tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post2762742372239693387..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "The Black Shrike" by Alistair MacLeanHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-77308561980016253832018-08-31T11:57:52.149-04:002018-08-31T11:57:52.149-04:00Hi, Janet!
When in doubt about something to do wi...Hi, Janet!<br /><br />When in doubt about something to do with Alistair MacLean, ask DKoren. She will undoubtedly know! :-)<br /><br />Been a while since I've read any of his books -- I should pull one off the shelf soon.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-74471239483369377012018-08-30T21:40:30.967-04:002018-08-30T21:40:30.967-04:00Hey, There! I was looking for the "small dust...Hey, There! I was looking for the "small dusty man" line, as I couldn't remember which MacLean book it was in. (Tom is watching "Where Eagles Dare", which is what brought it to mind.<br /><br />Black Shrike may not be his best, but it's still one of my favorites. I'm going to have to dig it out and read it again.Janet Lingel Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633969913976791146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-90766291386415594702015-06-05T08:02:56.316-04:002015-06-05T08:02:56.316-04:00Very cool! I'll check out your review -- than...Very cool! I'll check out your review -- thanks for telling me :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-51725726298449419342015-06-03T12:20:38.334-04:002015-06-03T12:20:38.334-04:00Hi - just FYI, I finished reading Villette and hav...Hi - just FYI, I finished reading Villette and have posted a review of it at my JaneEyre.net site. It has its quirks but is definitely worth reading if Jane Eyre is your favorite! See my review for more details (but no spoilers).Big Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070711870235631052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-58464598453987463232015-03-15T18:08:09.694-04:002015-03-15T18:08:09.694-04:00Two extremely quotable lines. And yes, I was stru...Two extremely quotable lines. And yes, I was struck by how this one doesn't have that usual happy ending, though it does end very well. <br /><br />Trying to think what my list of favorites for MacLean is. Probably:<br /><br />1. Fear is the Key<br />2. Where Eagles Dare<br />3. The Secret Ways<br />4. Puppet on a Chain<br />5. Guns of NavaroneHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-40499542176216782792015-03-15T18:01:48.908-04:002015-03-15T18:01:48.908-04:00I've only read maybe eight of his books, so I&...I've only read maybe eight of his books, so I'm by no means a connoisseur, but those I've read, I've definitely enjoyed! That's very cool that you have a fan site for him -- definitely an author who deserves a loyal fan base!<br /><br />We had an absolute blast with the LOTR Read-Along! Feel free to look back through some of the posts from it if you like :-)<br /><br />And as a matter of fact, <i>Jane Eyre</i> is my favorite book too! I have not read anything else by Charlotte Bronte, though, or anything at all by Anne -- the only other Bronte book I've read is <i>Wuthering Heights</i>, which I did not dig. I do want to read Charlotte's other books, though they're not "officially" on my to-read list just because... I haven't added them yet, lol.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for stopping by :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-48011702662747908922015-03-13T22:23:06.377-04:002015-03-13T22:23:06.377-04:00"A small dusty man in a small dusty room.&quo..."A small dusty man in a small dusty room." <br />"You and me and the lights of London..."<br /><br />Probably my two most quoted MacLean lines. Well, as much as my favorite lines from Secret Ways. But those two lines from Black Shrike always stuck in my head. I will randomly say them to myself at odd times.<br /><br />And yep, this one is good, but not in my top five either. (Coincidentally, like Big Dave, it's my #8!) Usually there's a happy ending for hero and heroine in his books, and I always appreciated that this book deviated drastically from that.DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39829090394577259512015-03-13T11:28:26.090-04:002015-03-13T11:28:26.090-04:00Hi! I found your post through an "Alistair Ma...Hi! I found your post through an "Alistair MacLean" Google alert. Glad to see readers are still enjoying his thrillers.<br /><br />I agree with you about The Black Shrike - it's good, but not in his top five. (In fact, it's #8 in my rankings.) Want recommendations for other MacLeans? Feel free to drop by my fan site at AlistairMacLean.com.<br /><br />P.S. Hope you enjoyed the LOTR Read-Along; Tolkien is another of my favorite authors. My #1, though, is Charlotte Bronte. I see some of Anne's books on your To-Read List, but no Charlotte; perhaps you've already read some? (Jane Eyre is my favorite book - as you'd see at my other site, JaneEyre.net - and I'm most of the way through the lesser-known Villette, which is similarly astounding.)Big Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070711870235631052noreply@blogger.com