tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post2015716743116611530..comments2024-03-21T22:22:59.425-07:00Comments on Vintage Pop Fictions: John Dickson Carr's The Case of the Constant Suicidesdfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-22881155326012821812015-06-24T10:32:15.580-07:002015-06-24T10:32:15.580-07:00Atmosphere, baffling puzzles, and laugh-out-loud h...Atmosphere, baffling puzzles, and laugh-out-loud humor in the right places (in one novel Carr describes his detective, Dr. Gideon Fell, who is nearly obese and walks with two canes, as "swaying like a tethered elephant"!). I suspect, given the low attention span of modern audiences and their unwillingness to think even a little, that selling a film adaptation of a Carr novel to a producer or a studio would be uphill work. On the other hand, the impossible-crime mystery was done quite entertainingly with the "Banacek" TV series in the 1970s. So it can work.Benzadmiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762681617545684805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-41174306309731062572012-01-06T17:09:21.930-08:002012-01-06T17:09:21.930-08:00Definitely one of Carr's best.Definitely one of Carr's best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-87384926883455561602011-12-30T17:01:42.708-08:002011-12-30T17:01:42.708-08:00One of my favorite Carr books (and that's high...One of my favorite Carr books (and that's high praise, in my opinion). Not just a great mystery, but a good story as well, with a fun romance and great atmosphere.<br /><br />Love that cover.Bob Houkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982822149146722008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-21464881825505138022011-12-30T12:12:15.283-08:002011-12-30T12:12:15.283-08:00It's a terrific book. I'm a great fan of C...It's a terrific book. I'm a great fan of Carr, and it's a surprise that there has been no real attempt to transfer his books to TV or cinema. There has been quite a bit of debate amongst fans about whether the first murder method is possible (if not perhaps likely). To the great surprise of some people it turned out that it is possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com