tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999503781812557373.post7234911837657760473..comments2023-04-01T06:19:17.481-06:00Comments on Book Rater's Literature Reviews: Alberta BoundBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336650985057968474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999503781812557373.post-24657665329100749322008-05-29T18:34:00.000-06:002008-05-29T18:34:00.000-06:00In the Amanda Cross the characters check DNA for p...In the Amanda Cross the characters check DNA for parentage but don't check on Google for the background of a successful architect. And Fransler's husband is supposed to be a former DA in NYC. I feel as if Amanda Cross/Carolyn Heilbrun was letting life pass her by. Maybe she couldn't deal with the changing world and that is why she killed herself in the fall of 2003. The Edge of Doom was her last published book.notaconnoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432047667109566940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999503781812557373.post-18546991945386523872008-05-29T13:33:00.000-06:002008-05-29T13:33:00.000-06:00I often feel aggravated reading supposedly current...I often feel aggravated reading supposedly current books or even watching current movies when characters don't use the internet or even cell phones when it is so obvious they should.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336650985057968474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999503781812557373.post-18748080753944640262008-05-29T08:58:00.000-06:002008-05-29T08:58:00.000-06:00I have often thought that a collection of short st...I have often thought that a collection of short stories could be improved by adding the date of publication to each story. Even now stories written in the 1990s feel dated because few people had cell phones. I am currently reading "The Edge of Doom" by Amanda Cross. In the beginning of the book Kate Fransler wants to check up on someone. My immediate response was 'why didn't she check on the Internet?' The copyright on the book is 2002. Kate Fransler a professor of literature at a large NYC university doesn't seem to have moved into the 21st century.notaconnoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432047667109566940noreply@blogger.com