tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post3321847241926844923..comments2024-01-17T01:33:01.361-08:00Comments on Staffer's Book Review: Among Thieves - Douglas HulickJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-84174047791068328882011-12-08T10:57:19.033-08:002011-12-08T10:57:19.033-08:00You. Are. So. Right....lol when i picked the order...You. Are. So. Right....lol when i picked the orders I thought, "29 palms California? that must mean there is a beach right by there? And it's in California!" Oh well only a few more months left after I get back from deployment :)Cursed Armadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231771423272385479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-16572964996686926062011-12-08T06:41:50.255-08:002011-12-08T06:41:50.255-08:00Pass through for work. I live in DC, but travel to...Pass through for work. I live in DC, but travel to the desert frequently. I grew up in Barstow and Apple Valley.<br /><br />Feel bad for a Navy guy out there. Worst. Posting. Ever.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-10281102409786508782011-12-07T23:08:02.468-08:002011-12-07T23:08:02.468-08:00HA, what are you doing in that shithole?! I'm ...HA, what are you doing in that shithole?! I'm sorry I don't mean to be vulgar, I just really despise that place... I'm active duty Navy... and somehow I'm in the middle of the desert, with not a ship in sight stationed with marines... How did that happen??? lolCursed Armadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231771423272385479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-16436045920115254342011-12-07T09:49:25.762-08:002011-12-07T09:49:25.762-08:00Finished reading this last week and loved it. Abou...Finished reading this last week and loved it. About Lynch, well other than having thieves in them, there's really not much to compare I think other than the structure of the underworld in some aspects.<br /><br />But while Gentlemen Bastards is a book/series about cons, Among Thieves has more in common with a detective story.<br /><br />I think them vastly different, just sharing a few elements.Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262625208142078301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-11288160911432986112011-12-06T11:34:36.230-08:002011-12-06T11:34:36.230-08:00It's tricky, right? I mean I'm sure Hulick...It's tricky, right? I mean I'm sure Hulick wrote his book or at least was writing it before Lynch was published. It's not his fault they're similar... editors/presses have created the glut of this time of novel through what they purchase.<br /><br />In other news, I'm in 29 Palms all the time ;)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-43514446192625543822011-12-06T11:23:16.693-08:002011-12-06T11:23:16.693-08:00I also enjoyed this one, but the comparison to Lyn...I also enjoyed this one, but the comparison to Lynch was really had to ignore...Cursed Armadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231771423272385479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-70553000820630144282011-12-06T06:55:20.229-08:002011-12-06T06:55:20.229-08:00you had me at "This was published because of ...you had me at "This was published because of Scott Lynch". . . and then I got distracted by the thieves's cant page. <br /><br />I've been meaning to read some Hulick, and your review cemented it for me!redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-33034326710912421542011-12-05T18:22:10.665-08:002011-12-05T18:22:10.665-08:00I agree solidly with nearly everything in the revi...I agree solidly with nearly everything in the review I said a lot of the same things in mine. It's my debut of the year.Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-16573883755588504272011-12-05T14:42:04.890-08:002011-12-05T14:42:04.890-08:00"Hulick manages to leverage the relationship ..."Hulick manages to leverage the relationship between Drothe and Degan into a frank discussion on the nature of commitment. The ability to interweave some subtext behind what is cosmetically an adventure romp was a compelling and welcome addition."<br /><br />Amen. A brilliant book, made even more exciting because it was a debut - can't wait to see where it leads.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149622444728750706noreply@blogger.com