tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post1671535124349814788..comments2023-10-26T06:17:15.781-05:00Comments on Inspirations: Nora Robert's The SearchGlennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-26109091519509837202010-07-19T10:43:22.118-05:002010-07-19T10:43:22.118-05:00Yes it does, and I have to say, Roberts about had ...Yes it does, and I have to say, Roberts about had lab puppies nailed. I laughed very knowingly at the antics, and, as icing on the cake, no dogs in the story died...I hate it when the animals have to die.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928124090894977100.post-66015140373018984022010-07-18T10:20:27.518-05:002010-07-18T10:20:27.518-05:00I haven't read Roberts or even her Robb books,...I haven't read Roberts or even her Robb books, which would normally be more up my alley. I do like writers who manage to do animals well, though. It's usually a writer who treats the animal as just another character in the setting. Iris Murdoch is good in that way, and I remember a Ngaio Marsh mystery that had a cat that figured in. It takes a good bit of observation of their lives to get animals right.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com