tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post2265086784762230848..comments2024-03-22T01:12:01.899-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Elmer Kelton, Other Men’s HorsesRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-90302852456988543322014-09-06T08:51:56.385-07:002014-09-06T08:51:56.385-07:00Ron, while I have not read Elmer Kelton's west...Ron, while I have not read Elmer Kelton's westerns, it was interesting to read your perspective on what sets his work apart from other writers of frontier fiction. Thanks for the review.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-81717363318240721902014-09-05T15:31:02.053-07:002014-09-05T15:31:02.053-07:00I'm not too sure that any kind of fiction esca...I'm not too sure that any kind of fiction escapes the suit it's dealt or draped in, but most of the best writers bend the cards any which way they choose, and do some interesting shuffles...losing the audience by giving them something interesting doesn't happen Too often, in my experience as a reader, at least...I think Kelton earned a lot more devotion than even the bigger brand names in western writing who were his contemporaries, in part for what he brought (and what he wouldn't add) to his game...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-68280164404133381602014-09-05T11:03:39.146-07:002014-09-05T11:03:39.146-07:00Elmer Kelton knew how to put things together to ma...Elmer Kelton knew how to put things together to make an exciting story that is always interesting to the very end..Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-10210938132760299682014-09-05T10:19:46.304-07:002014-09-05T10:19:46.304-07:00He actually works the title in to the flow of the ...He actually works the title in to the flow of the narrative at one point. There is seldom a real connection between western novels and the title on the cover.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-7716672095634045842014-09-05T10:17:52.238-07:002014-09-05T10:17:52.238-07:00Agreed on all points.Agreed on all points.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-19734976014664000142014-09-05T06:50:02.214-07:002014-09-05T06:50:02.214-07:00I haven't read this but I recognize the title....I haven't read this but I recognize the title. I will read it at some point or another. Great title for sure.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-85432030117588404542014-09-04T14:41:55.595-07:002014-09-04T14:41:55.595-07:00My favorite western writer, love the way he puts t...My favorite western writer, love the way he puts together and tells a story. His switching of point of view between the good guy and the bad guy is not something that every writer can get away with but it seems effortless for him. I have read most, maybe all, of Kelton's stuff, never found one of his novels lacking.Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com