tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post246587570455132638..comments2024-01-06T05:28:46.111-05:00Comments on Matt Paust's Crime Time : WITHOUT A WORD – Carol Lea BenjaminMathew Pausthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-43024781970367439722018-01-19T19:20:04.633-05:002018-01-19T19:20:04.633-05:00I got a good laugh at that, Marty.I got a good laugh at that, Marty.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-27338438187635928562018-01-19T18:44:58.466-05:002018-01-19T18:44:58.466-05:00I loved the moment when Rachel has finally tracked...I loved the moment when Rachel has finally tracked down the fugitive(s) and she says she would have recognized the dog anywhere!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570040930983242270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-75977293368842845442018-01-18T18:22:13.631-05:002018-01-18T18:22:13.631-05:00I'd thought it was your review that sold me on...I'd thought it was your review that sold me on this book, Yvette, but I couldn't find it on your blog. I really like the way Benjamin develops this story, and I love the narrator's voice--plainspoken and down to earth. And the dog is a perfect sidekick. I shall read more of her books. Thanks for the introduction!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-2975826865705102412018-01-18T17:42:59.912-05:002018-01-18T17:42:59.912-05:00First of all: I love this book. I'm so happy y...First of all: I love this book. I'm so happy you read it and liked it too, Mathew. This is my favorite Carol Lea Benjamin book though she has one (that came out, I think, after this one) which also knocked my socks off, about a veteran with post traumatic stress disorder who winds up homeless - it's a terrific mystery which will also break your heart. The thing I remember best about WITHOUT A WORD is that, despite being 'merely' a mystery, it defines the plight of a woman not born to be a mother - there are women like that. A woman who takes desperate measures to save herself - measures which society frowns on for sure. But the author makes the woman's last resort decision understandable and even admirable. Selfish, yes, but to my mind something that needed to be done to save herself. Sometimes motherhood is not the only answer. This book really made me think. A book that is more than the sum of its parts.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com