Sudden 3: Sudden

Sudden

by Oliver Strange

The second book in the chronology has James Green finding a mission in life..and confronting men whose mission in life is to exterminate him.
Sudden.

Genres: Westerns, Adventure

282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2013

Reviews

[Gopal · Rating 5 out of 5]

In anticipation to taking on Lonesome Dove—a brick of a book with big expectations, that arrived at my doorstep “with a THUD”, I decided to prepare in the only way I know —revisiting a childhood favorite. And Sudden still doesn’t disappoint.

Sudden, Oliver Strange’s first novel in the series, is pure heaven for anyone who grew up on Westerns. Jim “Sudden” Green is a gunslinger with a quick draw and a quiet conscience, who tends to slip away from town, like a shadow, once the deed is done. All the classic pleasures of my youth are still here: saloon showdowns, dry “deadpan” humour, and of course, good old-fashioned justice.

Rereading it again, reminded me why I loved it then and why the magic still lingers.

Lonesome Dove, here I come.

[Amrit J · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book brings back memories of perhaps the most beautiful summer I had as a kid. I had just started getting into a bit more "grown-up" book (I was 11 when I came across this book), and my dad gave me this. At that age, the first thing I fell in love with was the cover art, and then the beautiful smell of the old pages of the book.

As a book this scores well both on the story and the writing in my reckoning. It is undoubtedly a spaghetti-western so yes all the established tropes are there and you won't find a ground-shaking, path-breaking "NEW". But I did like Sudden, or Green and unlike now, that was my first encounter with the "Wild Wild West". The language wasn't bad either, and it is just the right length.

Overall, it still brings great and fond memories, and I don't know about others, but this will always be one of my favorites.

[Debby Cash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read my first one of these about 45 years ago. Easy going story and some enjoyable flashes of humour. Unfortunately these do contain attitudes and descriptions that may give offense

[Chhuantea Hmar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Ankur Mithal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfectly Sudden. Cannot be bettered.

[Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable old fashioned western if somewhat non PC as you would expect from a book written in the 1930's. Like Sudden as character, though and wonder how much inspiration J.T. Edson took from him.