tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post2244230602480885532..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Fogotten Book - Verdict of TwelveMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-36563126858620813642019-06-10T16:41:15.624+01:002019-06-10T16:41:15.624+01:00Wonderful writing, but the first part of the novel...Wonderful writing, but the first part of the novel set such a high standard that I felt let down by the actual description of the crime -- particularly the epilogue, which could have been so much more effective if the possibility of the child being the poisoner and the revelation of the Srendni Vashtar story hadn't already been thoroughly discussed by the investigators. I also expected much more about the jury's deliberations, given the amount of time spent at the outset to the background of several of the jurors.<br /><br />That said, I loved the book and raced to order the only other two of his I could find . . . then came to your excellent blog and discovered that I'm probably in for a disappointment! Ah well -- it does make me long for another book about juries and wonder why more hasn't been made of this psychological hotbed! I suppose we have Twelve Angry Men and The Runaway Jury, but can you think of others? --Just wondering! I know I'm very late (several years' late, actually!) to this discussion, but I just now read VERDICT OF TWELVE and simply had to write about it! I always enjoy the Forgotten Book posts and do eventually get around to reading all that I can . . . <br /><br />Thanks,<br />SapphoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573992664151571469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80068305011101480932013-11-03T10:31:57.532+00:002013-11-03T10:31:57.532+00:00I enjoyed it too, and felt very much as you did, e...I enjoyed it too, and felt very much as you did, entertaining but not a classic. But I LOVED that setting!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-46906271167093118942013-11-02T18:14:33.568+00:002013-11-02T18:14:33.568+00:00I'm sure you'd enjoy it, KellyI'm sure you'd enjoy it, KellyMartin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-75963052900415492332013-11-02T17:10:22.534+00:002013-11-02T17:10:22.534+00:00The structure of this sounds really intriguing. Th...The structure of this sounds really intriguing. Thanks for the review.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.com