tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post703726875403136990..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-40549567750667463422012-06-09T00:12:14.432-07:002012-06-09T00:12:14.432-07:00Thanks, Sergio. I enjoyed these books too and I am...Thanks, Sergio. I enjoyed these books too and I am happy to see reprints of novels by Higgins and others like him in new bookstores. The new Alistair MacLean covers look good. Many of Higgins' works, at least the more notable ones like THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, have been turned into decent films with Donald Sutherland, I think, suitable in the role of Liam Devlin in the above-mentioned book. I still have a few early Higgins paperbacks to read and re-read.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-40816013448889618422012-06-08T12:57:51.780-07:002012-06-08T12:57:51.780-07:00I used to read a lot of these in the 80s, probably...I used to read a lot of these in the 80s, probably because I enjoyed the film and TV adaptations derived from the books by Higgins, Alistair MacLean et al, but I haven't read anything of this kind, probably, in about 10 years or so - very interesting to read your review as it reminded me both of what I liked (at heart old-fashioned adventure stories with incorruptable heroes essentially in the mould of Dumas and Scott) and the things that tend to bore me (like the relentless accumulation of cliches and the and the rather fascist undertones) - great review though, cheers.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71239085919829885332012-06-08T10:01:27.252-07:002012-06-08T10:01:27.252-07:00Charles, I used to read a lot of Jack Higgins in c...Charles, I used to read a lot of Jack Higgins in college along with other popular fiction authors like Arthur Hailey, Jeffrey Archer, Robert Ludlum, Frederick Forsyth, Alistair McLean, Robin Cook, and Len Deighton among others. Fast paced novels all.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-50898284961220551292012-06-08T09:10:25.132-07:002012-06-08T09:10:25.132-07:00I used to love Jack Higgins but I too haven't ...I used to love Jack Higgins but I too haven't read any in a long while. I've got one or two unread ones around here though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41064769609265535952012-06-08T03:01:04.990-07:002012-06-08T03:01:04.990-07:00Thanks for writing, Mystica. I still buy secondhan...Thanks for writing, Mystica. I still buy secondhand Higgins novels though I have read most of them. As thrillers, about spies, espionage and Cold War, his novels are mild.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5489638221521299552012-06-08T02:48:04.288-07:002012-06-08T02:48:04.288-07:00I haven't read a Jack Higgins for over 30 year...I haven't read a Jack Higgins for over 30 years!!!!! (I think its that long).Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com