tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post4757439039519459013..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: Gorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-4512921737695023962012-03-14T11:56:52.922-04:002012-03-14T11:56:52.922-04:00Carole, thanks so much for the recommendation. I&#...Carole, thanks so much for the recommendation. I'll have to check her out.<br /><br />Litlove, yes, it was a very popular book back in the 1980s. I remember it didn't stay on the shelf long back when I worked at my first library job.<br /><br />Grad, a first edition? Wow! Hang on to that. It's a very likable and interesting book, so I'm sure you did like it.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-15672780140693869522012-03-11T13:35:47.990-04:002012-03-11T13:35:47.990-04:00I read Gorky Park when it was first published. In...I read Gorky Park when it was first published. In fact, I'm quite sure I have a 1st edition sitting on my shelves somewhere. I can't remember the details very well, but I have the general feeling that I liked it. And you're right, who HAS ever heard of a flat Russian character. Never thought of it that way before, but you are right.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-1180238025506365872012-03-07T16:49:43.385-05:002012-03-07T16:49:43.385-05:00How interesting. When I worked at the bookstore (f...How interesting. When I worked at the bookstore (full time years ago) I used to sell a lot of copies of Gorky Park. It was one of the backlist titles that always went. It's nice to finally know what it's about!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-82483459318575083192012-03-05T22:02:26.280-05:002012-03-05T22:02:26.280-05:00You might like the Paullina Simons ones set in Rus...You might like the Paullina Simons ones set in Russia. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/paullina-simons-novelist.htmlCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.com