tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5264013373899136027..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Greg Iles--Mississippi BloodJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67454963963459861732017-03-22T14:27:05.112-04:002017-03-22T14:27:05.112-04:00I was reminded of the Iraq war after 9/11 when one...I was reminded of the Iraq war after 9/11 when one of the American hostages was a single mother serving in the US military. She was an African American.<br /><br />Your book sounds interesting! Putting it on my TBR list.bib-li-o-philehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622118991020988370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56402383547642338452017-03-21T16:50:49.121-04:002017-03-21T16:50:49.121-04:00Welcome and Happy Book Birthday. I haven't re...Welcome and Happy Book Birthday. I haven't read you before now, so I am off to Amazon. I love stories of the south, particularly when they span a length of time as yours seem to.<br /><br />Ann In RochesterFintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64334767120312417662017-03-21T16:42:01.449-04:002017-03-21T16:42:01.449-04:00So delighted the trilogy is complete; i have been ...So delighted the trilogy is complete; i have been waiting along with all your other fans. Mississippi must have some writer dust in that Dixie black gold soil, to grow such wonderful authors. unfortunately for me, your tour stop is out of my driving range. I will be checking your You Tube posts, while listening to the Rock bottom Remainders. Thank you for joining us today. Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38301416830858096472017-03-21T13:51:24.944-04:002017-03-21T13:51:24.944-04:00Happy pub day, Greg! Did you have the trilogy map...Happy pub day, Greg! Did you have the trilogy mapped out when you started "Natchez Burning" or did the story unfold for you, book by book? Have you always known how it would end? Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67791224528969921352017-03-21T12:40:01.336-04:002017-03-21T12:40:01.336-04:00Greg, I'm a HUGE fan of your work... You have ...Greg, I'm a HUGE fan of your work... You have a kind of courage in the stories you tell. And from what you say about your new character, Serenity, sounds like it's even moreso in Mississippi Blood - how did you research writing her?<br /><br />And got to ask, do you know Tom Franklin? Another Mississippi writer whose work I so admire.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11998615476580254432017-03-21T12:00:30.970-04:002017-03-21T12:00:30.970-04:00Mississippi Blood is featured on Audible today, na...Mississippi Blood is featured on Audible today, narrated by Scott Brick, who is fabulous!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92196816510068217092017-03-21T11:49:48.504-04:002017-03-21T11:49:48.504-04:00Plus, your character names are so perfect. Do they...Plus, your character names are so perfect. Do they just come to you? Or do you think think think?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35418922835106780392017-03-21T11:40:17.546-04:002017-03-21T11:40:17.546-04:00Happy launch day, Greg! Sounds like you've got...Happy launch day, Greg! Sounds like you've got a winning combo - deep sense of place, deep characters, and a timely theme.<br /><br />Now if only I could add about four hours to my day to do all the reading I'd like to do...<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37998983629650078072017-03-21T11:31:31.274-04:002017-03-21T11:31:31.274-04:00Greg, I have only read the first book in this exce...Greg, I have only read the first book in this excellent trilogy, so I have some catching up to do. I do love books with a strong of place and books set in the southern US are interesting to me since I live in cold Ontario. Natchez is really brought to life for me. Happy book birthday!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-666516587372978922017-03-21T11:05:56.474-04:002017-03-21T11:05:56.474-04:00Susan, that is EXACTLY how I felt as I read this e...Susan, that is EXACTLY how I felt as I read this entry. I had the strongest sense of "How did I miss this?!?"Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48208664596158586082017-03-21T10:50:47.117-04:002017-03-21T10:50:47.117-04:00Greg, I've never read any of your books; in fa...Greg, I've never read any of your books; in fact, never really paid more than passing attention to your name, but suddenly I want to go out and start reading EVERYTHING.<br /><br />So many books, so little time.<br /><br />Susan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163152026039153248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30210864898111967612017-03-21T10:28:20.619-04:002017-03-21T10:28:20.619-04:00Greg, I've always wanted to go to Natchez. My ...Greg, I've always wanted to go to Natchez. My first editor, Susanne Kirk, retired there. I loved your video on your web page, showing the river and some of the settings.<br /><br />I want to know how you feel after finishing a trilogy that has consumed your life for, what, ten years? Free? Or a little bereft?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59276438641154041172017-03-21T10:10:20.788-04:002017-03-21T10:10:20.788-04:00I've missed your series entirely Greg so I'...I've missed your series entirely Greg so I'll have to remedy that. My mother-in-law is from Hattiesburg and has many tales of growing up there. My father-in-law used to love to tease her about being from there. Supposedly a step down from Louisiana. Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-409686673480663652017-03-21T09:58:18.931-04:002017-03-21T09:58:18.931-04:00I've read only the first Penn Cage book, and I...I've read only the first Penn Cage book, and I loved it. This is a great reminder to get back to this series! Serenity is an interesting name, especially for a character who brings aggressiveness and confrontation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71391416243859260102017-03-21T09:54:17.874-04:002017-03-21T09:54:17.874-04:00I just downloaded MISSISSIPPI BLOOD - I didn't...I just downloaded MISSISSIPPI BLOOD - I didn't realize the new book was out! (And this, readers, is why authors do book and blog tours.) I agree that sense of place is crucial, and Greg's series is one of the best examples of this. The events that happen and the characters that act upon them couldn't arise from anywhere else but the deep South - just as Judge Deborah Knott couldn't exist outside of North Carolina or Cork O'Conner away from northern Minnesota.<br /><br />I'll also note that anything looking at race relations is particularly timely today.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33936248226488090712017-03-21T09:40:41.944-04:002017-03-21T09:40:41.944-04:00 Greg! I am such a fan! I wish I had taken a pict... Greg! I am such a fan! I wish I had taken a picture for you of my husband reading your previous book… He was absolutely riveting. And I am off to get him a new one… !<br /><br /> When can we talk about the band? How did you all get together? Do you ever need back up singers? Asking for a friend. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83021097798009650422017-03-21T02:13:10.107-04:002017-03-21T02:13:10.107-04:00Happy Book Birthday, Greg!
Debs, I really liked ...Happy Book Birthday, Greg! <br /><br />Debs, I really liked the addition of the Serenity character to the storyline; she certainly fit right in, almost like she'd always been there. And there’s such a sense of place in all three of the books in this trilogy . . . <br />I think I read “Mississippi Burning” in a day. It pulls the reader in from the very first page and it was simply too good to set aside . . . .<br />Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com