tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post3065516514488261288..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: Dope Rings in Canada! Oh My!Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-75388732653421895612013-01-13T11:09:24.940-05:002013-01-13T11:09:24.940-05:00Oh, dear. Can I encourage you to read the first tw...Oh, dear. Can I encourage you to read the first two chapters? Thirteen pages of the finest Canadian post-war noir you could hope to find. Things start to go down in chapters three and four, before entering a tailspin in chapter five, the appropriately titled 'We Write Our Own Destinies, Mr. Morley'.<br /><br />Nice that Old City Hall still stands, surviving the best efforts of the Eaton family.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-18307710545876308172013-01-13T10:39:41.973-05:002013-01-13T10:39:41.973-05:00I had the book on my short Harlequin reading list ...I had the book on my short Harlequin reading list but not any more. Thanks for the save.<br /><br />Terrific picture of 50s Bay street. I was there last year and took a similar picture.bowdlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504137974544195250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-19891214584898089432013-01-12T11:23:24.325-05:002013-01-12T11:23:24.325-05:00I think present-day Toronto and the Toronto of the...I think present-day Toronto and the Toronto of the 'fifties are in so very many respects polar opposites. It's now a better city, despite being saddled with a buffoon as mayor.<br /><br />Here's to Nathan Phillips! Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-58229221630594559682013-01-12T10:20:06.965-05:002013-01-12T10:20:06.965-05:00To someone from Detroit, Toronto seems like a worl...To someone from Detroit, Toronto seems like a world-class city.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-22146475011386279292013-01-11T07:55:25.012-05:002013-01-11T07:55:25.012-05:00Fortunately, they're not re-printing it under ...Fortunately, they're not re-printing it under the title "Sugar-Puss on Boulevard René Lévesque"<br /><br />Knuckles G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-74336431328693275362013-01-10T18:50:12.394-05:002013-01-10T18:50:12.394-05:00It's been a long time since I was so disappoin...It's been a long time since I was so disappointed by a novel, John. The opening easily ranks as one of the best and most striking in post-war Canadian noir.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-10616326074423344232013-01-10T17:55:25.325-05:002013-01-10T17:55:25.325-05:00Yes, Sugar-Puss on Dorchester Street. You can read...Yes, <i>Sugar-Puss on Dorchester Street</i>. You can read my take on the book <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.ca/2009/04/neons-go-up-on-montreal.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. After sixty-plus years out-of-print it'll be back this April. More <a href="http://www.vehiculepress.com/cgi-bin/dbman2/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&view_records=View%2BRecords&ISBN=978-1-55065-349-6" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I know you won't be able to resist, Knuckles.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-35960683319534839002013-01-10T11:08:41.371-05:002013-01-10T11:08:41.371-05:00Too bad that went downhill so fast.Too bad that went downhill so fast.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-57497606837542838642013-01-10T10:29:24.343-05:002013-01-10T10:29:24.343-05:00I just have one thing to say:
"Sugar-Puss on...I just have one thing to say:<br /><br />"Sugar-Puss on Dorchester Street"<br /><br />Knuckles G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com