264347962269787862012-01-20T03:07:27.494-05:002012-01-20T03:07:27.494-05:00I am currently re-reading Peter O'Donnell'...I am currently re-reading Peter O'Donnell's excellent Modesty Blaise books and would love to see you focus on this series.<br />Frankly, they were the best thrillers published in the '60s.Windswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096241185240157054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-90733833356718655092012-01-20T03:04:10.622-05:002012-01-20T03:04:10.622-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Windswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096241185240157054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-2984517063924756652010-05-25T12:34:33.035-04:002010-05-25T12:34:33.035-04:00Does 'Outrun' work as the title? If it'...Does 'Outrun' work as the title? If it'd been set in Australia he could've used 'Outback'. Or if he'd been Elmore Leonard he could've gone with 'Out of Sight'.<br /><br />I'll stop now.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-73928622440140580942010-05-25T10:17:11.799-04:002010-05-25T10:17:11.799-04:00Wow, those Pan originals of the Highsmith books ar...Wow, those Pan originals of the Highsmith books are absolutely gorgeous. I've never seen anything like them here in North America. <br /><br />I'm not such a big fan of the second iteration of the Parker books, though they get better and better. Your post just made me realize he could have used Outrun for the last title, but it does lack a bit of punch.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.com