Allan Guthrie: Family guy
I've just spent a long mid-week holiday break playing miniature golf and filling trash bags full of old shingles and insulation. This cut into my reading time, but I shall be back up to speed tomorrow. When I return, I'll have another post about Colin Cotterill's spirit explorations in Curse of the Pogo Stick, which I've just finished, and a remark or two about Allan Guthrie's Savage Night, which took up a nice chunk of my train ride back from the mini-golf and shingle-schlepping.
For now, a couple of thoughts on the Guthrie:
1) The man could write a mean sitcom or screwball comedy if he set his mind to it. I'd like to see him write a script for The New My Three Sons.
2) Page 157 contains the funniest line I have read about that staple of 21st-century crime writing, the changing urban landscape.
3) That line is not as funny as two on Page 160:
For now, a couple of thoughts on the Guthrie:
1) The man could write a mean sitcom or screwball comedy if he set his mind to it. I'd like to see him write a script for The New My Three Sons.
2) Page 157 contains the funniest line I have read about that staple of 21st-century crime writing, the changing urban landscape.
3) That line is not as funny as two on Page 160:
"Not that they were in a hurry, but still. Effie had a new respect for butchers."and
"They'd all sat around drinking. Took awkward sips and smiled sadly at each other. Dad kept saying, `I can't believe he's dead,' till Effie told him to shut up."© Peter Rozovsky 2009
Labels: Allan Guthrie, British crime fiction, Scotland
posted by Peter Rozovsky at 2:50 AM
11 Comments:
We used to play miniature golf on a course on Easton Road in Glenside. I wonder if it's still there. It's rare to meet miniature golf fans.
I can ask some colleagues who live out that way if the course is still there.
Hmm, can you imagine a community rallying to protest against the proposed demolition of a miniature-golf course for condo development?
And, though I enjoyed and have always enjoyed the game, the primary reason for our round was my seven-year-old nephew.
Just found your blog, Peter and loving it. Keep up the good work, man.
Many thanks!
Is Two and a Half Men the new My Three Sons? Not that I've ever seen more than trailers for upcoming shows of the former, while I watched the latter every week in my younger days.
Someone I was talking to recently mentioned Two and a Half Men favorably. I may look in.
As good as it may be, I doubt it would have the edge Allan Guthrie gives his family stories.
You're onto something with this story about the community rallying to save the mini golf course.
Thanks. I like the idea, too.
I guess I'm a mythical creature who emerges from his lair every thousand years to write three hundred or so words of fiction.
I even just thought of a title.
"I even just thought of a title."
Not In My Putt-Putt Yard?
Better than that!
Patti, a colleague who lives in Glenside says he's unsure if the "charmingly rinky-dink" miniature golf course on Easton Road is still open.
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