tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post1772817559582386021..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Reading Ireland: The Third PolicemanJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-33818714450374318482018-03-27T00:22:59.653-07:002018-03-27T00:22:59.653-07:00This sounds so very odd. I'm uncertain whether...This sounds so very odd. I'm uncertain whether I'd ever try to read it. It sounds liek something I might like a lot or might hate. <br />Thanks for sharing. JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-58171462871569507862018-03-20T08:05:49.889-07:002018-03-20T08:05:49.889-07:00That does sound odd, funny as quirky rather than i...That does sound odd, funny as quirky rather than invoking laughter.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-35772711529743021902018-03-13T13:53:19.781-07:002018-03-13T13:53:19.781-07:00Yeah, bizarre and eccentric work! I have not read...Yeah, bizarre and eccentric work! I have not read the Sisters Brothers but picaresque....maybe? The whole thing takes place in a small area, it's all in the mind.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-71795735500733828692018-03-13T03:28:27.700-07:002018-03-13T03:28:27.700-07:00Sounds bizarre, quirky, eccentric, but not laugh o...Sounds bizarre, quirky, eccentric, but not laugh out loud funny to me too. <br />Your synopsis reminded me a little of The Sisters Brothers - picaresque style adventures?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-26736750300203928602018-03-12T22:45:28.532-07:002018-03-12T22:45:28.532-07:00I keep coming up against this same thing lately --...I keep coming up against this same thing lately -- something that is listed as a comedy or has raves for being "the funniest ever" is just, well, not funny to me. I've heard of this one and yes, thought it was supposed to be funny. I'll change my expectations.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.com