tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199172620528470353.post4708036675153678172..comments2023-09-03T05:58:11.601-05:00Comments on The Exile Bibliophile: Booklovers' Mystery Series - Julie KaewertBenjamin L Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00489486832142866020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199172620528470353.post-14881497935122975852011-02-18T19:03:52.232-06:002011-02-18T19:03:52.232-06:00I have just two of these volumes (#4-Untitled, #6-...I have just two of these volumes (#4-Untitled, #6-Uncataloged). Since they are not the first volumes, and I wonder if it is important for this series, I have not made a point of reading them yet. When I sampled one of the ones I have I had a hard time getting absorbed by it. Based on this post that promises that they do indeed have some "booklore", I will try to round out the collection and read them.<br /><br />At the moment my bibliomystery reading is the Marianne Macdonald Dido Hoare series. I am presently reading #6-Die Once. As I was unsure about these, I bought them cheaply on Amazon and have a mix of nice copies, x-lib hardcovers, and even a paperback. I found #4-Road Kill to be a bit slow because it has a bare minimum of booklore in it. #5-Blood Lies was better and the present volume #6 is looking good so far.<br /><br />To me, the whole point of having a bibliomystery is the booklore. I do buy the three major US paperback series which are still in active production (Booktown by "Barrett", Haunted Bookshop by "Kimberly", and Bibliophile by "Carlisle"). Of them, the Carlisle books do the best with the booklore aspect. I like the idea of the Barrett books but sometimes the reader has to wonder just where does she get all of her books? Is it a new or used shop? Why is there nothing about the difficulty of finding books, identifying them, dealing with condition, pricing, etc.? The Kimberly books with a hardboiled ghost are perhaps the most unusual of the three. Of course the Dunning books are the standard against which others are measured in my mind.<br /><br />Jameskeelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006640946874012637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199172620528470353.post-69746701466963226322011-02-17T22:24:17.482-06:002011-02-17T22:24:17.482-06:00I read this series when I first began to fall in l...I read this series when I first began to fall in love with book collecting and enjoyed it very much. I do have to say that in my (albeit short) career as an antiquarian bookseller I have yet to experience any Alex Plumtree-like escapades involving criminals and explosives. I really enjoyed the series. You're one of a few others I know who have even heard of it. Recommended reading for all bibliophiles!Chrishttp://bookhuntersholiday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com