Patrick’s Comments (group member since May 03, 2013)

Patrick’s comments from the Men's Adventure group.

Thanks for stopping by Feliks. As the group moderator I just wanted to clarify that I posted those guidelines to give myself the option to regulate trolling, spam, and more extreme expression. I am very far from being PC and in fact a vigorous advocate of old-fashioned manliness. I welcome free-wheeling, un-PC discussion of un-PC men's adventure.

I'll check out your group and maybe drop a few comments.

Cheers

Sorry I missed you, Henry, but welcome! Hooray for no Amazon superninjas!

Hey, I forgot to plug my own latest: Black Rum and Dynamite.



Havana, 1956 Gunner Quinn is back on the CIA payroll, hunting down a gang of deadly run runners. Along the way he tangles with gangsters, rebels, mysterious voodoo forces, and the beautiful temptress China Tampico. Blazing action, steamy sex, and lost history, all in one terrific read.

Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor is a terrific, taut read. The lean prose is a perfect match for the story: a cargo plane crashes into the Libyan desert, stranded hundreds of miles from civilization with no hope of rescue, the survivors rebuild the plane from the wreckage and fly out. It was made into a great movie in 1965 starring Jimmy Stewart (a personal favorite) and if you enjoyed that film, you'd enjoy the original as well.

One thing that sets the book apart from the film is the chilling portrayal of the character Stringer, the sociopathic aircraft engineer. Trevor brilliantly makes you hate him at the same time you realize, along with the other characters in the story, that he holds their lives in his cold, ruthless hands. Classic Men's Adventure.

A superb start, Chris! Can't wait to see the rest. Hope you will be a regular contributor to the discussion here. Keep up the good work!

I've added a Listopia list for Classic Men's Adventure here:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/37...

Add your favorites!

Hey, great to see you here, Henry. When you have some new books to plug, your welcome to post in the New in Men's Adventure thread.

Lord Jim, by Joseph Conrad, is highly regarding by critics, due to its sophisticated storytelling. It's a deep and moving examination of the nature of moral character and courage, expressed through the story of an outcast and coward who tries to redeem his honor.

Jim’s tale unfolds primarily from the viewpoint of a sympathetic ship captain named Marlow, and the reader is left to piece together the central mystery of Jim’s soul through scattered anecdotes, conversations, and letters.

Conrad is regarded a master prose stylist; there are certainly moments of beauty and arresting description in Lord Jim, but I think he occasionally goes on a bit. There are passages where three pages of text could easily have been boiled down to one, which makes Lord Jim (and much of Conrad’s work) a challenge for modern readers.

However, I do think it is well worth the effort. Lord Jim is a superb study of the notions of honor and courage and how difficult it is to live up to the expectations of a hypocritical society.

http://beatnikspy.com/lord-jim/

The Beatnik Spy series features the adventures of Gunner Quinn, a part-time jazz player and part-time smuggler, whose exploits span the wild 1950s.

The Red Jade Door starts the adventure in 1954, as Gunner is blackmailed by the CIA into retrieving a priceless artifact from the deadly jungles of Guatemala. He faces spies, corrupt cops, a mysterious woman, and dark forces that stir from a lost temple after a door is left open after the moon rises...

The Godhead Formula continues the adventure in South America in 1955, as Gunner joins a gang of bikers roaring down the highway, looking for kicks. The road is blocked by ex-Nazis, murderous thugs, and a woman who isn't what she seems. At the end, Gunner must survive the test of...The Godhead Formula.

Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords.

http://beatnikspy.com

What books do you consider Men's Adventure? Classics like King Solomon's Mines? Series like The Executioner? New writers like Cormac McCarthy?

Post about your favorite authors or novels. Let's build a recommended reading list for fans of this exciting genre.

Manly blogsters! Here is a place for you to promote your blog and your latest posts. Try not to overwhelm us with posts, a couple times a week would be polite.

As usual, stay on topic. Blogs about gardening, government conspiracies, what you ate for breakfast, or investment tips are not welcome and will be deleted.

Hey authors, here is where you can promote your latest masterpiece, giveaways, appearances, etc.

This is for Men's Adventure fiction only, any posts that I deem to be off topic (vampire romances, cozy mysteries, navel-gazing autobiographies, funny pet stories, etc.) will be deleted.

Hello, fellow writers. This topic is for you - to introduce yourself to the group and tell us something about yourself and your works.

Please post only once; if you want to promote your latest book or giveaway, please use one of the other forums.