tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post8690408272305020625..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Friday's Forgotten Books: The Death of Grass by John ChristopherLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-8221259140400146462010-02-05T16:27:22.447-05:002010-02-05T16:27:22.447-05:00Evan,
Great, is it? Here's another:
"We...Evan,<br /><br />Great, is it? Here's another:<br /><br /><i>"Well, how long's the rationing going to go on?"<br /><br />"A few years yet, so you'd better get used to it."<br /><br />"It's a swindle," Davey said. "Rationing, without even the excitement of there being a war on."</i>Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-37771256771703428062010-02-05T16:26:16.269-05:002010-02-05T16:26:16.269-05:00Patti,
I think it's a play off of cozy myster...Patti,<br /><br />I think it's a play off of cozy mysteries. Some of Christopher's stuff is a little light, but most of those were written for children. <i>The Death of Grass</i> is most certainly adult in tone.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-11024725685816002872010-02-05T12:59:28.272-05:002010-02-05T12:59:28.272-05:00Pre-apocalyptic wit - with cannibals. I like it.Pre-apocalyptic wit - with cannibals. I like it.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-77817785928103547052010-02-05T08:33:46.734-05:002010-02-05T08:33:46.734-05:00never heard the term cozy catastrophes before now....never heard the term cozy catastrophes before now.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com