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Sep 17, 2018 01:20PM
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Hello, Geoff.I was going to say I wonder why I haven't joined earlier, but it looks like I'm pretty darn early.
I'm not familiar with this podcast, though I've got to question the cred of hosts who have the whole wide world of often unexplored noir, hardboiled, and pulp fiction to choose from and decide on reading...."The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
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I figure that we'll talk about the upcoming featured novels, and maybe read some of the books that Justin and Kurt review on the the show.
David, you should have a listen, there's plenty of pulp classics in the backlist. Great to see you both, by the way. :)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is our 14th episode, and our first foray into Nordic noir and mainstream fiction. It is an outlier. Check out the podcast at pointblankpodcast.com or at stitcher or itunes. - Justin
Hi all. First of all I’d like to thank Geoff for setting up this group. We look forward to seeing the discussion that develops and utilizing some of that conversation in the show. This is very new and we will be working with Geoff to set up a timeline so that the reading here will stay ahead of the podcast.
We select works in an attempt to balance popular fiction, classic works and more obscure pieces across the wide range of crime fiction. We do this in an attempt to engage listeners who may or may not be aware of certain works. Behind the scenes, I can tell you that shows that cover better known books get more downloads. Hopefully listeners come to the show to hear about books they already enjoy and stay to learn about those they’re less familiar with.
Welcome to all. I look forward to reading your comments.
I judged too hastily! I see by the back-catalogue that The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is indeed an outlier. Not that I have anything against the book, but it doesn't really sound like my sort of thing--and it's long to boot--so I probably won't join in this month. Still and all, I'll be sure to try out one of the older podcasts.
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Thank you for the invitation!Obviously 1st thing I have to do tomorrow is download the podcast to my iPad and give it a listen.
Sounds very promising.
Intrigued by the Nordic noir. I've enjoyed several entries in that genre. I preferred the original Dragon Tattoo to the U.S. version.
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Thanks Geoff for your invite. This group looks right up my alley. I'm a big fan of Noir, hard-boiled and pulp. I think that I will like it.Cheers
Cordelia
Tom wrote: "I’m Tom and I’m a newbie listener and newbie to the group. I’m a befuddled man teetering on the edge of middle-age who lives in the north of England and who spends a large chunk of his spare time r..."Welcome to the group, Tom! Good to have you.
Justin
I've been listening to the Point Blank podcast since July and I joined Goodreads in September, so I was very happy to see that this group had been started. I've listened to all of the podcast episodes which review the books I had already read (The Killer Inside Me, Red Harvest, the Big Sleep and the Maltese Falcon) and have tried to catch up with the other episodes by reading the featured books prior to listening to the corresponding episode (the Real Cool Killers, the Doomsters and Strangers on a Train). I still have the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo on my 'to-read' pile and I'm eagerly awaiting the opportunity to catch up completely with all the featured books.
Rob wrote: "I've been listening to the Point Blank podcast since July and I joined Goodreads in September, so I was very happy to see that this group had been started. I've listened to all of the podcasts whic..."Welcome to the group, Rob. "Girl With" is a long one, but it's pretty fast paced. We're starting a stretch of shorter books in Eps 16-18, so it should help with catching up. Cheers!
Justin wrote: "Rob wrote: "I've been listening to the Point Blank podcast since July and I joined Goodreads in September, so I was very happy to see that this group had been started. I've listened to all of the p..."Thanks, I'm looking forward to it!
I see we’ve got some new members. This thread hasn’t been active in awhile. Stop in and say hello.
Good to "meet" you, Mary-Margaret, and thanks for the kudos! We love sharing these books with our listeners. If ever you have comments or recommendations, don't hesitate to reach out!
