tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post326703082675461416..comments2023-08-01T17:18:38.149+02:00Comments on Goth Girls' Detective Club: Clive Barker's Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost StoryJinxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09846009841300499536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post-77148825691971071902010-05-28T09:34:35.636+02:002010-05-28T09:34:35.636+02:00Matthew, I can't stop smiling at the fact you ...Matthew, I can't stop smiling at the fact you used 'berk' to describe CB there. It's the most eighties insult of them all and I love it!! I've always said that it should be used more in everyday insulting. <br />Jimmy Herbert does rather look like a rat strangley. I met him once, an eternity ago, at an old friend's house. He introduced himself by saying he could picture me lying on a open grave. Nice. That's no way to talk to a seventeen year old, Mr. Herbert, you bad, bad man. I also read 'The Magic Cottage' at that house in a room with a view of the house it was inspired by, The Roundhouse, which I believe belonged to Dirk Bogarde, he bought it for his aunt I think. I totally forgotten about all that. Still sniggering at 'berk' though.<br /><br />Oh, Joe, thank you so much. I fear I'm going to have no choice but persevere with Barker since my husband is probably going to try and marry him at some point.Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846009841300499536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post-28512763120962667722010-05-27T21:39:17.557+02:002010-05-27T21:39:17.557+02:00Nice review, Jinx! I'm a fan of Barker myself,...Nice review, Jinx! I'm a fan of Barker myself, but I have to admit I haven't really read his newer stuff. Mostly "The Hellbound Heart" and all his short stories from the 80's. The general idea behind the novel sounds like it'd be great... the mystery and horror behind Hollywood. I might give this one a try someday.<br /><br />And by the way, don't feel distressed about struggling to like an author. I've run into the problem a few times myself, most notably when I started out with Ramsey Campbell. If you stick with him, you might just end up loving the guy. Or hating his guts. Whatever works!Jose Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152405075039057304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post-31141724223171954162010-05-27T20:07:34.719+02:002010-05-27T20:07:34.719+02:00That is the silliest cover I've ever seen. I&#...That is the silliest cover I've ever seen. I've always thought of him as a bit of a berk, to be honest, and that cover pretty much puts the tin hat on it.<br />I'm more of a Jim Herbert man myself. You won't catch him in a rat costume on the covers of his books.Matthew Coniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302989527514886503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post-35926860253112109952010-05-27T17:13:52.190+02:002010-05-27T17:13:52.190+02:00Thanks, Will!
I'm glad it wasn't just me ...Thanks, Will! <br />I'm glad it wasn't just me who felt that way about it. <br />I'm fairly sure you're right about that cover shot, or at least it's certainly nothing I've ever come across before with other authors. I thought it might be of interest for folks.<br /> The UK cover is the one I've got, and Theda's eyes are always a treat so I should have included that one as well really.Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846009841300499536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331602473490911034.post-55472976295961464902010-05-27T16:16:05.051+02:002010-05-27T16:16:05.051+02:00Great review. I've always loved Clive's st...Great review. I've always loved Clive's stuff but I found Coldheart to be indulgent and unbelievable, especially the Tammy character. But yes, his writing is "divine and seductive" as always. I also don't think a novelist has ever appeared in character on the cover of one of his books before; I prefer the UK cover, with the eyes of Theda Bara:<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coldheart-Canyon-Clive-Barker/dp/0002558645/ref=ed_oe_h/278-5011944-3982768Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.com