tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post5460389024611788504..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of The Complaints by Ian Rankin (Orion, 2009)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-35291270338452064892010-03-24T16:46:32.242+00:002010-03-24T16:46:32.242+00:00Rebus is a tough act to follow.Rebus is a tough act to follow.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-23146644047649643702010-03-23T23:16:45.317+00:002010-03-23T23:16:45.317+00:00Rob - Thanks for this review. I'm interested i...Rob - Thanks for this review. I'm interested in the Fox stories, as I quite enjoyed the Rebus ones. As you and Bernadette mentioned, liking or not liking the main characters is an important factor in whether one enjoys a novel or series, so I'm not sure I'll like these as much. Still, Rankin is a terrific writer, so I will probably give these a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-68956649477542205862010-03-23T22:38:23.865+00:002010-03-23T22:38:23.865+00:00I've never read a Rebus novel. I somehow manag...I've never read a Rebus novel. I somehow managed to come across the TV show first and hated so much I have never wanted to read the books but I do mean to have a go at this one as I'm quite keen to read something of Rankin's. I think you're right though that it's hard to totally get hooked by a book when there isn't at least one character you like or admire.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com