Comments on: Forethoughts: Shadow by Karin Alvtegen

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:11:11 +0000

Mac – “suspenseful reading material” Emmm I don’t know why you’re wasting your time here then ) Unless your honing your spellchecking and grammar error spotting skills of course )

By: Reg

Reg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:00:10 +0000

P.S. I forgot her first book, SKULD (Guilt). A better idea than doing the whole alphabet, I think.

By: Reg

Reg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:58:00 +0000

Thanks Rob,
Call me Mac. It’s blogs like yours that keep me in suspenseful reading material in between jobs. And it’s always encouraging to hear reactions from real readers, for whom we do this work… and the mortgage, of course.
Karin tells me that she’s hard at work on her next one, and they just keep getting better.
Best from the desert.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:35:46 +0000

Mr. Burnett – I’m honoured that you’ve taken the time to drop by, and not a little cocky that I got my Swedish correct ) Your recommendation is duly noted and added to my wishlist (I’ve even spoken about it in one of my posts this evening).

See I knew Alvtegen’s titles were all single-worded, but I never noticed that all of them, in their original vernacular, started with an ‘S’. As you credibly inform though, it looks like she’s still got plenty of possible titles to choose from )
Warmest
Rob

By: Reg

Reg — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:03:02 +0000

Rob, I highly recommend BETRAYAL as your second Alvtegen read. A creepy and insidious suspense novel in the trappings of ‘normal, everyday life’. Your Swedish is correct — you might like to know that all of Karin Alvtegen’s novels so far have had one-word titles that begin with ‘S’: SAKNAD, SVEK, SKAM, and now SKUGGA. How long can she keep it up? The ‘S’ section is the biggest one in the Swedish dictionary! And thanks for the compliment. — McKinley B

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:29:57 +0000

Becky – thank you for your comments. Unlike you I’m largely unfamiliar with the crime genre so this is a new experience for me. If it works out well then I’ll be sure to check out your recommendation. ‘Dense’, ‘dark’, ‘urban’ and ‘scary’ are all the kind of words I like in description of a book )

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:04:59 +0000

I love books like this. I just finished reading another great thriller titled, "Threshold," by Bonnie Kozek - It's dense, dark, urban, and scary book that I couldn't put down! I am always on the look for other books to read, and plan to check "Shadow" out- thanks for the great tip!