tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post4945837430753128011..comments2023-11-18T09:51:52.115+10:30Comments on Medlar Comfits: Review: The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fictionanna tambourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-34897789234033359202010-10-31T17:57:28.703+10:302010-10-31T17:57:28.703+10:30Now I'm excited, anticipating the fun you'...Now I'm excited, anticipating the fun you'll have reading, and your trip! Do drop in after, and tell us all.anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-60052819006191347282010-10-31T08:32:51.098+10:302010-10-31T08:32:51.098+10:30You both have gotten me excited about this book a...You both have gotten me excited about this book and I've ordered one as well.<br />It'll be fun to read on my first trip to India in January!<br />Thanks,<br />SuzanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-1993626931567016002010-06-05T16:09:05.786+09:302010-06-05T16:09:05.786+09:30The Appropriate-Intro Party indeed. If only politi...The Appropriate-Intro Party indeed. If only politics were this sensible. I'm certainly not going to foment against you, as I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments.anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-26073517134382708802010-06-05T00:06:31.206+09:302010-06-05T00:06:31.206+09:30Thanks for the kind words and for the tasty image ...Thanks for the kind words and for the tasty image of licking off a machine-oil topping.<br /><br />What makes this introduction work is that it's appropriate to its subject, even essential for many readers, and that the introduction's author has great, clear-eyed affection for her subject. So I will stake out a position between the No-Intro and Ripping-Yarn camps, and I will speak for the Appropriate-Intro party.<br /> ==========================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-74698423393726746402010-06-04T16:44:25.096+09:302010-06-04T16:44:25.096+09:30Peter,
Isn't it refreshing to read an introduc...Peter,<br />Isn't it <i>refreshing</i> to read an introduction that actually enhances a book, especially this kind of book, where reading the stories is like eating ice cream in the bath, and the thought of reading an introduction is like licking off a topping of machine oil. <br /><br />Maybe we should hold up this example to form a Ripping Yarn Introduction or No Intro Movement. <br /><br />I like what you've posted at Detectives Beyond Borders, so thanks for taking the trouble to stop by here.<br /><br />Happily, <a href="http://www.blaft.com/view_details.php?id=16" rel="nofollow">Volume II</a> is out now! My copy is on order, and from the cover and contents tease, I expect this read to be similarly delicious.anna tambourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338581782386113668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20078507.post-25702391308453472342010-06-04T13:22:54.689+09:302010-06-04T13:22:54.689+09:30My copy of the book arrived today. You are dead on...My copy of the book arrived today. You are dead on about the fascinating introduction, and I am very much enjoying Subha's low-key wit in the first story, which I will resume reading now.<br />==========================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com