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Originally Posted by Chron
Normally I'm all for everyone having their own preferences, but you have clearly read it the wrong way.
You seem to have completely ignored the writing, and if that's the result of Umineko's influence, then that is a shame.
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Oh, that's right. I'm pretty sure I read it upside down... how silly of me. And totally ignored the writing too at that. It must have entered my brain through osmosis.
Dry writing is dry. And biased reply is biased.
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Originally Posted by naikou
Van Dine is very dry, and very British (despite his being an American). I wouldn't really recommend him unless you're already a die hard mystery fan.
For some nice follow-ups to Umineko, try John Dickson Carr's "The Three Coffins", or Nicholas Blake's, "Thou Shell of Death". Or try some hard-boiled stuff - Dashiell Hammett's "Maltese Falcon" or Raymond Chandler's "The Long Goodbye".
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I'll take a look at The Three Coffins/Hollowman then. For the most part I was just looking for eBooks that were free. I may have to spend actual money to find some of these... oh no. 8)