tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post2217244972277300228..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Rex Beach, The Spoilers (1906)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-20004862520979435822014-07-19T12:37:06.471-07:002014-07-19T12:37:06.471-07:00The New Road was recommended to me many years ago ...The New Road was recommended to me many years ago by a pen pal who was a retired Glaswegian schoolmaster. I remember liking it.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-10106246582838951712014-07-19T12:34:52.682-07:002014-07-19T12:34:52.682-07:00Knowing I'll be reviewing a book like this, I ...Knowing I'll be reviewing a book like this, I have to take notes as I go. Otherwise, I lose a lot of it.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-79253737071912453682014-07-19T02:42:17.132-07:002014-07-19T02:42:17.132-07:00An interesting review of a fascinating story, Ron....An interesting review of a fascinating story, Ron. In some ways it sounds like a present-day western, perhaps because of the potpourri of characters, and the twists and turns. I usually lose track of characters if I'm reading a book like this one on my tab. It's so much easy to flip back the pages of a book and re-read about a character or event.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-43956725049262589602014-07-19T01:09:53.511-07:002014-07-19T01:09:53.511-07:00I read only one Rex Beach as a teenager, its title... I read only one Rex Beach as a teenager, its title long forgotten. The others just weren't available. By the way, I read and enjoyed Son of the Middle Border. At your suggestion, I've downloaded The New Road. Jacobite Scotland and the Old West - some lawless similarities, I think.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-41333835580957867682014-07-18T14:51:42.302-07:002014-07-18T14:51:42.302-07:00Those old screen fights were not very realistic, b...Those old screen fights were not very realistic, but fun to watch. jEnjoyed the review.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-48132040196825519962014-07-18T14:11:00.606-07:002014-07-18T14:11:00.606-07:00Top review, Ron. Never read the book but enjoyed t...Top review, Ron. Never read the book but enjoyed the Duke & Marlene film.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-68995066736564407522014-07-17T12:44:48.004-07:002014-07-17T12:44:48.004-07:00Haven't seen Piitsbugh. Will look for it. Besi...Haven't seen Piitsbugh. Will look for it. Besides the phenomenal fist fight at the end of The Spoilers, my main memory is of Wayne in a feather boa.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64259030986518244212014-07-17T12:42:24.397-07:002014-07-17T12:42:24.397-07:00The melodrama gets heavy-handed, but Beach was a h...The melodrama gets heavy-handed, but Beach was a heck of a story teller. In that department, he doesn't disappoint.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-30541403597030038602014-07-17T12:12:59.012-07:002014-07-17T12:12:59.012-07:00Ron,
The Cherry Malotte character appears in The S...Ron,<br />The Cherry Malotte character appears in The Silver Horde, played by Evelyn Brent, as a sequel of sorts, or not? Oh, and I know that both Scott and Wayne wanted to ;ay Glenister. Scott won the billing and Wayne the part. Fair enough. I found Scott more winning. In an unofficial sequel the stars, all three, played in Pittsburgh. In that, Scott won the girl, and bested the villain, Wayne in a fight. Reunited at the conclusion. Great fun.barrylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507827607600595861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-70404350501416498102014-07-17T07:47:00.810-07:002014-07-17T07:47:00.810-07:00Overwritten is a teaser for me. I don't know t...Overwritten is a teaser for me. I don't know that I've ever read one of his books but I should have a look at some. I like a strong, intense styleCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com