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Leothefox
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I've just finished "Frank James on the Trail", which is made up of slightly connected episodes, adventures and crimes perpetrated by our hero on the way to revenge against the murderers of his brother. There's some memorable melodramatic stuff, but there's a ton of filler too. The prose on this one is a little strange, including many sound effects and some weird shifts in focus. Now, on to Nick Carter!
— Jan 23, 2017 05:26AM
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Leothefox
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Oh dear God, Frank Merriwell is a terrible prude and he's one of those jerks who lectures people for gambling/drinking/swearing (yes, I do at least 2 of those 3 things). I may not be able to make it through this section. I can't remember the last time I hated a protagonist this much this fast...
— May 22, 2017 08:27AM
Leothefox
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"The Huge Hunter or The Steam Man of the Prairies" is an odd nugget of a brand of early science-fiction that dime novels introduced. It involves a small boy genius who makes a "steam man" and falls in with some guys and they all try to mine for gold. This one is also largely about Indians as a constant menace. There were some weird choices here including leaving one plot point entirely unresolved.
— May 10, 2017 02:39AM
Leothefox
is on page 107 of 190
So, Buffalo Bill (or Buffalo Billy as he's called for most of it) was a hero since he was a little kid and seemed to spend most of his time sending "red skins" to the "happy hunting ground". The rest of the time he goes in drag to catch road-agents (I am not making that up). This was okay, but a bit dry as it is "historically accurate". More later!
— May 05, 2017 07:07AM
Leothefox
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Deadwood Dick! Okay, this was a pretty satisfying one. It has all the melodramatic adventure stuff, costumes, aliases, Sitting Bull, Calamity Jane, mining, shooting and somehow some lynching. The next two stories are also from the "Beadle's Half-Dime Library" and are printed very tiny, so it'll take me a while to get through them all.
— Mar 20, 2017 04:25AM
Leothefox
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I just got through the Nick Carter bit. I guess the idea of lady robbers was a real sensation, cuz a lot of attention is devoted to that specific point! This one was a little odd compared to the other Nick Carter tales I've read, since less time than usual is spent on action or solving the mystery. It's largely about Nick going in disguise to get into a secret lair. The next story is "Deadwood Dick".
— Feb 21, 2017 05:52AM
Leothefox
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I've just completed the first story, "The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler". It was a disarmingly unsophisticated series of pursuits and escapes and wasn't the slightest bit afraid of repeating itself outright a few times. Oh, and Bleiler's introduction was an education in itself! I've gone around asking everyone who Seth Jones is ever since.
— Jan 08, 2017 07:47AM
Leothefox
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I've just completed the first story, "The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler". It was a disarmingly unsophisticated series of pursuits and escapes and wasn't the slightest bit afraid of repeating itself outright a few times. Oh, and Bleiler's introduction was an education in itself! I've got around asking everyone who Seth Jones is ever since.
— Jan 08, 2017 07:46AM
