tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8989486741134394104..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Devil in a Blue Dress, by Jess LoureyLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-61990393561058549262009-02-17T17:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:57:00.000-05:00Paul, I haven't read the entire Easy Rawlins' seri...Paul, I haven't read the entire Easy Rawlins' series. Are there any specific misses you can help me to avoid, or are you referring to Mosley's entire body of work when you write that there are hits and misses?Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-41500859429053963242009-02-17T17:55:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:55:00.000-05:00Keith, to answer your question, I'll paraphrase a ...Keith, to answer your question, I'll paraphrase a quote that Sherman Alexie made around the time that it was becoming cool to be Native American and everyone was claiming their 1/145th Cherokee blood: "You're not a real Indian unless you've ever wished you weren't." I don't think we can lightly claim the mantle of minority groups that have been historically (and are still) oppressed by society.<BR/><BR/>I imagine your comment was more lighthearted than that, instead about, as you say, Mosley's ability to put us inside his character's head. I would argue though that the genius of his Easy Rawling's series is that it taps into and captures a universal human experience.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-83027047872859905422009-02-17T17:51:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:51:00.000-05:00I love you, Julia.I love you, Julia.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67149869334133584892009-02-17T17:45:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:45:00.000-05:00Jess, why not touch that first comment? Isn't tha...Jess, why not touch that first comment? Isn't that something we can shoot for -- putting the reader inside a character's head?Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11685335767595056102009-02-17T17:21:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:21:00.000-05:00I've listened to a lot of Mosley's books on audio....I've listened to a lot of Mosley's books on audio. I especially like his Socrates Fortlow character. I have to say, though, that some of his novels are misses rather than hits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-34332487895524280902009-02-17T16:52:00.000-05:002009-02-17T16:52:00.000-05:00I haven't read Mosley, but I always meant to.Did t...I haven't read Mosley, but I always meant to.<BR/><BR/>Did the tarot thing, didn't understand it.<BR/><BR/>And boy, I thought I was nuts about my cats. :)<BR/><BR/>Jess, your next problem will be the MULTIPLE men at your door and choosing between them. You are young, lovely, and getting more famous by the day. His biggest problem will be not feeling overshadowed by your talents.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88384725714608969412009-02-17T16:05:00.000-05:002009-02-17T16:05:00.000-05:00Hee hee. Way to take you future into your own hand...Hee hee. Way to take you future into your own hands, Gin!Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76358604263271249342009-02-17T16:04:00.000-05:002009-02-17T16:04:00.000-05:00I'm not touching the first comment, Keith, but I a...I'm not touching the first comment, Keith, but I agree wholeheartedly with the second. Now, what's on your cat?Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-84509657045407327582009-02-17T15:56:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:56:00.000-05:00When I read Devil in a Blue Dress, I felt African-...When I read Devil in a Blue Dress, I felt African-American. A masterpiece.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-26153883542112744712009-02-17T14:38:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:38:00.000-05:00Jess, I tried 3 times until I got the reading I wa...Jess, I tried 3 times until I got the reading I wanted. ;-)G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-19905424912864014952009-02-17T14:37:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:37:00.000-05:00See Jess in the "New kids on the block" article in...See Jess in the "New kids on the block" article in MWA's 3rd Degree newsletter.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31394560451414923392009-02-17T11:02:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:02:00.000-05:00I know, Gin! Did you get your tarot cards read yet...I know, Gin! Did you get your tarot cards read yet? We do write for an imprint of the creators of the site, after all.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-64153723977806147942009-02-17T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:50:00.000-05:00Where oh where are you finding these crazy web sit...Where oh where are you finding these crazy web sites? Stuff on my Cat is ridiculous. Also addictive.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-62034113785489264662009-02-17T09:30:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:30:00.000-05:00He definitely has a place in the canon, Sue Ann. G...He definitely has a place in the canon, Sue Ann. Good writing inspires all of us to make our own best vision come alive.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-57001342131832854262009-02-17T08:55:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:55:00.000-05:00I have read all of Mosley's Easy Rawlings novels a...I have read all of Mosley's Easy Rawlings novels and love them to death, although I'm not wild about his other books. But whether you like the books or not, the writing in each one is superb. He is a master. And even though my books are nothing like his, he is one of the modern writers who has shaped my desire to write.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com