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Book Review: ‘A Few Minutes Past Midnight’ by Stuart M. Kaminsky
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Nov.01, 2020, under Books
A Few Minutes Past Midnight by Stuart M. Kaminsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The last peters book I loved due to Kaminsky’s writing of W.C. Fields. This one was just a good story and good writing. Again i could hear Chaplin in the writing of dialogue.
This entry is also better due to less focus of side characters and weird dream sequences. Still a bit too much of poems and presentation of an amateur writers, though this latter folded in well with the Chaplin story this time. Settings were better written and characters are excellent.
I also love the ending.
Bottom line: I recommend this book: 8 out of ten points.
Book Review: ‘The Sentries’ by Ed McBain
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.31, 2020, under Books
The Sentries by Ed McBain
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Despite myopic reviews here oddly relating the book to this current time period, the book’s problems are in construction and setting. I turn to my podcast to review this book and similar problems with McBain’s Matthew Hope series.
Here’s the podcast:
https://anchor.fm/swampysflorida/epis…
Bottom line: I don’t recommend this book 2 out of ten points.
Here’s my #Inktober #23 illustration: W.C. Fields & his kumquat farm & trouble!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.24, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration
Drawn live during the ‘Man in the Swamp Report’ a bit earlier today on my Swampy’s Florida page.
Kaminsky did a terrific job of including the short tale in a large story of trekking the US so Fields can retrieve his money from various banks as bad guys were stealing it just ahead of him. This book is part of a 24 book series. Each features a major celebrity in Hollywood that hire P.I., Toby Peters.
The watercolor version is $35
to the first who sends a request.
Later $50 on Etsy.
Materials –
Pen: Zebra Onamae Mackee Double-Sided Name Marker – Fine / Extra Fine Twin Tip – Black Ink
https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Onamae-Mackee-Double-…/…/10841
Paper: Canson (100510941) XL Series Watercolor Pad
https://amzn.to/33idn6G
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Book Review; ‘A Fatal Glass of Beer’ by Stuart M. Kaminsky
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.24, 2020, under Books, Illusration
A Fatal Glass of Beer by Stuart M. Kaminsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I believe this chalks up to my favorite of the Peters tales. It does seem far fetched, except Fields lived a bit of a far fetched life and did deposit money in banks all over the place. Gets one to wonder just how the Fields family got all of that money from such a list of banks.
Kaminsky was often excellent at getting the voice of the celebrity starring in his books of Peters. Huge exception are his two Rockford Files books. Here, I can hear Fields voice throughout the book. The banter is terrific and full of Fileds well known outrageous storytelling. Peters is played down quite a bit here. Almost a co-star despite the book being in first person.
The story of why there is, essentially, a great chase is ridiculous as is the ending, but stilla great book.
About Florida: One of the stories Fields tells is of having a kumquat farm near Homosassa and that being ruined by alligators. The tale is told and sounds as Fields. i know no truth to the story. Extremely well done and thought out by Kaminsky, including using an actual Florida location and such location as kumquats are usually grown!
Bottom line: i recommend this book. 8 out of ten points.
My #Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty in color !
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.23, 2020, under What's New?
#Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty !
No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!
Later $20 on Etsy.
My #Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty ! – Black and white.
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.22, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration
#Inktober #22 – Sleepy Kitty !
No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!
Later $20 on Etsy.
My #Inktober #16 illustration in color: Storytelling !
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.22, 2020, under Cartooning
#Inktober #16 – Storytelling !
Later $20 on Etsy.
Here’s the watercoloring I did last night during the live broadcast!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.21, 2020, under Cartooning, Illusration
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. . . . . #Art #Artist #Painting #Watercolor #WatercolorArt #CuteMy #Inktober #20 – Santa is Coming !
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.21, 2020, under Cartooning
#Inktober #18 – My #illustration: Off to get Ice Cream!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.19, 2020, under Illusration
#inktober #17 – Off to get ice cream!
No pencils. No plan. My favorite way to work!
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