tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post1654098913079833423..comments2023-08-08T04:01:03.781-04:00Comments on Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews: Would You Say a Louise Penny Book Is a "Cozy" Mystery? I Say It's NOT!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-47961705418937560182021-10-24T16:58:20.829-04:002021-10-24T16:58:20.829-04:00Carolyn, I think there's something lazy about ...Carolyn, I think there's something lazy about labeling a series "cozy" because it "takes place in a village" -- under that reasoning, the Stepford Wives could have been considered cozy! Penny's work has an arc of narrative with a whiff of darkness that absolutely moves it out of cozy. Pardon my rant ... but you know what I mean!<br />Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-65129234046125001872021-10-24T13:35:37.401-04:002021-10-24T13:35:37.401-04:00Agree completely! I was shocked when I recently sa...Agree completely! I was shocked when I recently saw Penny's series labeled as "cozy." I Googled the question and found your blog post. Bravo!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077466583865753938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-68736635161458959942014-06-24T16:41:08.682-04:002014-06-24T16:41:08.682-04:00This year's upcoming release from Louise Penny...This year's upcoming release from Louise Penny should be well worth the wait; CKubala, I hope you have a chance to enjoy the rest of the series before the end of August, when the next book arrives!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-73553595941635396232014-06-24T13:12:31.574-04:002014-06-24T13:12:31.574-04:00Agreed and you say it so well. I'm only on the...Agreed and you say it so well. I'm only on the second in the series but can already see the tone is changing from light to something much more complex. Thank you for your excellent argument and rationale against calling these cozies.ckubalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848888986876152362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-30996830887256522612011-12-07T18:35:20.852-05:002011-12-07T18:35:20.852-05:00Yes, that's where I started this discussion: w...Yes, that's where I started this discussion: with that discovery. I feel strongly that the term "cozy" is being misused for the Penny series. See the next post, later this evening, for a discussion of a different way to name the types of mysteries.Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-65058395126906441112011-12-07T18:26:22.841-05:002011-12-07T18:26:22.841-05:00just reading Notable Crime Books of 2011 at NYTime...just reading Notable Crime Books of 2011 at NYTimes and they call Trick of Light the "best cozy" of 2011. darn!<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/books/review/notable-crime-books-of-2011.html?ref=crimesuzy hillardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-13047451513079756352011-12-07T17:14:30.211-05:002011-12-07T17:14:30.211-05:00Thanks, Suzy Hillard; great to hear from you. I...Thanks, Suzy Hillard; great to hear from you. I'll be interested in what you think after reading the most recent three of Louise Penny's books, too.Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29661087.post-55928387491955730982011-12-07T15:55:47.135-05:002011-12-07T15:55:47.135-05:00I agree wholeheartedly that the Armand Gamache ser...I agree wholeheartedly that the Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny is not a "cozy". They are complex mysteries as you indicate. I love the cast of characters and their interactions, which delve deeper and deeper in each book. (I'm going through them in order and have 3 to go.)<br /><br />I'm so glad to have found your blog! I love reading mysteries and have already read/liked a book I discovered here . . Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.Suzy Hillardhttp://sweetandsavoraykitchens.comnoreply@blogger.com