tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post311245063002293451..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: Boum!Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-43274160156355868542015-07-04T10:10:34.352-04:002015-07-04T10:10:34.352-04:00Never mind what I think of the novel, a signed Lem...Never mind what I think of the novel, a signed Lemelin is a very nice prize.<br /><br />I recommend <i>The Town Below</i>, even though the translation is crummy and it doesn't really have much to do with les Plouffe. <i>The Plouffe Family</i> is also recommended.<br /><br />The only Lemelin novel I've not read is his third, <i>In Quest of Splendour</i> (<i>Pierre le magnifique</i>, which I understand was so poorly received that it pretty much put him off novel-writing. It's probably worth reading for that very reason. How bad can it be?Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-8729645375962294342015-07-04T01:09:30.535-04:002015-07-04T01:09:30.535-04:00Oh, this brings back memories. (But not necessaril...Oh, this brings back memories. (But not necessarily of the story in the book, which I agree was not exactly top notch.) I too have a signed hardcover copy, but it didn't cost me a dime - I won it in a library contest back in 1992. I read it with interest but was never tempted to delve deeper into the world of the Plouffes, but if, as you suggest, The Crime is the least stellar of the group, perhaps I should take another look at its predecessors. That is, if I can find them. Our local library system appears to have none on the shelves in any of the branches. (The constant book purges are decimating the collections.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com