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The Story Without a Name
When Alan Holt invents a way to render radio waves deadly, all he wants to do is to give his new weapon to his country. But his country's enemies aren't going to let that happen without a good, stout fight, and they won't hesitate to use the girl he loves as leverage against him.
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316 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1924
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May 15, 2018
3.5 stars
It was a really enjoyable read, and hard to put down, but around the halfway mark it loses focus and descends into melodrama. Prime material for a '20s photoplay, as shown by the illustrations. The edition doesn't specify whether the photoplay was taken from the book or if the book was a novelization of the photoplay. A light read and a fun tale, if rather unrealistic.
It was a really enjoyable read, and hard to put down, but around the halfway mark it loses focus and descends into melodrama. Prime material for a '20s photoplay, as shown by the illustrations. The edition doesn't specify whether the photoplay was taken from the book or if the book was a novelization of the photoplay. A light read and a fun tale, if rather unrealistic.
May 4, 2022
Ugh.. this is the kind of bland writing that would only pass muster in a British Story Paper or Dime Novel.
With its square jawed hero inventor trying to keep his invention from the dastardly villain and his international group of badguys. The only bit of interest is the rather dark implications regarding a couple of the female characters but it never goes too dark.
The action is ok i guess in that pulpy dime-novel way but the never ending narrator and dull writing make everything seem pretty wooden.
This was made into a silent film by Paramount which has luckily been lost to the merciful mists of time. I’m really not surprised it was a film, it feels like it was only written to be sold as a forgettable matinee or serial.
There was a competition run at some point to come up with a proper name for it and the winning entry was “Without Warning”, which is at least a bit better than the actual title even if it is as meaningless.
On another day i could dismiss this with 2-stars but on the other hand; whether your stranded on a desert island, in prison or hiding in the ruins of a dystopian future from the super-intelligent Magpies which have taken control of the earth.. wherever you are, i’m certain you could find something more interesting to read than this.
With its square jawed hero inventor trying to keep his invention from the dastardly villain and his international group of badguys. The only bit of interest is the rather dark implications regarding a couple of the female characters but it never goes too dark.
The action is ok i guess in that pulpy dime-novel way but the never ending narrator and dull writing make everything seem pretty wooden.
This was made into a silent film by Paramount which has luckily been lost to the merciful mists of time. I’m really not surprised it was a film, it feels like it was only written to be sold as a forgettable matinee or serial.
There was a competition run at some point to come up with a proper name for it and the winning entry was “Without Warning”, which is at least a bit better than the actual title even if it is as meaningless.
On another day i could dismiss this with 2-stars but on the other hand; whether your stranded on a desert island, in prison or hiding in the ruins of a dystopian future from the super-intelligent Magpies which have taken control of the earth.. wherever you are, i’m certain you could find something more interesting to read than this.
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